The word itself is plain: B.V. Raman's Muhurtha glosses dosha as 'dosha (evil)', and Wikipedia renders mangala dosha as 'mars defect'. But the name does not by itself say what happens to anyone.
The texts that state a dosha condition also list cancellations. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS) ch. 80 v. 47 counts the Mars condition only 'without aspect by, or association with any benefic', and Muhurta Chintamani ch. 6 (v. 32-33, 36) lists exceptions for Bhakoot and Nadi.
Some popular doshas are not in the classical texts at all: Kaal Sarp dosha is not found in BPHS, Saravali, Phaladeepika (ch. 6, 26), B.V. Raman's Hindu Predictive Astrology or P.V.R. Narasimha Rao's Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach. Skybond's chart engine does not compute or label doshas, and Skybond does not sell remedies, gemstones or rituals.
Lessons that use this term
- Doshas in Vedic astrology: what they are and what they are not
- Manglik dosha: calculation, cancellation and myths
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- Kaal Sarp dosha: origins and controversy
- Shani dhaiya: Ashtama Shani and Kantaka Shani explained
- Pitra dosha: what the classical texts say
- Nadi dosha and Bhakoot dosha in kundali matching
- How to read a dosha claim calmly
Sources for this entry
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (R. Santhanam translation)
- B.V. Raman, Muhurtha (Electional Astrology), Marriage chapter
- Rama Daivajna, Muhurta Chintamani, ch. 6 (marriage), English rendering by VedicPupil
- Wikipedia, Mangala Dosha
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- Skybond Learn source search, 9 Oct 2026: name searches in the course's source texts (BPHS, Phaladeepika ch. 26, Saravali, Hindu Predictive Astrology, PVR) (Skybond editorial check of the source texts)
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