Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Purva Ashadha nakshatra matching
23–26 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 23–26 with Purva Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana
Ashwini as bride
23–26
of 36
Purva Ashadha as bride
23–26
of 36
Across all padas
23–25
spread of 2
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashwini and Purva Ashadha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 5 of 6, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 4 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 23–26 one way round and 23–26 the other.
The pada decides part of this one. Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada, and Vashya is read from the half of the sign the Moon falls in, so two guna turn on that mid-point. Across the sixteen combinations the total moves between 23 and 25, a swing of 2 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashwini and Purva Ashadha, 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 | Ashwini bride | Purva Ashadha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Purva Ashadha: Manav · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ashwini: Sampat (2) · from Purva Ashadha: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 23–26 | 23–26 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Ashwini: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Purva Ashadha: Manav · Ashwini: Chatushpada. 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 Ashwini’s table and Purva Ashadha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ 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 93°20′ and 120°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Purva Ashadha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 23 at the lowest and 25 at the highest.
| Ashwini ↓ / Purva Ashadha → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 23 / 23 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
| Pada 2Aries | 23 / 23 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
| Pada 3Aries | 23 / 23 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
| Pada 4Aries | 23 / 23 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the 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
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 Ashwini and Purva Ashadha rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ashwini is Adi (Vata) 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. The commonly cited cancellation covers all of them: Mars and Jupiter 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: Ashwini to Purva Ashadha is 20 and back is 9, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 20 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 — 20 with Ashwini as bride, 9 with Purva Ashadha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Ashwini as the bride and not with Purva Ashadha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashwini is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), 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 23 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 10th place in Ashwini's table, 13th in Purva Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
10th of 27
Purva Ashadha scores 23 there, level with 1 other partner. Ashwini’s 27 partners run from 9 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Ashwini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Purva Ashadha’s table
13th of 27
Ashwini scores 23 there outright. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above 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: 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 Ashwini page and the Purva Ashadha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Ashwini and Purva Ashadha to sixteen answers between 23 and 25. Two birth times pick one of them.
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