Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Hasta nakshatra matching
22.5–24.5 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 21.5–23.5 with Hasta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Hasta: Adi (Vata) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana
Ardra as bride
22.5–24.5
of 36
Hasta as bride
21.5–23.5
of 36
Across all padas
22.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ardra and Hasta: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata), so 0 of 8, with Tara at 1.5 of 3, Gana at 5 of 6 and Yoni at 1–3 of 4 behind it. The remaining 4 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 22.5–24.5 one way round and 21.5–23.5 the other.
All sixteen combinations give the same answer. Neither star crosses a boundary of any kind between its padas, so the totals below are the whole result and the birth times only need to be accurate enough to fix the nakshatra. This pair is one of the 120 of 351 where that is true.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ardra and Hasta, 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 | Ardra bride | Hasta bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Hasta: Vaishya · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Hasta: Manav · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ardra: Mitra (8) · from Hasta: Vipat (3) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Hasta: Buffalo · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Hasta: Mercury · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Hasta: Deva · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Virgo and Gemini — 4/10 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 22.5–24.5 | 21.5–23.5 | Acceptable |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ardra: Mitra (8) · from Hasta: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Hasta: Deva · Ardra: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Hasta: Buffalo · Ardra: Dog. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ardra’s table and Hasta’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Hasta runs Virgo 10°00′ – 23°20′ — 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: Ardra as bride first, Hasta as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ardra ↓ / Hasta → | Pada 1Virgo | Pada 2Virgo | Pada 3Virgo | Pada 4Virgo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 | 22.5 / 21.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 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
Fifteen of the 36 guna sit in these two, and both are all-or-nothing. Their cancellations are stated specifically enough to be checked for Ardra and Hasta rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 0 of 8
Ardra and Hasta are both Adi (Vata), so the plain rule gives nothing. The cancellation applies: Gemini and Virgo are both ruled by Mercury, which the texts hold voids Nadi dosha outright. Only 5 of the 108 same-nadi pairs qualify, so this is the uncommon case.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Virgo and Gemini — 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. 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: Ardra to Hasta 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 Ardra as bride, 21 with Hasta — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Hasta as the bride and not with Ardra.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Hasta is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 22.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 14th place in Ardra's table, 14th in Hasta's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ardra’s table
14th of 27
Hasta scores 22.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Ardra’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits on the middle of what Ardra can reach — all 27 rows.
In Hasta’s table
14th of 27
Ardra scores 22.5 there outright. Hasta’s 27 partners run from 9 to 28 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits on the middle of what Hasta 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 Ardra page and the Hasta page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ardra and Hasta score?
Are Ardra and Hasta compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ardra and Hasta?
Do Ardra and Hasta have Nadi 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 Hasta, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
Related