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Anuradha and Purva Ashadha nakshatra matching
12.5–15.5 of 36 with Anuradha as bride, 13.5–16.5 with Purva Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Deer yoni · Deva gana | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana
Anuradha as bride
12.5–15.5
of 36
Purva Ashadha as bride
13.5–16.5
of 36
Across all padas
13.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Anuradha and Purva Ashadha: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta), so 0 of 8, with Bhakoot at 0 of 7, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Gana at 5 of 6, Yoni at 1–3 of 4, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The one remaining koota is complete, which puts the pair at 12.5–15.5 one way round and 13.5–16.5 the other.
A boundary is crossed and the result survives it: Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada. Vashya reads differently either side of it, and yet every one of the sixteen combinations still lands on 13.5 of 36 on the conservative reading. 120 of the 351 pairs are untouched by the pada altogether; this one is one of 26 touched everywhere except in the total.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Anuradha and Purva Ashadha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Anuradha bride | Purva Ashadha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Anuradha: Brahmin |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Purva Ashadha: Manav · Anuradha: Keet |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Anuradha: Kshema (4) · from Purva Ashadha: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Anuradha: Deer |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Anuradha: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Anuradha: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Sagittarius and Scorpio — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 12.5–15.5 | 13.5–16.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Scorpio — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Anuradha: Kshema (4) · from Purva Ashadha: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Anuradha: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Anuradha: Deer. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Purva Ashadha: Manav · Anuradha: Keet. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Anuradha: Brahmin. A deliberately one-way test on rank, failed in this direction. It is one point of thirty-six.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Anuradha’s table and Purva Ashadha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Anuradha runs Scorpio 3°20′ – 16°40′ and Purva Ashadha runs Sagittarius 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 26°40′ and 53°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Anuradha as bride first, Purva Ashadha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Anuradha ↓ / Purva Ashadha → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Scorpio | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 2Scorpio | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 3Scorpio | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 4Scorpio | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 | 12.5 / 13.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. Dimmed cells fall below it; the nakshatra finder returns the pada from a birth date, time and place.
The Two Doshas, and Whether They Are Cancelled
Nadi and Bhakoot between them decide the shape of a result more than the total does — and both come with classical relief clauses that two named birth stars are enough to test.
Nadi Koota — 0 of 8
Anuradha and Purva Ashadha are both Madhya (Pitta), so the plain rule gives nothing. None of the three recognised cancellations reaches this pair — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — so the eight guna are lost and 28 is the ceiling for Anuradha with Purva Ashadha however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 0 of 7 at pada 1
In every pada combination, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers all of them: Mars and Jupiter are mutual friends in the natural friendship table.
A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. Remedial practice for Nadi dosha is set out on the Nadi dosha page.
Two Tests Outside the 36
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Anuradha to Purva Ashadha is 4 and back is 25, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 4 stars between them, against a favourable set of 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 and 25. 108 of the 351 pairs land on one of those.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 4 with Anuradha as bride, 25 with Purva Ashadha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Purva Ashadha as the bride and not with Anuradha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Anuradha is Mridu (tender), Purva Ashadha is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 13.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 24th place in Anuradha's table, 24th in Purva Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Anuradha’s table
24th of 27
Purva Ashadha scores 13.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Anuradha’s 27 partners run from 12 to 31 with a median of 20, so this one sits below the middle of what Anuradha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Purva Ashadha’s table
24th of 27
Anuradha scores 13.5 there outright. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Ashadha can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
What the breakdown says matters more than where the total lands. A high figure sitting on a zero in Nadi or Bhakoot is a different proposition from the same figure earned evenly across the eight, and 18 of 36 is a threshold families use rather than a rule any classical text states.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: how to check compatibility in a kundli and Venus, and what it decides about a marriage. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Anuradha page and the Purva Ashadha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Anuradha and Purva Ashadha score?
Are Anuradha and Purva Ashadha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Anuradha and Purva Ashadha?
Do Anuradha and Purva Ashadha have Nadi dosha?
Is it better for Anuradha to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Anuradha and Purva Ashadha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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