Chevvai dosham (Kuja dosha, often called manglik) is the name for Mars in certain houses of a birth chart. Jataka Parijata (ch. XIV, p. 864) lists the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th houses, in either partner's chart. BPHS lists the 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th, without the 2nd, and sets it aside when both partners have it. Jataka Parijata's both-charts rule is about a different placement: malefics in both the 2nd and the 7th. It is a check on the two charts, not one of the ten poruthams.
☕ What is checked, and from where
The ten poruthams compare two birth stars and two Moon signs. Chevvai dosham is different: it looks at the whole birth chart, and asks one question of each partner's chart. Which house, counted from the lagna (the rising sign at birth), is Mars in?
Jataka Parijata gives five houses: the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th. The 1st house is not on its list. For the girl's chart the verse says the houses are counted from the lagna; for the man's it says only "at birth". It does not name the starting point for the man's chart.
The two books give different both-charts rules. BPHS says its Mars placement is set aside when two people who both have it marry. Jataka Parijata states no such rule for Mars alone; a later verse (sl. 36) is about a different placement, malefics in both the 2nd and the 7th, which it sets aside when the partner's chart has the same. The verses themselves are worded in harsh terms; these pages give the houses and these two rules only.
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What the books say, and where they differ
- Jataka Parijata (ch. XIV, p. 864): Mars in the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house
- BPHS (ch. 80, p. 964): Mars in the 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th from the lagna, with no benefic joining or aspecting it
- The 2nd house is on Jataka Parijata's list and not on BPHS's
- Neither book puts the 1st house on its list
- Jataka Parijata says from the lagna for the girl's chart; for the man's it says only at birth
- BPHS (ch. 80): Mars so placed is set aside when both partners have it
- Jataka Parijata (sl. 36): malefics in both the 2nd and 7th are set aside when the partner's chart has the same; it states no such rule for Mars alone
- Neither book counts these houses from the Moon or from Venus
- The books state no other cancellation, and these pages add none
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chevvai dosham?
The Tamil name for Mars (Chevvai) in certain houses of a birth chart, also called Kuja dosha or manglik. Jataka Parijata lists the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th houses; BPHS lists the 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th.
Is Chevvai dosham one of the ten poruthams?
No. The ten poruthams compare two birth stars and two Moon signs. Chevvai dosham is read from each whole birth chart, from the house Mars is in. Kalaprakasika's chapter on the ten poruthams does not include it.
Is it counted from the lagna, the Moon or Venus?
BPHS counts from the lagna. Jataka Parijata says from the lagna for the girl's chart and says only at birth for the man's. Neither book counts from the Moon or from Venus.
When do the books set Chevvai dosham aside?
BPHS sets its Mars placement aside when two people who both have it marry. Jataka Parijata gives no such rule for Mars alone; its both-charts verse is about malefics in both the 2nd and the 7th. The books state no other cancellation here.
Why do the house lists differ?
They come from two different books. Jataka Parijata includes the 2nd house; BPHS does not. Neither has the 1st house. These pages show each book's list as printed and do not choose one.
From the sources
The two books, what the page leaves out, and where to read next.
📖 Jataka Parijata, chapter XIV
Jataka Parijata is a Sanskrit text on birth charts by Vaidyanatha Dikshita; these pages use V. Subramanya Sastri's English translation (1932), Vol 3, chapter XIV, verses 34 and 36 (p. 864). They sit in a section on reading the bride's and the groom's charts together. The printed Sanskrit names the five houses by their own words for the 2nd, 12th, 7th, 4th and 8th, and does not name the 1st. The translation is treated as in copyright, so this page restates it and does not quote it.
📗 BPHS, chapter 80
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra in R. Santhanam's translation, Vol 2, chapter 80, verses 47 to 49 (p. 964), gives Mars in the 12th, 4th, 7th or 8th from the lagna, with no benefic joining or aspecting it. It leaves out the 2nd house, and it treats the placement as cancelled when two people who both have it marry. These pages record the house list and that cancellation only.
✂️ What this page leaves out
Both books word these verses in harsh terms about the spouse. These pages leave that wording out and give only the houses and the both-charts rules. They also leave out the neighbouring verses about the 7th and 8th houses, and any cancellation the books do not state. Nothing here says whom anyone should marry. This is a rule from two books, not a reading of anyone's chart.