Reference
The Vedic Doshas, explained calmly
A dosha is not a curse — it is a named pattern in a birth chart that classical astrology flags for attention. Here is what each of the common ones actually is, how it forms, what tradition says it affects, and the remedies it prescribes — without the fear-mongering these terms usually attract.
These are checked from your own chart. Cast your free Vedic birth chart to see which — if any — appear in yours, computed from the same sidereal ephemeris.
The common doshas
- Mangal Dosha (Manglik)Kuja Dosha · Angarak Dosha · Bhom Dosha
- Kaal Sarpa DoshaKala Sarpa Yoga · the serpent of time
- Pitra DoshaPitru Dosha · the ancestral debt
- Guru Chandal DoshaGuru Chandal Yoga · Jupiter with the nodes
- Grahan DoshaSurya Grahan · Chandra Grahan · the eclipse dosha
- Kemadruma DoshaKemadruma Yoga · the isolated Moon
- Nadi Doshathe matching dosha · Nadi koota
Every one of these is read from placements the app already computes. The individual pages are reference material; to see which appear in your chart, cast it free — it takes a birth date, time and place.