Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra matching
17–19 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 17–19 with Purva Bhadrapada as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Purva Bhadrapada: Adi (Vata) nadi · Lion yoni · Manushya gana
Ardra as bride
17–19
of 36
Purva Bhadrapada as bride
17–19
of 36
Across all padas
17–18.5
spread of 1.5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ardra and Purva Bhadrapada: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Purva Bhadrapada: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata), so 0 of 8, with Bhakoot at 0 of 7, Graha Maitri at 4 of 5 and Yoni at 1–3 of 4 behind it. The remaining 4 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 17–19 one way round and 17–19 the other.
The pada decides part of this one. Purva Bhadrapada runs from Aquarius into Pisces 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 17 and 18.5, a swing of 1.5 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ardra and Purva Bhadrapada, 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 | Purva Bhadrapada bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Purva Bhadrapada: Shudra · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Purva Bhadrapada: Manav · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ardra: Sampat (2) · from Purva Bhadrapada: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Bhadrapada: Lion · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 4 | 4 | Purva Bhadrapada: Saturn · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Purva Bhadrapada: Manushya · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Aquarius and Gemini — 9/5 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Purva Bhadrapada: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 17–19 | 17–19 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Purva Bhadrapada: Adi (Vata) · Ardra: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Aquarius and Gemini — 9/5. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Purva Bhadrapada: Saturn · Ardra: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Bhadrapada: Lion · 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 Purva Bhadrapada’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Purva Bhadrapada runs Aquarius 20°00′ – Pisces 3°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 93°20′ and 120°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ardra as bride first, Purva Bhadrapada as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 17 at the lowest and 18.5 at the highest.
| Ardra ↓ / Purva Bhadrapada → | Pada 1Aquarius | Pada 2Aquarius | Pada 3Aquarius | Pada 4Pisces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 18.5 / 17.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 18.5 / 17.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 18.5 / 17.5 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 17 / 17 | 18.5 / 17.5 |
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. 4 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 12 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 Purva Bhadrapada rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 0 of 8
Ardra and Purva Bhadrapada are both Adi (Vata), 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 Ardra with Purva Bhadrapada however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 0 of 7 at pada 1
In 12 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 Saturn, 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 Purva Bhadrapada is 20 and back is 9, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 20 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 — 20 with Ardra as bride, 9 with Purva Bhadrapada — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Ardra as the bride and not with Purva Bhadrapada.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Purva Bhadrapada 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 17 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 22nd place in Ardra's table, 21st in Purva Bhadrapada's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ardra’s table
22nd of 27
Purva Bhadrapada scores 17 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 Purva Bhadrapada’s table
21st of 27
Ardra scores 17 there outright. Purva Bhadrapada’s 27 partners run from 13 to 29.5 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Bhadrapada 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 Purva Bhadrapada page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Ardra and Purva Bhadrapada to sixteen answers between 17 and 18.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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