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Ashlesha and Vishakha nakshatra matching

16–19 of 36 with Ashlesha as bride, 17–20 with Vishakha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Cat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana

Ashlesha as bride

16–19

of 36

Vishakha as bride

17–20

of 36

Across all padas

13.5–17

spread of 3.5

Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashlesha and Vishakha: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) · Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha), so 0 of 8, with Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 16–19 one way round and 17–20 the other.

The pada decides part of this one. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are all read from the Moon rashi rather than from the star, which puts 15 of the 36 guna on that boundary. Across the sixteen combinations the total moves between 13.5 and 17, a swing of 3.5 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.

Koota by Koota

All eight kootas for Ashlesha and Vishakha, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Ashlesha with Vishakha at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Ashlesha bride	Vishakha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	0	1	Vishakha: Shudra · Ashlesha: Brahmin
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Vishakha: Manav · Ashlesha: Jalachar
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Ashlesha: Mitra (8) · from Vishakha: Vipat (3)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Vishakha: Tiger · Ashlesha: Cat
Graha Maitri / 5	0.5	0.5	Vishakha: Venus · Ashlesha: Moon
Gana / 6	6	6	Vishakha: Rakshasa · Ashlesha: Rakshasa
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Libra and Cancer — 4/10
Nadi / 8	0	0	Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) · Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha)
Total / 36	16–19	17–20	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) · Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Vishakha: Venus · Ashlesha: Moon. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashlesha: Mitra (8) · from Vishakha: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Vishakha: Tiger · Ashlesha: Cat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Vishakha: 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 — Vishakha: Shudra · 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 Vishakha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Ashlesha runs Cancer 16°40′ – 30°00′ and Vishakha runs Libra 20°00′ – Scorpio 3°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 80°00′ and 106°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashlesha as bride first, Vishakha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 13.5 at the lowest and 17 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Ashlesha with Vishakha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Ashlesha as bride then Vishakha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Ashlesha ↓ / Vishakha →	Pada 1Libra	Pada 2Libra	Pada 3Libra	Pada 4Scorpio
Pada 1Cancer	16 / 17	16 / 17	16 / 17	13.5 / 13.5
Pada 2Cancer	16 / 17	16 / 17	16 / 17	13.5 / 13.5
Pada 3Cancer	16 / 17	16 / 17	16 / 17	13.5 / 13.5
Pada 4Cancer	16 / 17	16 / 17	16 / 17	13.5 / 13.5

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

Fifteen of the 36 guna sit in these two, and both are all-or-nothing. Their cancellations are stated specifically enough to be checked for Ashlesha and Vishakha rather than guessed at.

Nadi Koota — 0 of 8

Ashlesha and Vishakha are both Antya (Kapha), so the plain rule gives nothing. None of the three recognised cancellations reaches this pair — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — so the eight guna are lost and 28 is the ceiling for Ashlesha with Vishakha however well everything else goes.

Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1

In 4 of the sixteen pada combinations, 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 Venus, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.

A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. Remedial practice for Nadi dosha is set out on the Nadi dosha page.

Two Tests Outside the 36

Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Ashlesha to Vishakha is 8 and back is 21, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — absent. 8 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 — 8 with Ashlesha as bride, 21 with Vishakha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Vishakha as the bride and not with Ashlesha.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashlesha is Tikshna (sharp), Vishakha is Mishra (mixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 17 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 18th place in Ashlesha's table, 20th in Vishakha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Ashlesha’s table

18th of 27

Vishakha scores 17 there outright. 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 Vishakha’s table

20th of 27

Ashlesha scores 17 there, level with 1 other partner. Vishakha’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29.5 with a median of 20.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Vishakha 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: how to check compatibility in a kundli and Venus, and what it decides about a marriage. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashlesha page and the Vishakha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Ashlesha and Vishakha score?

16–19 of 36 with Ashlesha as the bride and 17–20 with Vishakha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 13.5 to 17, and the grid on this page gives every cell. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Ashlesha and Vishakha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Ashlesha with Vishakha at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. A koota scoring zero — here Varna and Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Ashlesha and Vishakha?

Yes. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are read from the Moon rashi rather than from the nakshatra, so 15 of the 36 guna move with that boundary. The total ranges from 13.5 to 17 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 3.5 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Ashlesha and Vishakha have Nadi dosha?

Yes on the plain rule: both birth stars fall in Antya (Kapha), and a shared nadi scores 0 of 8 — the largest single deduction in Ashtakoot. The three recognised cancellations — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — do not apply to Ashlesha with Vishakha, so the eight guna are genuinely lost. That leaves a ceiling of 28 for this pair however well the other seven go. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

Is it better for Ashlesha to be the bride or the groom?

On the arithmetic, Vishakha on the bride's side scores higher — 17–20 against 16–19. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 0 with Ashlesha as bride to 1 with Vishakha as bride. 314 of the 351 pairs move like this, so a calculator that takes two stars without asking who is the bride has picked a direction for you.

Run It On the Real Padas

The grid above narrows Ashlesha and Vishakha to sixteen answers between 13.5 and 17. Two birth times pick one of them.

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