Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Bharani and Anuradha nakshatra matching

13.5–16.5 of 36 with Bharani as bride, 12.5–15.5 with Anuradha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Elephant yoni · Manushya gana | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Deer yoni · Deva gana

Bharani as bride

13.5–16.5

of 36

Anuradha as bride

12.5–15.5

of 36

Across all padas

13.5

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 Bharani with Anuradha that leaves 2 of the eight at full marks — Varna and Graha Maitri — and 6 carrying a deduction: Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Nadi, where Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) gives 0 of 8.

The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Bharani 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

All eight kootas for Bharani and Anuradha, 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 Bharani with Anuradha at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Bharani bride	Anuradha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Anuradha: Brahmin · Bharani: Kshatriya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Anuradha: Keet · Bharani: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Bharani: Vadha (7) · from Anuradha: Kshema (4)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Anuradha: Deer · Bharani: Elephant
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Anuradha: Mars · Bharani: Mars
Gana / 6	5	5	Anuradha: Deva · Bharani: Manushya
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Scorpio and Aries — 8/6
Nadi / 8	0	0	Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	13.5–16.5	12.5–15.5	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Aries — 8/6. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Bharani: Vadha (7) · from Anuradha: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Gana, 5 of 6 — Anuradha: Deva · Bharani: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Anuradha: Deer · Bharani: Elephant. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Anuradha: Keet · Bharani: 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 Bharani’s table and Anuradha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Bharani runs Aries 13°20′ – 26°40′ 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 146°40′ and 173°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Bharani as bride first, Anuradha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Bharani with Anuradha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Bharani as bride then Anuradha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Bharani ↓ / Anuradha →	Pada 1Scorpio	Pada 2Scorpio	Pada 3Scorpio	Pada 4Scorpio
Pada 1Aries	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5
Pada 2Aries	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5
Pada 3Aries	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5
Pada 4Aries	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5	13.5 / 12.5

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 — 0 of 8

Bharani and Anuradha are both Madhya (Pitta), so the plain rule gives nothing. The cancellation applies: Aries and Scorpio are both ruled by Mars, which the texts hold voids Nadi dosha outright. Only 5 of the 108 same-nadi pairs qualify, so this is the uncommon case.

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: both signs answer to Mars.

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: Bharani to Anuradha is 16 and back is 13, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — present. 16 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 — 16 with Bharani as bride, 13 with Anuradha — 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 — Bharani is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Anuradha is Mridu (tender) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 13.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 24th place in Bharani's table, 24th in Anuradha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Bharani’s table

24th of 27

Anuradha scores 13.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Bharani’s 27 partners run from 7 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Bharani can reach — all 27 rows.

In Anuradha’s table

24th of 27

Bharani scores 13.5 there, level with 1 other partner. 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

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 Bharani 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 below the conventional threshold and the band above.

Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers and the guide to all 27 birth stars. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Bharani page and the Anuradha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Bharani and Anuradha score?

13.5–16.5 of 36 with Bharani as the bride and 12.5–15.5 with Anuradha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The padas do not change it — all sixteen combinations give the same answer, which makes this one of the 146 pairs of 351 where the two birth stars settle the score outright. 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 Bharani and Anuradha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Bharani with Anuradha at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. A koota scoring zero — here Bhakoot and Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Bharani and Anuradha?

No. Every one of the sixteen pada combinations returns the same total for Bharani and Anuradha. Neither star crosses a boundary between its padas, so all four sit in one rashi and one half of it, and no koota can move. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way.

Do Bharani and Anuradha have Nadi dosha?

Yes on the plain rule: both birth stars fall in Madhya (Pitta), and a shared nadi scores 0 of 8 — the largest single deduction in Ashtakoot. The classical cancellation applies here, though, and it is not a technicality: Aries and Scorpio share Mars as their lord, which the texts hold voids the dosha outright. 5 of the 108 same-nadi pairs qualify. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

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

On the arithmetic, Bharani on the bride's side scores higher — 13.5–16.5 against 12.5–15.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Bharani as bride to 0 with Anuradha 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 score is settled for Bharani 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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