Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Anuradha and Shatabhisha nakshatra matching
18–21 of 36 with Anuradha as bride, 20–23 with Shatabhisha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Deer yoni · Deva gana | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Rakshasa gana
Anuradha as bride
18–21
of 36
Shatabhisha as bride
20–23
of 36
Across all padas
20
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Anuradha and Shatabhisha: Gana is where the largest deduction falls — Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Anuradha: Deva, so 0 of 6, with Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 18–21 one way round and 20–23 the other.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Anuradha and Shatabhisha the padas change nothing. Sixteen combinations, one answer. The exact minute of birth still decides plenty in a chart — it just does not decide this.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Anuradha and Shatabhisha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna and Gana differ between them.
| Koota | Anuradha bride | Shatabhisha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Shatabhisha: Shudra · Anuradha: Brahmin |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Shatabhisha: Manav · Anuradha: Keet |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Anuradha: Mitra (8) · from Shatabhisha: Vipat (3) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Shatabhisha: Horse · Anuradha: Deer |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Shatabhisha: Saturn · Anuradha: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 1 | Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Anuradha: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Aquarius and Scorpio — 4/10 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 18–21 | 20–23 | Acceptable |
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Anuradha: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Shatabhisha: Saturn · Anuradha: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Anuradha: Mitra (8) · from Shatabhisha: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Shatabhisha: Horse · Anuradha: Deer. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Shatabhisha: 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 — Shatabhisha: Shudra · 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 Shatabhisha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Anuradha runs Scorpio 3°20′ – 16°40′ and Shatabhisha runs Aquarius 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 80°00′ and 106°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Anuradha as bride first, Shatabhisha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Anuradha ↓ / Shatabhisha → | Pada 1Aquarius | Pada 2Aquarius | Pada 3Aquarius | Pada 4Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Scorpio | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 |
| Pada 2Scorpio | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 |
| Pada 3Scorpio | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 |
| Pada 4Scorpio | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 18 / 20 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. All sixteen combinations clear the conventional threshold of 18. 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
The two heavy kootas, checked with their cancellations. Neither gives a partial score, so each is worth 8 and 7 guna outright or nothing at all.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Anuradha is Madhya (Pitta) and Shatabhisha is Adi (Vata). Different nadis take the full eight guna, and since Nadi alone is more than a fifth of the total, this pair starts from a position 108 of the 351 pairs never reach.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Aquarius and Scorpio — 4/10 — outside the three forbidden distances of 6/8, 5/9 and 2/12, and it stays outside them in all sixteen pada combinations. Bhakoot is full at seven throughout.
A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. The doshas Ashtakoot does not test for are a separate question — Mangal dosha among them.
Two Tests Outside the 36
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Anuradha to Shatabhisha is 8 and back is 21, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 8 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 — 8 with Anuradha as bride, 21 with Shatabhisha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Shatabhisha as the bride and not with Anuradha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Anuradha is Mridu (tender), Shatabhisha is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 20 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 14th place in Anuradha's table, 15th in Shatabhisha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Anuradha’s table
14th of 27
Shatabhisha scores 20 there outright. Anuradha’s 27 partners run from 12 to 31 with a median of 20, so this one sits on the middle of what Anuradha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Shatabhisha’s table
15th of 27
Anuradha scores 20 there, level with 1 other partner. Shatabhisha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Shatabhisha 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: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Anuradha page and the Shatabhisha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Anuradha and Shatabhisha score?
Are Anuradha and Shatabhisha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Anuradha and Shatabhisha?
Do Anuradha and Shatabhisha have Bhakoot 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 Shatabhisha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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