Planet: Mars / Mangal Gemstone: Coral

Briefing the Nature of the Planet

Mars, a powerful planet, can work out miracles for it's devotees. It can protect it's
devotees from impending dangers and blood-related ailments. It is instrumental in
the acquisition of landed properties, acquiring of status, affluence in profession/occupation and even relieves from steep debts.

Favourite Colour : Red
Favourite Day : Tuesday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Hanuman

The ill effects of Mars can be minimized and the good effects can be increased
according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one
can select as per one's convenience.
• Donation of a piece of Red cloth on any Tuesday is an ideal proposition,
recommended by the astrologers, as red is the colour dear to Mars.
• Wearing of coral ring made of Gold or Copper on the Index or Ring finger on
any Tuesday and continuing to wear it thereafter is likely to appease Mars.
• Wearing Gold or Copper ring is also recommended to bring effective
beneficial results.
• Offering Red Kaner (Red Oleander) in Hawan (Fire Sacrifices) is also an
effective measure to appease Mars.
• Fasting on Tuesday is very effective effort to get the grace of the Mars. But, if
fasting is not congenial to health, make a habit of using Masoor Pulse (Lentil
Pulse) on Tuesday. This will prove to be substitutive.
• Worshipping Lord Hanuman, the mighty and powerful god and controller of
Mars Planet with Red Goolar (Ficus Glomerata) or Kaner (Oleander) for 41
days can bring fruitful results.
• Offering red sandalwood in Hawan (Fire Sacrifice) is advocated by the
astrological wise heads.
• Applying vermilion of Saffron to gods, immensely pleases Mars, it is firmly
believed.
• Distributing of Gud (Raw Sugar) as Prasad is also beneficial.
• Donating in charity, Red Ox, if the circumstances permit.
• Chanting of Mars Vedic mantra with Red Sandal Beaded Garland.
• Reciting of Mars seed mantra with Red Sandal Beaded Garland.

Mars is a masculine, dry, and fiery planet. It is said to be the commander-in-chief of the assembly of the nine planets. It is also personified as the god of war. Mars is a warrior by nature-bile-dominated in temperament – and it rules over courage,
bravery, patience, self-confidence, leadership abilities, physical strength, forcefulness, violence, animal nature, cattle, land as property, earth, fire, saffron, musk, mercury (the metal), cuts, burns, bruises, anger, hatred, impulsive nature, and insensitivity. Mars makes its natives short-tempered, argumentative; lovers of weapons, guns, and explosives; commanders; generals; soldiers; and policeman. It also gives them great technical and mechanical abilities and makes them builders, designers, engineers, and good surgeons.
Mars is fond of law and order – and arrangement. It gives energy ,determination,
great administrative ability, and independent spirit. Mars gives its best effect from twenty-seven to twenty-eight and up to thirty-two years of age. Its metal is copper; its day is Tuesday. Sun, Moon, and Jupiter are its natural friends, Venus and Saturn are neutral in friendships, and Mercury, Rahu, and Ketu are its enemies. It is powerful in Pisces and Aquarius, Mrighshira, Dhanishtha, and Chitra and its nakshatras. Leo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are friendly zodiacal signs and Gemini, Taurus, Libra, and Virgo are enemy zodiacal signs.
If Mars is afflicted or weak, it causes troubles; it makes its natives cruel, violent, aggressive, rough, and rude. It causes eczema, rashes, disorders of the blood and bile, cuts, wounds, electric shocks, gunshots, knife wounds, burns, bruises, anger, hatred, psychic disturbances, poverty, infections, smallpox, plague, tuberculosis, thirst, piles, ulcers, fevers, poisoning, surgical operations, and diseases of the stomach, liver, lungs, nose, and ears. Afflicted Mars gives lack of ambition and motivation, and success in life becomes difficult.

Mars is highly benevolent to it's devotees and equally ferocious to ignorers. To fulfill the ambitions of acquiring high status and abundant success, the blessings of Mars are very much needed. Mars softens it's irritant and ferocious nature to it's sincere devotees and he i.e. the devotee is left with no worries and fear in the offing.

Mars / Mangal Mantra to Chant

Aum Bhaum Bhaumaye Namah Aum

Gemstone for this Planet - Coral ~ Moonga

Coral is a calcareous, skeleton-like deposit of the coral polyp- a tiny invertebrate that dwells in quiet waters and is found at depths ranging from 20 to 1,000 feet. The color of coral depends on the depth at which it is found - below 160 feet its color is light. The best-colored corals are found between depths of 100 and 160 feet. It is found in many shades of red and pink. The color usually ranges from white to pink to vermilion red and deep scarlet. Corals of yellow ocher, cream, chocolate and black color are also available. A good coral that is related to the planet Mars and
recommended by astrologers, gem therapists and jewelers is a deep red coral, which resembles well ripened bimb fruit or an unripe cherry.

Following are the general properties of Gemstone

Planet : Mars
Cosmic Color : Yellow
Sign : Aries, Scorpio
Element : Earth
Time : Sunrise
Day : Tuesday
Metal : Yellow Gold and Copper

Signs of well-placed Gemstone

• Courage, charisma, leadership
• Mechanical and technical jobs
• Rapid advancement and success
• Great energy and motivation
• Physical strength, forcefulness
• Acquiring properties
• Ambition

The gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases :

• Eruptions of the face and body
• General diseases of the blood, muscular system, bone marrow
• Cuts, burns, bruises

Qualities

• Round or oval shape.
• Large, with proportionate thickness
• Heavier than average corals of its size.
• Shininess and the quality of emitting honey-like, lovely and delicate splendor.
• Smooth
• Free of dents, holes, or perforations
• Deep red color.
• Regular shape and even surface

Flaws

• A coral uneven in thickness increases suffering
• A coral having holes, according to the shastras, is harmful for the health of the one who wears it.
• A coral having a crack on the surface or the body brings injuries from sharp-edged
weapons.
• A coral having black spots brings accidents and is sometimes fatal.
• A coral that is very light in weight brings misfortune.
• A coral with dents increases suffering and is bad for martial relationships.
• A coral that is broken or has a cutting mark is harmful to peace, prosperity, and
progeny.
• A coral having white spots worsens disease and destroys mental peace.
• A coral similar to the color of lacquer (dark brown) gives fear of weapons and thieves.
• A coral having many shades in one piece destroys comfort, wealth, and peace of mind.
• A coral having perforations gives pain in the body and migraine.

Identity

• A true coral changes color according to the physical well being of the wearer. It fades before the disorder in physical health is noticeable and resumes its original color when physical health restored.
• If real coral is placed in a glass of cow's milk, the color of the milk will appear pink or take on a red tinge. Imitation coral will not affect the whiteness of milk.
• A synthetic coral has higher specific gravity than a real coral and it is heavier in weight.
• An imitation coral turns a piece of turmeric root red when rubbed against it.
• An imitation coral produces a distinct sound when rubbed, which resembles the sound
of glass being rubbed.
• An imitation coral shows granules in its texture when examined under a magnifying
glass.
• If a coral is dropped in blood, blood will thicken around it.

Ritual

A coral should be bought on a Tuesday when the Moon is in Aries or Scorpio, when any of the four nakshatras Mrigshira, Chitra, Annuradha, or Dhanishtha is present. The coral should be bought between sunrise and 11.00 A.M. and should be given to the jeweler within this time. The jeweler should set it on a Tuesday when the Moon is in any of the four nakshatras mentioned above, between the same hours. The stone should be set so that it touches the skin. The coral's weight should be no less than 6 carats. The metal used should be a mixture of copper and gold - any other metal should not be used in the mixture. Preparing a ring on a Tuesday when the Moon is in Capricorn is very auspicious. The best time to wear a coral ring is one hour after sunrise or up until 11.00 A.M. as mentioned above. Before wearing the ring for the first time, immerse it in raw cow's milk and wash it in Ganga water, rainwater, spring water, or water kept in a copper pot for some time. After being washed, the ring should be placed on a red cloth on which a numerical Mars Yantra is drawn with red sandalwood paste, gorochan (a red calcium from cowhorn), saffron, or roli. An engraved yantra of Mars on copper, or an idol of Mars made in copper should be placed on the red cloth and worshiped. Flowers and incense should be offered after the yantra engraved on copper or the idol is bathed. The yantra and the gemstone set in the ring should be worshiped by reciting the mantra of Mars.

Mantra

Aum Bhaum Bhaumaye Namah Aum

The mantra should be recited 108 or 10,000 times, and then the wearer should meditate on the gemstone as a symbol of Mars. After meditation the ring should be worn on the ring finger of the right hand. The yantra to be drawn on red cloth with red sandalwood paste or with ground saffron paste made thin like an ink is as follows:



The yantra to be engraved on silver is as follows:



After worship the yantra should be wrapped in the red cloth on which the other yantra is drawn and it should either be donated to a priest or kept in a shrine.

Learning Some Basics of Predictive
Principles

The memory table will be expanded now to make it a complete scheme. But before
learning them, it is necessary to understand some technical terms of astrology which
are used more commonly.

1. Kendras (Quadrants) – The Lagna, the fourth, seventh and the tenth houses of
the lagna are called kendras and the lords of those houses are called lords of
kendras, wherever they may be placed in a horoscope.

2. Trikonas (Trines) – The lagna and the fifth and the ninth houses from the lagna
are trines. The lords of the fifth and ninth houses have been described as trikonas
which is a fallacy. The word 'tri' in Sanskrit means 'three'. In what is known as the
ashtakvarga, in trikona shodhana , the lagna, the fifth and the ninth houses are
taken. Thus lagna lord is both a kendra lord and also the trikona lord.

3. Panapharas (Cadent) – The second, fifth, the eighth and the eleventh houses
are known as panapharas. Then a special term used is Upachaya house which are
the third, sixth, tenth and eleventh houses and their lords.
4. Apoklimas (Succudent) – The third, sixth, ninth and the twelfth houses are
known as apolklima. But since the ninth house is trikona, it is generally omitted
from this category.

Points to Remember

In understanding the meaning of P.A.C. the combinations of the lords of these houses,
or the aspect of one of them on a house or a planet or the mutual aspects of the lords of these houses reveal the secrets of horoscope. It is an area of ever-expanding research, very simple apparently, but very complex.



In the example horoscope, kendras are Kanya, Dhanu, Meena and Mithuna.
Trikonas are Kanya, Makar, Vrisha.
Panapharas are Tula, Makar, Mesha, Karka.
Apoklimas are Vrishchika, Kumbha, Vrisha (Omit it) and Simha.



It will be good if a reader gets used to these terms after understanding how these
terms come into a writer’s articles in so natural a way that the writer does not know
that they may appear foreign to many.
The permutations and combinations of these, lords of kendras, trikonas, panapahars,
apoklimas and upachayas are used for predictions.


Persons whom these Planets Represent in
Daily Life
Now, if we take the normal day to day, mundane affairs, these very planets represent
the following worldly persons.
The Sun
The king of the solar system, is the king always and everywhere. The level of regal
splendour he shows will depend on his condition in a horoscope.
Family – The father in a family and paternal relations, the Sun is also a dignified
administrative authority.
Society – The King in a monarchy, the Sun is the dignitary in modern democracies
and represents highly placed persons whether in government service or private
firms.

The Moon
Like the Sun, the other planet representing royalty is the Moon.
Family – Represents the mother and everything connected with mother.
Society – The wise men (Dwija) of the society, popular person and in
democracies, the Moon aspected by Saturn represents the charisma some
personalities develop.

Mars
Mars is the natural commander-in-chief in astrology.
Family – Brothers, sisters.
Notable – Some astrologers following the Bhrigu system of Hindu astrology give
to Mars the role of a woman in a man’s life. While many astrologers do not accept
this, there is strong enough reason to go deeper into this aspect as some of my
researches prove this to be very valid.
Society – Mars gives an important marital point which pertains to marriage which
is why in Hindu astrology so much stress is laid on Mangalya (happiness of a
marriage) and also Kujadosha (Kuja is a synonym for Mars). In social life, Mars
represents the army, the police and men in uniform, administrators, men in high
position, rulership, estate agents etc.

Mercury
In astrology Mercury is the prince.
Family – Cousins, maternal uncles.
Notable – In Uttar-Kalamrita, Kalidas attributes to Mercury some other special
significations: maternal grand-father, and younger coborns and or brothers and
sisters.
Notable – In a woman’s life Mercury represents, if afflicted by Saturn a husband
with less or no sexual virility.
Society – Mercury represents knowledge and in modern life, business. So this
planet has many great significations of very wide variety. Mathematicians, sculptors,
astrologers, astronomers, scholars, speakers, writers, men who know the secrets of
mantras and yantras. In modern age, Mercury is the financial expert, accountant,
auditor, journalist, newspaper man, paper merchant etc.
Notable – The association of Mercury with certain planets in some rashis from the
lagna is the clue to finding it out. Lot of new researches will have to be done in this area.

Jupiter
Jupiter who is given the honored place of being the guru of gods, represents, the
divine, the sacred.
Family – Children, elder brother, respected elders in the family (whose
intervention and advice helps solve family problems)
Notable – In Uttar Kalamrita, the other significations given to Jupiter are
grandsons and also grand-father.
Notable – In Bhrigu astrology, Jupiter is said to represent the husband of a
woman just as Mars is said to represent the wife of a man.
Society – Traditionally, the priest, the scholar, the adviser to the king (in ancient
times), Jupiter represents many new modern professionals.
Notable – The judge, the teacher, the lawyer, the adviser in new modern forms
become legal experts, the management experts, the psychologists, the bankers etc.

Venus
Venus, traditionally the guru of asuras (monsters), is described as the lord of sixtyfour
arts, meaning that Venus represents, culture and sophistication.
Family – Represents the sex-life of married partners in a tradition-bound society
otherwise, the sex-life of an individual. Generally Venus has been treated as wife. For those born after sun-rise Venus is said to take the place of Moon and becomes the
mother.
Notable – Generally Venus represents family prosperity, conveyances, jewellery,
and precious possessions.
Society – Venus being representative of arts, all form of arts, fine or commercial,
dance, song, drama, literature, poetry being its sole domain, dramatists, poets,
dancers etc. are Venus-dominant personalities.
Notable – In modern context, the perfumers, hoteliers, owners of restaurant,
computer-software men and even those who deal with flesh-trade fall under the vast
Venusian umbrella.

Saturn
Hindu astrologers are mostly superstitious in their understanding and treatment of
the significations of Saturn. True, Saturn represents, trouble, sorrow, old age,
sickness. Yet in all the great classics of Hindu astrology Saturn has been given some
other beneficent roles which are overlooked. My best research given
emphasise the positive side of Saturn with many illustrations.
Family – Old men and servants in the family. Old, dilapidated houses specially
made of bricks. For those born at night Saturn represents father, taking the place of
the Sun, the natural significator of father.
Society – If the Sun is the aristocrat, Saturn is the democrat while Mars is the
dictator. These hints help us in making predictions about the type of government a
nation will have at a given point of time. Lower classes, democrats, crippled persons,
old men, are represented by Saturn in traditional astrology.
In the changed socio-economic times of ours, Saturn is the seeker of powers through
elections to democratic bodies, iron-smiths and also industrialists (in cooperation
with Mars), a psychologist in cooperation with Jupiter, an artist in cooperation with
Venus, a sculptor in co-operation with Mercury etc.
Notable – Astrologers who fail to seek the very wide and sweeping range of all
new professions created by Saturn will fall into thousands of errors of judgments.

Rahu
Next to Saturn the most condemned planet is Rahu. Unless astrologers do new
researches and see the positive side of these planets, more damage will be done to
astrology than has already been done so far.
Family – Paternal grand-parents (though Uttar Kalamrita also uses Rahu for
maternal grand-parents), old, sick person in the family and those that become nonconformist's.
Society – The foreigner, the engineer, the architect, the space engineer, the
politician, air hostesses, aeroplane pilots and manifold new technical and semitechnical professions fall in the domain of Rahu.

Ketu
Ketu is the most baffling planet in astrology, spiritual, divine on the one hand and
baffling in a medical sense.
Family – Represents maternal grand-parents (though Uttara Kalamrita takes
paternal grand-parents), the slightly unorthodox members of the family.
Society – Ketu is the planet which plays key role in shaping a doctor or other men
in semi-medical or alternative systems of medicine. Ketu, combined with other
planets, produces inventors, men dealing with subtle secrets of nature around our
world.
Notable – Some hints have been given here about the persons represented by
different planets some of them are traditional and some of them are additional. For
instance Ketu represents languages and linguists. These days when people learn
computer it naturally falls under Ketu because there is computer language to be
learnt.
If planets combine, aspect each other in certain houses from the lagna, the meaning
of this should be interpreted with an open mind. The classical principle should never
be overlooked and the new meaning must be discovered otherwise astrological
research will remain stagnant.