Effects and results of Mars in the 12 houses.
37. Mars in the Ascendant: One with Mars in the ascendant will have defects of bile and phlegm, be unsightly, weak, devoid of intelligence, will spend money on evil accounts and be ungrateful.
Notes: The native with Mars in the ascendant will be prone to disorders of health like lung problems, jaundice, dental decay and injuries. He may be endangered by weapons and fire. He may be separated from his people. He will not enjoy happiness, be ever troubled by sexual desires, and will be unhappy in his marital life. He will have a protruding navel and reddish palm.
If Mars in the ascendant is in an inimical sign, one will have limited progeny, be short-lived and will incur heart pains or colic disorders.
38. Mars in the 2nd: One with Mars in the 2nd house will be bereft of wealth, be inimical to people, be cruel in speech, of evil disposition, unimpactful and unfriendly.
Notes: One with Mars in the 2nd house will join bad men, will have many financial upsets, be disposed to make debts and will suffer grief on account of progeny and spouse. He will face obstacles to his education, be a gambler and a mineralogist.
39. Mars in the 3rd: One with Mars in the 3rd house will be free from sickness. Victory in any matter will be important for him. He will be endowed with royal honours, justly disposed, very affluent and will have a good deal of self-restraint.
Notes: The native having Mars in the 3rd house will be liable to breakage of bones and ear diseases. He will face loss of co-born, will enjoy various kinds of pleasures and will obtain a questionable spouse.
Mars in the 3rd house along with a node will cause addiction to prostitutes.
Mars in the 3rd house identical with Saturn’s sign (i.e. in Capricorn/Aquarius) will lead to abortion to spouse.
40. Mars in the 4th: One with Mars in the 4th house will have no happiness. His pride will be injured. Intelligence and kinsfolk will abandon him. He will be a spendthrift, lustful and a liar.
Notes: The native concerned will have many enemies. He will lose in litigations. His mother and wife will face health problems. There will be danger to his progeny as well.
Mars in the 4th house will cause many difficulties to father during the native’s 8th year of age.
Chamatkara Chintamani is emphatic that Mars in the 4th house counters even other planets’ benefic tendencies – maybe, this is somewhat over-described. One must remember that people having Mars in the 4th house, on the other hand, are liable to suffer serious mishaps in respect of their family happiness and marital life.
41. Mars in the 5th: One with Mars in the 5th house will not have progeny, be ever sinful and inquisitive of others’ affairs. He will be neither learned nor friendly.
Notes: The subject will be fond of eating abundantly. He will have setbacks in marital and financial matters. There will be a scar on the right side of his body, particularly leg. He will have illicit ties with women.
Should Mars be in the 5th house in union with the lord of the 8th house, the person will be childless and will adopt a child.
42. Mars in the 6th: One with Mars in the 6th house have no enemies. He will be chief among the men of his race, be channing in appearance, ever praised by virtuous men, modest and virtuous.
Notes: The native concerned will be quite libidinous. He will be capable of making up his losses without losing much time. He will be inauspicious for his mother and maternal uncle. His ancestral properties will be endangered. One of his sons will attain fame.
If Mars in the 6th house is in Gemini (for Capricorn ascendant) or in Virgo (for Aries ascendant), without a benefic association, the native will incur leprosy.
Mars in the sixth in aspect to a malefic planet will cause diseases of serious nature, Particularly disorders of the heart and blood, danger from weapons, fire, poison etc. and damage to bone, spine etc. There will also be the danger of surgery.
