Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashlesha and Anuradha nakshatra matching
18–21 of 36 with Ashlesha as bride, 17–20 with Anuradha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Cat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Deer yoni · Deva gana
Ashlesha as bride
18–21
of 36
Anuradha as bride
17–20
of 36
Across all padas
18
one answer
Of the eight kootas, 5 leave something on the table for this pair and 3 do not. Bhakoot is the largest at 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9. The complete ones are Varna, Tara and Nadi, which is 12 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.
The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Ashlesha with Anuradha 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
Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Ashlesha with Anuradha. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Gana differs between them.
| Koota | Ashlesha bride | Anuradha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Anuradha: Brahmin · Ashlesha: Brahmin |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Anuradha: Keet · Ashlesha: Jalachar |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ashlesha: Ati-Mitra (9) · from Anuradha: Sampat (2) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Anuradha: Deer · Ashlesha: Cat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 4 | 4 | Anuradha: Mars · Ashlesha: Moon |
| Gana / 6 | 1 | 0 | Anuradha: Deva · Ashlesha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 18–21 | 17–20 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
- Gana, 1 of 6 — Anuradha: Deva · Ashlesha: Rakshasa. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
- Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Anuradha: Mars · Ashlesha: Moon. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Anuradha: Deer · Ashlesha: Cat. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Anuradha: Keet · Ashlesha: Jalachar. Neither the same group nor the agreed zero, so the graded middle where lineages differ.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ashlesha’s table and Anuradha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashlesha runs Cancer 16°40′ – 30°00′ and Anuradha runs Scorpio 3°20′ – 16°40′ — 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: Ashlesha as bride first, Anuradha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashlesha ↓ / Anuradha → | Pada 1Scorpio | Pada 2Scorpio | Pada 3Scorpio | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Cancer | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 |
| Pada 2Cancer | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 |
| Pada 3Cancer | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 |
| Pada 4Cancer | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 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
Ashlesha is Antya (Kapha) and Anuradha 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 — 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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Moon and Mars, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Ashlesha and Anuradha alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.
- Mahendra — absent. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Ashlesha to Anuradha is 9. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 9 from Ashlesha and 20 from Anuradha, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Anuradha as the bride and not with Ashlesha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashlesha is Tikshna (sharp), Anuradha is Mridu (tender) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 18 of 36 puts Anuradha 14th among Ashlesha's 27 possible partners and Ashlesha 17th among Anuradha's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Ashlesha’s table
14th of 27
Anuradha scores 18 there, level with 1 other partner. Ashlesha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 18, so this one sits on the middle of what Ashlesha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Anuradha’s table
17th of 27
Ashlesha scores 18 there outright. Anuradha’s 27 partners run from 12 to 31 with a median of 20, so this one sits below the middle of what Anuradha can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
The whole of Ashtakoot for Ashlesha and Anuradha rests on two arcs of the zodiac 13°20′ wide. Everything a chart is usually read for — the seventh house and its lord, Venus and Mars, Mangal dosha, the dasha each partner is running — sits outside those two arcs and outside this total, which is why acceptable is a starting point for a conversation and not the end of one.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the guide to all 27 birth stars and kundli matching for marriage, end to end. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashlesha page and the Anuradha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashlesha and Anuradha score?
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Does the pada change the result for Ashlesha and Anuradha?
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Is it better for Ashlesha to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Ashlesha and Anuradha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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