Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashlesha and Jyeshtha nakshatra matching
23–26 of 36 with Ashlesha as bride, 23–26 with Jyeshtha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Cat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Deer yoni · Rakshasa gana
Ashlesha as bride
23–26
of 36
Jyeshtha as bride
23–26
of 36
Across all padas
23
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 Ashlesha with Jyeshtha that leaves 4 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Tara, Gana and Nadi — and 4 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Graha Maitri (4 of 5), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9 gives 0 of 7.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Ashlesha and Jyeshtha 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 Ashlesha and Jyeshtha, 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 | Ashlesha bride | Jyeshtha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Jyeshtha: Brahmin · Ashlesha: Brahmin |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Jyeshtha: Keet · Ashlesha: Jalachar |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ashlesha: Janma (1) · from Jyeshtha: Janma (1) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Jyeshtha: Deer · Ashlesha: Cat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jyeshtha: Mars · Ashlesha: Moon |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Ashlesha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) · Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 23–26 | 23–26 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Jyeshtha: Mars · Ashlesha: Moon. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Jyeshtha: Deer · Ashlesha: Cat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Jyeshtha: Keet · Ashlesha: Jalachar. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ashlesha’s table and Jyeshtha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashlesha runs Cancer 16°40′ – 30°00′ and Jyeshtha runs Scorpio 16°40′ – 30°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: Ashlesha as bride first, Jyeshtha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashlesha ↓ / Jyeshtha → | Pada 1Scorpio | Pada 2Scorpio | Pada 3Scorpio | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Cancer | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
| Pada 2Cancer | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
| Pada 3Cancer | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
| Pada 4Cancer | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
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
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
Ashlesha is Antya (Kapha) and Jyeshtha is Adi (Vata). 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
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Ashlesha to Jyeshtha 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 Ashlesha as bride, 19 with Jyeshtha — 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 — Ashlesha is Tikshna (sharp), Jyeshtha is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 23 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 7th place in Ashlesha's table, 8th in Jyeshtha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashlesha’s table
7th of 27
Jyeshtha scores 23 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 above the middle of what Ashlesha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Jyeshtha’s table
8th of 27
Ashlesha scores 23 there outright. Jyeshtha’s 27 partners run from 4 to 31 with a median of 19, so this one sits above the middle of what Jyeshtha 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 Ashlesha 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: 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 Ashlesha page and the Jyeshtha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashlesha and Jyeshtha score?
Are Ashlesha and Jyeshtha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ashlesha and Jyeshtha?
Do Ashlesha and Jyeshtha have Bhakoot dosha?
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 Jyeshtha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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