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Frequently asked questions about Graha Yuddha Dosha
What is planetary war?
Graha Yuddha occurs when two of the five tara grahas - Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus or Saturn - come within about one degree of each other in the same sign. The tradition treats it as a contest, with the losing planet giving weaker results for a time.
Why are the Sun, Moon and nodes excluded?
Because the luminaries are not considered to fight - a planet close to the Sun is combust instead, which is a separate condition. Rahu and Ketu are shadow points rather than physical bodies, so they take no part in a war either.
How is the winner decided?
Classical opinion varies, which is worth knowing. The most common rule is that the planet further north in celestial latitude wins; others use the brighter planet, or the one at a higher degree. Different astrologers may name different winners for the same pair.
How rare is it?
Quite rare. Two planets within one degree of each other is a narrow window, and only ten possible pairs qualify. Most charts show no planetary war at all, so a positive result is genuinely unusual.
Does it last a lifetime?
The natal condition is permanent, but its expression is described as phase-based - most visible during the dasha of the losing planet. The registry's note that it resolves as the planets separate refers to transits rather than the birth chart. Planetary war is a one-degree contest between tara grahas, not combustion by the Sun. The full dosha set is Doshas in Kundli; planet-by-planet support is the Kundli remedy calculator, and the natal map those degrees sit on is the Kundli Maker.
What is Graha Yuddha Dosha?
Graha Yuddha Dosha is read when Graha Yuddha ("planetary war") occurs - two of the five tara grahas (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn) within about 1° of each other in the same sign. The planet that "loses" the war (by classical rules of brightness, longitude and nature) gives weaker results for a time. The Sun, Moon and nodes do not take part in planetary war.
The dosha highlights that one of the fighting planets is temporarily disadvantaged, so its house lordships and significations may need extra support until the war's effects ease. The winner can become more forceful. In practice this often shows as a stretch of uneven results in the affairs of the weaker planet, not as a lifelong doom.
What matters is which two planets are at war, who loses, and which houses they rule for your ascendant. A war involving a key functional benefic asks for remedies and patience; other wars may be minor. Enter exact birth details so the degrees are precise, and always read Graha Yuddha within the whole chart and the running Dasha rather than from the war label alone. Support for the losing planet during its Dasha is often the most practical way to work with the war.
Graha Yuddha Dosha is this one affliction on its own page, not a full dosha scan and not a neighbour with a similar name. Weigh it next to Doshas in Kundli and Kundli remedies. The chart those placements sit on is the Kundli Maker.
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