Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Ashlesha nakshatra matching
12.5–15.5 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 14.5–17.5 with Ashlesha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Cat yoni · Rakshasa gana
Ardra as bride
12.5–15.5
of 36
Ashlesha as bride
14.5–17.5
of 36
Across all padas
14.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ardra and Ashlesha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Cancer and Gemini — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 0 of 6, Graha Maitri at 1 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 12.5–15.5 one way round and 14.5–17.5 the other.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Ardra and Ashlesha 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 Ardra and Ashlesha, 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 | Ardra bride | Ashlesha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Ashlesha: Brahmin · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Ashlesha: Jalachar · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ardra: Kshema (4) · from Ashlesha: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Ashlesha: Cat · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 1 | 1 | Ashlesha: Moon · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 3 | Ashlesha: Rakshasa · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Cancer and Gemini — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 12.5–15.5 | 14.5–17.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Cancer and Gemini — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Ashlesha: Rakshasa · Ardra: Manushya. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 1 of 5 — Ashlesha: Moon · Ardra: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ardra: Kshema (4) · from Ashlesha: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Ashlesha: Cat · Ardra: Dog. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Ashlesha: Jalachar · Ardra: Manav. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ardra’s table and Ashlesha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Ashlesha runs Cancer 16°40′ – 30°00′ — 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: Ardra as bride first, Ashlesha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ardra ↓ / Ashlesha → | Pada 1Cancer | Pada 2Cancer | Pada 3Cancer | Pada 4Cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 | 12.5 / 14.5 |
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
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
Ardra is Adi (Vata) and Ashlesha is Antya (Kapha). 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 — 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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Mercury and Moon, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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: Ardra to Ashlesha 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 Ardra as bride, 25 with Ashlesha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Ashlesha as the bride and not with Ardra.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Ashlesha is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 14.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 25th place in Ardra's table, 21st in Ashlesha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ardra’s table
25th of 27
Ashlesha scores 14.5 there outright. Ardra’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Ardra can reach — all 27 rows.
In Ashlesha’s table
21st of 27
Ardra scores 14.5 there outright. Ashlesha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 18, so this one sits below the middle of what Ashlesha 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 Ardra page and the Ashlesha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ardra and Ashlesha score?
Are Ardra and Ashlesha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ardra and Ashlesha?
Do Ardra and Ashlesha have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Ardra to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Ardra and Ashlesha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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