Vedic reference
Common Doshas.
A dosha in Jyotish is not a sentence — it is a specific chart pattern that points to a life-area needing conscious attention. Mangal Dosha and Kaal Sarp Dosha are the two most-searched in India; Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya are Saturn transits rather than birth-chart doshas but fall into the same popular category. The pages below explain each dosha's exact astrological formation, classical effects, the conditions that cancel or reduce them, and the remedies prescribed in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Saravali, and later commentaries — written plainly so you can tell marketing hype from classical reality.
Mangal Dosha
Manglik · Manglik Dosha
Mars in the 1/2/4/7/8/12th — ancient warning about marital volatility, usually cancellable.
Kaal Sarp Dosha
Kalasarpa · Kaal Sarp Yoga
All planets trapped between Rahu and Ketu — an unusual karmic signature, not a curse.
Sade Sati
Saturn Sade Sati · Shani Sade Sati
Saturn's 7.5-year transit over the Moon axis — the classic Jyotish rite of passage.
Shani Dhaiya
Shani Dhaiyya · Ashtam Shani
Saturn's 2.5-year transit through 4th or 8th from Moon — especially heavy when Ashtama.
Pitra Dosha
Pitru Dosha · Ancestral dosha
Ancestral karma showing in the chart through an afflicted Sun or 9th house.
Guru Chandal Dosha
Guru Chandaal Yoga · Jupiter-Rahu dosha
Jupiter and Rahu in the same house — wisdom meets obsession.
Nazar Dosha
Drishti Dosha · Buri Nazar
The "evil eye" — a folk-Jyotish concept pacified by traditional Indian remedies.
Kemadruma Dosha
Kemadruma Yoga · Lonely Moon yoga
An isolated Moon with no planetary companionship — mind without support.
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