Jihvadosha Yoga

Jihvadosha Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. The texts give 4 versions of it, each formed differently. It involves the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury and Saturn.

Sun · Moon · Mars · Mercury · Saturn

Common19%

At least one of its 4 versions appears in about 19 in 100 charts.

From 30,000 birth charts calculated for random dates from 1940 to 2025 at places around the world, using the same rules as our Yoga finder.

4 versions

1 2 3 4Jump to a version · yellow = rare

From Lagna

Variation 1

RARE

Condition: Mercury in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces, Sun in the 4th house aspected by Moon, and the lord of the 6th house is receiving a malefic aspect.
Source: Sambu Hora Prakasha 14/72
Results: The person will speak in a whispering voice.
How common: Rare: about 1 in 857 charts (0.12%)

From Lagna

Variation 2

RARE

Condition: Moon in the brighter half is in the Lagna with Mars.
Source: Sambu Hora Prakasha 14/72
Results: The person will speak in a whispering voice.
How common: Rare: about 1 in 291 charts (0.34%)

From Lagna

Variation 3

COMMON

Condition: Mercury is the lord of the 6th house.
Source: Sambu Hora Prakasha 14/73
Results: The person might be lacking in his/her inclination for taste in food (Rasana).
How common: Common: about 15 in 100 charts (15%)

Variation 4

UNCOMMON

Condition: Mercury in Capricorn or Aquarius receiving a full aspect of Saturn.
Source: Sambu Hora Prakasha 14/73
Results: The person might have a speech disorder and stutter while talking.
How common: Uncommon: about 1 in 26 charts (3.8%)

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Terms used on this page

Lagna (Ascendant): The zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. It becomes the 1st house, and every other house is counted from it.
House lord: The planet that rules the sign on a house. "Lord of the 9th" means the ruler of the sign falling in the 9th house.
Malefic: Naturally harsh planets: Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, a waning Moon, and Mercury joined by malefics.
Aspect (Drishti): A planet's glance on another house. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; Mars also the 4th and 8th, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, Saturn the 3rd and 10th.

Fig. 1How it forms

Mercury in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces, Sun in the 4th house aspected by Moon, and the lord of the 6th house is receiving a malefic aspect.A sample chart from our test set (born 2019). Highlighted: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Saturn, Ketu.Check your chart →