Doshas in a Kundli: Check Yours, Free
A dosha is a pattern in a kundli that the tradition asks you to look at more closely. It is a flag, not a verdict: most doshas come with conditions that soften or cancel them. Pick one below to check it on your own chart. Each check is free and shows its working.
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Doshas in your own kundli
Each needs one birth date, time and place.
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Mangal Dosha (Manglik check)Also called Manglik or Kuja dosha
Mars in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house. Checked from the lagna, the Moon and Venus, graded, with the cancellations shown.
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Kaal Sarp DoshAlso called Kaal Sarp Yog
All seven grahas on one side of the Rahu and Ketu axis. The check names the type, or shows which graha breaks it.
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Pitra DoshAlso written Pitru dosha
Read from the 9th house, its lord and the Sun. Six indicators are checked, with the cancellations the texts give.
Saturn's periods
These are transits, not fixed features of a chart: they start and end on dates.
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Sade SatiSaturn's seven and a half years
Saturn crossing the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from your Moon. Every Sade Sati of your life with dates, and the phase running now.
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Shani DhaiyaAlso called Kantak Shani or Small Panoti
Saturn's two and a half years in the 4th or 8th sign from your Moon. Every Dhaiya of your life, dated.
Doshas in marriage matching
Each reads two birth charts together.
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Nadi Dosha8 of the 36 points in guna milan
Both partners' Moon nakshatras in the same nadi. The check names any exemption the texts give for the pair.
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Bhakoot Dosha7 of the 36 points in guna milan
A 6/8, 2/12 or 5/9 count between the two Moon signs. The check names the rule behind any cancellation.
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Mangal Dosha NivaranCancellations and remedies
What the texts give for Mangal dosha in a match: the cancellations first, then the observances where none applies.
How to read a dosha
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A dosha is a flag, not a verdict
The texts that name a dosha also say when it does not apply. A calculator that only says yes or no has done half the work. Each check here grades the dosha and lists the cancellations it found in your chart.
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The whole chart is read, not one line of it
One placement does not describe a person or a marriage. The lagna, the Moon, the dasha running now and the strength of the planets all change how much a dosha counts. Read the result beside your full kundli.
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What the texts prescribe is an observance
Where the tradition prescribes a remedy, it is a fast, a prayer, a visit or an act of giving. Where a remedy is listed here, the text it comes from is named.
Dosha questions, answered
Short answers about what a dosha is and which one to check.
A dosha is read on the whole chart. Start with your kundli.
Make my free kundliWhat is a dosha in a kundli?
A dosha is a placement or pattern in a birth chart that the classical texts mark for a closer look. It is not a judgement on a person. Most doshas come with stated conditions that reduce or cancel them, and a full reading weighs the whole chart.
Which dosha should I check first?
Check the one you have been asked about. For a marriage, families usually ask for the Manglik check first, then Nadi and Bhakoot from the two charts together. Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya are Saturn's transit periods, so they are about timing.
Can a dosha be cancelled?
Often, yes. The texts that define a dosha also list what cancels it. For Mangal dosha that includes a strong, well placed Mars, or both partners carrying the dosha. Each check here tests those conditions and shows which ones apply to your chart.
Are these dosha checks free?
Yes. Every check on this page is free and shows its working, with no sign-up for the answer.
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