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Kuja Dosha and Kala Sarpa Are Two Tests
A woman with Kuja dosha and a man with Kala Sarpa face two different tests: Mars in the first, second, fourth, seventh, eighth, or twelfth, versus all seven grahas on one side of the Rahu-Ketu axis. Neither test is a ban on the other person.

Mars houses are not the nodal axis
Kuja, or Mangal, dosha is a Mars placement: the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th from the lagna, and some matchers also count from the Moon and Venus. The seventh is marriage, which is why families flinch. The eighth is longevity, which is why the flinch becomes a death story. It is not a death sentence. Kala Sarpa is unrelated: Rahu and Ketu form an axis and the seven grahas sit on one side of it. A chart can have one, both, or neither. Gender does not change the definitions. Her Mars test and his nodal test are not a matched pair the texts forbid.
The sevenths still marry
Both people have a seventh house and a Navamsa. If those agree, the labels have not vetoed the wedding. If they do not, the labels are not the reason. You would have refused the sevenths anyway. Ashtakoota, 36 points from the Moons, is a third sheet. Cancellations for Mangal dosha that are widely taught include both partners having it, and Mars in its own sign or exaltation. This page does not invent a special cancellation for Kala Sarpa beside Kuja. It says read both charts fully.
No fear rite
Nothing here removes a node or a Mars by ritual aimed at the fiancé. Venus mahadasha lasts 20 years and may be the practical season for one of them. The other's clock differs. Lahiri positions decide whether Mars is even in a listed house and whether the grahas are truly on one side of the nodes. If a birth time is missing, neither dosha should be announced. Possibility of marriage is the seventh house, not the scariness of the two names.
Frequently asked questions
Are Kuja dosha and Kala Sarpa the same problem?
No. Kuja is Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th. Kala Sarpa is the seven grahas on one side of Rahu and Ketu.
Does the pairing forbid a wedding?
No. Gender does not create a special bar. Both seventh houses and both Navamsa charts are the marriage reading.
Does the eighth house mean he or she will die?
No. The eighth is longevity in ayu methods, not a threat passed from one dosha to the other spouse.
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