Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Purva Phalguni nakshatra matching
28.5–30.5 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 27.5–29.5 with Purva Phalguni as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana
Ardra as bride
28.5–30.5
of 36
Purva Phalguni as bride
27.5–29.5
of 36
Across all padas
28.5
one answer
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 Purva Phalguni that leaves 4 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi — and 4 carrying a deduction: Vashya (0 of 2), Tara (1.5 of 3), Graha Maitri (4 of 5) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). The heaviest of them is Vashya, where Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · Ardra: Manav gives 0 of 2.
The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Ardra with Purva Phalguni is one of them: every one of the sixteen cells in the grid below repeats the same total, so knowing the two birth stars is knowing the score.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ardra and Purva Phalguni, 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 | Purva Phalguni bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ardra: Sadhaka (6) · from Purva Phalguni: Pratyari (5) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Phalguni: Rat · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 4 | 4 | Purva Phalguni: Sun · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Purva Phalguni: Manushya · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Leo and Gemini — 3/11 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 28.5–30.5 | 27.5–29.5 | Good |
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · Ardra: Manav. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ardra: Sadhaka (6) · from Purva Phalguni: Pratyari (5). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Purva Phalguni: Sun · Ardra: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Phalguni: Rat · 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 Phalguni’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 53°20′ and 80°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ardra as bride first, Purva Phalguni as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ardra ↓ / Purva Phalguni → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Leo | Pada 3Leo | Pada 4Leo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 | 28.5 / 27.5 |
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
Nadi and Bhakoot between them decide the shape of a result more than the total does — and both come with classical relief clauses that two named birth stars are enough to test.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ardra is Adi (Vata) and Purva Phalguni is Madhya (Pitta). 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
Leo and Gemini — 3/11 — 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: Ardra to Purva Phalguni is 6 and back is 23, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 6 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 — 6 with Ardra as bride, 23 with Purva Phalguni — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Purva Phalguni as the bride and not with Ardra.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Purva Phalguni 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 28.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 2nd place in Ardra's table, 3rd in Purva Phalguni's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ardra’s table
2nd of 27
Purva Phalguni scores 28.5 there outright. 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 Purva Phalguni’s table
3rd of 27
Ardra scores 28.5 there outright. Purva Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 33 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Purva Phalguni 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 good and the band above.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: what the Navamsa adds that Guna Milan cannot and what a birth date alone can and cannot settle. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ardra page and the Purva Phalguni page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ardra and Purva Phalguni score?
Are Ardra and Purva Phalguni compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ardra and Purva Phalguni?
Do Ardra and Purva Phalguni 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 Purva Phalguni, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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