Grahan Dosh

January 23,2026 | Added by: Astro Editorial Team

The Meaning & Importance of Grahan Dosh

Grahn Dosh brings, sorrow, misfortune, health related problems (diseases) in native’s life, all depend on the movement of planets and stars. Many times, even after working hard, a person still suffers loss without getting the full benefit of his hard work.

Whereas many people get the desired results with just a little hard work. We get its assessment through astrology because the auspicious and inauspicious events happening in life can be assessed through the nine planets present in the horoscope.

Grahan Dosh is Inauspicious

According to Vedic Astrology, Grahan Dosh (ग्रहण दोष) is such an inauspicious combination which fills the life of the person in whose horoscope it is present with troubles.

Grahan Dosh is very inauspicious , the person affected by this defect neither progresses in life nor he is able to overcome the financial problems. This is because he does not get the right guidance and due to ignorance, the person keeps spending his life in many problems and difficulties.

If you have “Grahan dosh” in your horoscope, you should consult with a qualified astrologer, at the right time with the advice of then the problems going on in life can be mostly reduced.

What is Grahan Dosh or Eclipse Defect in Astrology?

Moon and Sun planets are called very powerful planets. Any malefic planets such as Rahu or Ketu conjunct with the Sun or Moon in any house of the horoscope. This yoga formed; the combination is associated with can directly affect the strength of the horoscope.

For example, the second house of the horoscope is called the place of ‘wealth’. If there is Sun and Rahu or Ketu placed Grahan Dosh formed, the person has to face financial problems throughout his life. Such people come into another crisis as soon as one crisis is averted; And the work-business of these people also does not go well.

Such people keep changing jobs again and again. Apart from this, they are also unable to earn money. Along with this, the work of such people also comes to a halt or they face some or the other problem.

If Moon and Rahu placed in the 12th house. This Grahan Dosh will be affected the 12th house severely. The native will affect everything related to 12th house. The native will get disturbed in sleep, anxiety, depression problem may see, problem in business abroad, diseases, unnecessary expenditure may see due the conjunction of Rahu and Moon in the 12th house.

Meaning of Grahan Dosh

The term “Grahan” means ‘eat’. That is, here from the word eclipse it would be known that during the conjunction of some malefic planets, the planets Rahu and Ketu have been said to eat the Sun and the Moon. It means those malefic planets will be destroyed all the beneficial effects of Sun and Moon.

Sun and Moon are the most influential planets. Any influence from these planets can affect the overall positivity present in the birth chart of the person.

Apart from this, another meaning of Eclipse is that, when a child is born during the lunar or solar eclipse period, then we can say that the child is born under ‘Grahan Dosha’. This defect is formed due to the presence of inauspicious planets Rahu and Ketu in the birth chart. The negative impact of this defect occurs then;

Ways to Remove Grahan Dosh

If a person has 'Grahan Dosh', "Chandra Grahan" in his birth chart i.e. there is a conjunction of Rahu or Ketu planet with Sun or Chandra planet, then according to astrology, such a person should worship Lord Shiva and chant “Mahamrityunjaya Mantra”. Chant and offer water on “Shivalinga”.

So that the person will get freedom from the defect of solar eclipse, along with this, the inauspicious effects of solar eclipse can also be eliminated by worshiping the Sun God and offer water in a copper pot to the rising sun and reciting “Aditya Hridaya Stotra”.

Other Remedies for Eclipse Defect

If there is Surya Grahan Dosha in the horoscope then it is auspicious to chant Gayatri Mantra 108 times at the time of sunrise and also one should offer Arghya to the Sun God while chanting the mantras or names of the Sun God.
To reduce the ill effects of Moon in your horoscope, it is auspicious to chant Moon mantras like “Om Som Somay Namah(ॐ सोम सोमाय नमः)” or “Om Sri Chandramase Namah(ॐ श्री चन्द्रमसे नमः)” 108 times in front of Shivalinga in the morning on every Monday. Remember, only mantras are the best solution to remove Lunar Eclipse or Solar Eclipse Defects.
Donating milk and sugar to poor and needy people every Monday will also be beneficial.
Lord Vishnu is considered the ruler of the Sun and Lord Shiva is the ruler of the Moon. Therefore, to eliminate the malefic effects of Grahan Dosh in the horoscope, worship both Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.
Donate Jaggery to Brahmins on Temples
Along with this, with the advice of astrology, the effect of inauspicious effects of planets can also be reduced by taking some simple measures.

Frequent Asked Questions(FAQs)

According to astrology, a Karana constitutes half of a Tithi (lunar day). Fundamentally, a Karana signifies the angular difference between the Sun and the Moon. There are two Karanas within a single Tithi (or lunar day): one occupies the first half of the Tithi, and the other occupies the second half. In total, there are 11 Karanas, which influence an individual's temperament, destiny, and actions at the time of their birth. Of these 11 Karanas, some are considered auspicious, while others are deemed inauspicious. Consequently, any auspicious undertaking is performed during an auspicious Karana.

Karanas play a significant role in the science of astrology; they also assist in the calculation of Muhurtas (auspicious timings). A Karana corresponds to half the duration of a Tithi (lunar day).

Karanas play a major role in the creation of a Janma Kundali (birth chart). They determine an individual's temperament, fortune, and the success of their daily endeavors. There is a total of 11 types of Karanas; among them, some are classified as Chara (movable) Karanas, while others are known as Sthira (fixed) Karanas. Since two Karanas occur in a day daily, they appear a total of 2 x 30 = 60 times throughout the entire month.

There are a total of 11 Karanas; of these 11, some are Chara (movable) Karanas, and others are Sthira (fixed) Karanas.

Chara means movable; the Chara Karanas are Bava, Balava, Kaulava, Taitila, Gara, Vanija, and Vishti (Bhadra) Karanas.

The names of the Karanas are as follows: Bava, Balava, Kaulava, Taitila, Gara, Vanija, Vishti, Shakuni, Chatushpada, Naga, and Kimstughna.

Out of the total 11 Karanas, 7 are movable (Chara); their names are Bava, Balava, Kaulava, Taitila, Gara, Vanija, and Vishti. The 4 karanas are like Sthira (fixed) Karanas are Shakuni, Chatushpada, Naga, and Kimstughna.

The Vishti Karana is also referred to as the Bhadra Karana. It is the 7th Karana in the sequence. It is not considered an auspicious Karana because the nature of the Vishti Karana is Ugra (fierce or aggressive). The planetary lord of this Karana is Saturn, and its presiding deity is Yamraj.

Bhadra is the daughter of the Sun and the sister of Saturn. According to astrological belief, any task undertaken during the Bhadra Karana inevitably results in obstacles, delays, and struggles. Consequently, no auspicious activities or ceremonies are performed during the Bhadra Karana.

Yes, when a birth chart or Kundali is prepared, it is important to know the Karana under which the person was born.

There are seven Karanas which are very auspicious for any auspicious work. Those auspicious Karanas are Bava, Balava, Kaulava, Taitila, Gara, Vanija, and Kimstughna.

Karana is seen above the longitudes of the Sun and Moon. This is a very important part for finding any auspicious Muhurta. In Vedic Panchang, nothing is complete without Muhurta. That is why in the ancient times, there were great astrologers in the royal court. After preparing all this, they would present it before the king. The main role of Karana is to choose the right auspicious time for auspicious work and to determine the nature, efficiency and mental attitude of the person. Out of the total 11 Karanas, 7 are variable and 4 are fixed Karanas. Some of these are auspicious and some are inauspicious.

Vanija Karana is best for business and trade activities.

Any auspicious work done is done in Sthira Lagna, Sthira Karana. Sthira means fixed. Because Vedic astrology says that doing any auspicious work in Sthira Lagna and Karana gives long and good results. Taitila Karana is considered to be an auspicious and stable Karana of the calendar.

Taitila Karana is best for starting auspicious works, buying new property, taking charge and creative works. People born in this Karana are generally lucky, wealthy and intelligent. Every Karana has some merits and demerits. The nature of this Tatila Karana Jataka can be gentle as well as stubborn. Sometimes it becomes difficult to handle them.

Vishti Karana called Bhadra Karana. This is a malefic Karana which is totally avoid for any auspicious works like griha pravesh, marriage, new business opening, opening ceremony and so on.