Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Swati nakshatra matching
25–27 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 25–27 with Swati as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana
Ardra as bride
25–27
of 36
Swati as bride
25–27
of 36
Across all padas
25
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 Swati that leaves 5 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Vashya, Tara, Graha Maitri and Nadi — and 3 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (5 of 6) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Libra and Gemini — 5/9 gives 0 of 7.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Ardra and Swati 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 Swati, 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 | Swati bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Swati: Shudra · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Swati: Manav · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ardra: Janma (1) · from Swati: Janma (1) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Swati: Buffalo · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Swati: Venus · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Swati: Deva · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Libra and Gemini — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Swati: Antya (Kapha) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 25–27 | 25–27 | Good |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Libra and Gemini — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Swati: Deva · Ardra: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Swati: 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 Swati’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 106°40′ and 133°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ardra as bride first, Swati as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ardra ↓ / Swati → | Pada 1Libra | Pada 2Libra | Pada 3Libra | Pada 4Libra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
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
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 Swati 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. The commonly cited cancellation covers all of them: Mercury and Venus are mutual friends in the natural friendship table.
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 Swati is 10 and back is 19, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 10 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 both ways. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 10 with Ardra as bride, 19 with Swati — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds either way round here.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Swati is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 25 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 5th place in Ardra's table, 7th in Swati's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ardra’s table
5th of 27
Swati scores 25 there, level with 3 other partners. 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 Swati’s table
7th of 27
Ardra scores 25 there, level with 3 other partners. Swati’s 27 partners run from 10 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Swati 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: 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 Swati page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ardra and Swati score?
Are Ardra and Swati compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ardra and Swati?
Do Ardra and Swati 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 Swati, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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