Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashlesha and Purva Ashadha nakshatra matching
17.5–20.5 of 36 with Ashlesha as bride, 15.5–18.5 with Purva Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Cat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana
Ashlesha as bride
17.5–20.5
of 36
Purva Ashadha as bride
15.5–18.5
of 36
Across all padas
17.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashlesha and Purva Ashadha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Sagittarius and Cancer — 6/8, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 3 of 6, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Graha Maitri at 4 of 5, Yoni at 1–3 of 4, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The one remaining koota is complete, which puts the pair at 17.5–20.5 one way round and 15.5–18.5 the other.
A boundary is crossed and the result survives it: Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada. Vashya reads differently either side of it, and yet every one of the sixteen combinations still lands on 17.5 of 36 on the conservative reading. 120 of the 351 pairs are untouched by the pada altogether; this one is one of 26 touched everywhere except in the total.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashlesha and Purva Ashadha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna and Gana differ between them.
| Koota | Ashlesha bride | Purva Ashadha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Ashlesha: Brahmin |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Purva Ashadha: Manav · Ashlesha: Jalachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ashlesha: Vipat (3) · from Purva Ashadha: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Ashlesha: Cat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 4 | 4 | Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Ashlesha: Moon |
| Gana / 6 | 3 | 0 | Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Ashlesha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Sagittarius and Cancer — 6/8 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 17.5–20.5 | 15.5–18.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Cancer — 6/8. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 3 of 6 — Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Ashlesha: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashlesha: Vipat (3) · from Purva Ashadha: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Ashlesha: Moon. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Ashlesha: Cat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Purva Ashadha: Manav · Ashlesha: Jalachar. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Ashlesha: Brahmin. A deliberately one-way test on rank, failed in this direction. It is one point of thirty-six.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ashlesha’s table and Purva Ashadha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashlesha runs Cancer 16°40′ – 30°00′ and Purva Ashadha runs Sagittarius 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 133°20′ and 160°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashlesha as bride first, Purva Ashadha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashlesha ↓ / Purva Ashadha → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Cancer | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 |
| Pada 2Cancer | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 |
| Pada 3Cancer | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 |
| Pada 4Cancer | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 | 17.5 / 15.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. 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 Purva Ashadha 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 Jupiter, 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 Purva Ashadha is 12 and back is 17, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 12 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 — 12 with Ashlesha as bride, 17 with Purva Ashadha — 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), Purva Ashadha 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 17.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 16th place in Ashlesha's table, 20th in Purva Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashlesha’s table
16th of 27
Purva Ashadha scores 17.5 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 below the middle of what Ashlesha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Purva Ashadha’s table
20th of 27
Ashlesha scores 17.5 there outright. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Ashadha 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: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashlesha page and the Purva Ashadha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashlesha and Purva Ashadha score?
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Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Ashlesha and Purva Ashadha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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