Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Punarvasu nakshatra matching
24–26 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 24–26 with Punarvasu as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana
Ardra as bride
24–26
of 36
Punarvasu as bride
24–26
of 36
Across all padas
11–24
spread of 13
Four of the eight kootas — Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi — are settled by the two birth stars alone, before anyone asks about a pada; the other four are read from the Moon rashi, which a pada can move. For Ardra with Punarvasu that leaves 5 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Vashya, Tara, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot — and 3 carrying a deduction: Nadi (0 of 8), Gana (5 of 6) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). The heaviest of them is Nadi, where Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) gives 0 of 8.
The pada decides part of this one. Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are all read from the Moon rashi rather than from the star, which puts 15 of the 36 guna on that boundary. Across the sixteen combinations the total moves between 11 and 24, a swing of 13 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ardra and Punarvasu, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: here neither one differs, so the two columns agree.
| Koota | Ardra bride | Punarvasu bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Punarvasu: Shudra · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Punarvasu: Manav · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ardra: Sampat (2) · from Punarvasu: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Punarvasu: Cat · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Punarvasu: Mercury · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Punarvasu: Deva · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Gemini and Gemini — 1/1 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 24–26 | 24–26 | Acceptable |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Punarvasu: Deva · Ardra: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Punarvasu: Cat · 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 Punarvasu’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 0°00′ and 26°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ardra as bride first, Punarvasu as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 10 at the lowest and 24 at the highest.
| Ardra ↓ / Punarvasu → | Pada 1Gemini | Pada 2Gemini | Pada 3Gemini | Pada 4Cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 11 / 10 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 11 / 10 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 11 / 10 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 | 11 / 10 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the cell. 12 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 4 do not. 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 Punarvasu rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 0 of 8
Ardra and Punarvasu are both Adi (Vata), so the plain rule gives nothing. The cancellation applies: both Moons fall in Gemini, 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
In 4 of the sixteen pada combinations, 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 Mercury, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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 Punarvasu is 2 and back is 27, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 2 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 — 2 with Ardra as bride, 27 with Punarvasu — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Punarvasu as the bride and not with Ardra.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Punarvasu is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 24 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 10th place in Ardra's table, 8th in Punarvasu's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ardra’s table
10th of 27
Punarvasu scores 24 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 above the middle of what Ardra can reach — all 27 rows.
In Punarvasu’s table
8th of 27
Ardra scores 24 there, level with 2 other partners. Punarvasu’s 27 partners run from 4 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Punarvasu can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
One number cannot carry a marriage. Ashtakoot reads a single point from each chart — the Moon — so two people born hours apart with the Moon in Ardra score identically here whatever else their charts do. The seventh house and its lord, Venus, Mars and Mangal dosha, and the dasha each partner is running are all outside it, and any of them can matter more than the difference between acceptable and the band above.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers and the guide to all 27 birth stars. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ardra page and the Punarvasu page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Ardra and Punarvasu to sixteen answers between 11 and 24. Two birth times pick one of them.
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