Mars (Mangal) · 6th House (Ari/Enemies/Disease)
Mars (Mangal) in the 6th House
Mars in the 6th fights and wins: in this upachaya house of enemies, disease and competition the texts give victory in disputes, a robust appetite and constitution, command over subordinates, and wealth and position gained by effort.
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- The house
- 6th House (Ari/Enemies/Disease) — Enemies, debts, diseases, litigation, daily work, maternal uncle, pets.
- The planet
- Mars: a natural malefic — the significator of courage, energy, siblings, land, technical skill and conflict
- Kind of house
- a dusthana (house of difficulty) and an upachaya (house of growth) — where natural malefics do well
- Directional strength
- Partial — strongest in the 10th
- Aspects from here
- the 9th, 12th and 1st houses (4th, 7th and 8th from itself)
- Its mahadasha
- 7 years
Medicine, law, the police and the forces suit it; the risks are accidents, fevers and a combative workplace.
Which sign falls in the 6th house depends on the lagna, and the sign changes Mars's strength there. For a Leo (Simha) lagna this house holds Capricorn (Makara), where Mars is exalted; for a Aquarius (Kumbha) lagna it holds Cancer (Karka), where it is debilitated. It is the yogakaraka for Cancer (Karka), Leo (Simha) lagna.
| Lagna | Sign in this house | Dignity | Houses it rules | Yogas and roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | Virgo (Kanya) | Enemy's sign | 1st (Personality & Health), 8th (Longevity & Sudden Change) | Lagna lord |
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | Libra (Tula) | Neutral sign | 7th (Marriage & Partner), 12th (Expenses & Foreign Lands) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Vimala) — the 12th lord in a dusthana |
| Gemini (Mithuna) | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Own sign | 6th (Enemies, Debt & Health), 11th (Income & Gains) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Harsha) — the 6th lord in a dusthana |
| Cancer (Karka) | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Friend's sign | 5th (Children & Intellect), 10th (Career & Status) | Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona |
| Leo (Simha) | Capricorn (Makara) | Exalted | 4th (Home, Mother & Property), 9th (Fortune & Father) | Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona |
| Virgo (Kanya) | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Neutral sign | 3rd (Courage & Siblings), 8th (Longevity & Sudden Change) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Sarala) — the 8th lord in a dusthana |
| Libra (Tula) | Pisces (Meena) | Friend's sign | 2nd (Wealth, Speech & Family), 7th (Marriage & Partner) | — |
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Aries (Mesha) | Own sign | 1st (Personality & Health), 6th (Enemies, Debt & Health) | Lagna lord |
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Neutral sign | 5th (Children & Intellect), 12th (Expenses & Foreign Lands) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Vimala) — the 12th lord in a dusthana |
| Capricorn (Makara) | Gemini (Mithuna) | Enemy's sign | 4th (Home, Mother & Property), 11th (Income & Gains) | — |
| Aquarius (Kumbha) | Cancer (Karka) | Debilitated | 3rd (Courage & Siblings), 10th (Career & Status) | Debilitated — check for neecha bhanga |
| Pisces (Meena) | Leo (Simha) | Friend's sign | 2nd (Wealth, Speech & Family), 9th (Fortune & Father) | — |
- Harsha Viparita Raja Yoga: the 6th lord in a dusthana — for Gemini (Mithuna) lagna.
- Sarala Viparita Raja Yoga: the 8th lord in a dusthana — for Virgo (Kanya) lagna.
- Vimala Viparita Raja Yoga: the 12th lord in a dusthana — for Taurus (Vrishabha), Sagittarius (Dhanu) lagna.
Mars mahadasha runs 7 years. This placement speaks most clearly then — in Mars's own mahadasha, in its antardashas inside other mahadashas, and in the dasha of the lord of the 6th house. Saturn's and Jupiter's transits over this house, or over the planet itself, wake it too.
Mars mahadasha: what its 7 years bring · See your own dasha — the dasha calculator
- Chant the Mars mantra: Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah. Sit facing east after sunrise — Tuesday is the strongest day for it. Chant 3 malas a day (324 repetitions), keeping count on a 108-bead mala. Keep it up for 40 days without a break — that completes the traditional 10,000.
- Give a Mars donation. Give red lentils, jaggery, copper on Tuesday, before noon. Offer it to a soldier, sportsperson or younger brother, or to anyone in genuine need. Give quietly, in person, without expecting thanks.
- Daily practice for Mars. Plant a neem tree; be of service to your siblings. Keep it up every day for 40 days — consistency is the remedy.
Make your kundli and open the card for the 6th house: it shows the sign there, where its lord sits and which planets occupy it — so you can see whether Mars really is in this house for you, and in which sign. The row of the table above for your lagna is then yours.
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Common questions
Is Mars in the 6th house good or bad?
Not by itself. Medicine, law, the police and the forces suit it; the risks are accidents, fevers and a combative workplace. It is exalted here for Leo (Simha) lagna and debilitated for Aquarius (Kumbha) lagna.
Which lagna gives Mars in the 6th house its best result?
Gemini (Mithuna) (own sign); Cancer (Karka) (yogakaraka); Leo (Simha) (exalted, yogakaraka); Scorpio (Vrishchika) (own sign) lagna. The full table above gives every lagna.
When does Mars in the 6th house give its results?
In Mars mahadasha (7 years), in Mars antardashas within other mahadashas, and in the dasha of the lord of the 6th house.
What are the remedies for Mars in the 6th house?
Mars's free practices — its beeja mantra, a donation on its day and one daily act — are listed above. No gemstone is suggested from a single placement.