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Mars / Mangala in Vedic Astrology

a natural malefic in BPHS and a tamasic planet. BPHS describes Mars as blood-red-eyed, fickle- minded, liberal, bilious, given to anger, with a thin waist and thin physique. Core field: courage, action, conflict, competition, physical force, initiative, co-born themes, land and the capacity to cut through resistance. BPHS assigns Mars as the principal house-significator for the 3rd and 6th houses in its general scheme, linking it naturally with courage, siblings, enemies and contest.

How to use these placement pages

Mars must be read through dignity, dispositor, functional lordship, aspects, conjunctions, avasthas, divisional strength and timing. These pages keep the BPHS foundation separate from modern-language Parashari synthesis.