Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Bharani and Hasta nakshatra matching
16–19 of 36 with Bharani as bride, 17–20 with Hasta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Elephant yoni · Manushya gana | Hasta: Adi (Vata) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana
Bharani as bride
16–19
of 36
Hasta as bride
17–20
of 36
Across all padas
17
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 Hasta that leaves 1 of the eight at full marks — Nadi — and 7 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Virgo and Aries — 6/8 gives 0 of 7.
All sixteen combinations give the same answer. Neither star crosses a boundary of any kind between its padas, so the totals below are the whole result and the birth times only need to be accurate enough to fix the nakshatra. This pair is one of the 120 of 351 where that is true.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Bharani and Hasta, 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.
| Koota | Bharani bride | Hasta bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Hasta: Vaishya · Bharani: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Hasta: Manav · Bharani: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Bharani: Vipat (3) · from Hasta: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Hasta: Buffalo · Bharani: Elephant |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Hasta: Mercury · Bharani: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Hasta: Deva · Bharani: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Virgo and Aries — 6/8 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 16–19 | 17–20 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Virgo and Aries — 6/8. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Hasta: Mercury · Bharani: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Bharani: Vipat (3) · from Hasta: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Hasta: Deva · Bharani: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Hasta: Buffalo · Bharani: Elephant. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Hasta: Manav · Bharani: Chatushpada. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Hasta: Vaishya · Bharani: Kshatriya. 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 Bharani’s table and Hasta’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Bharani runs Aries 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Hasta runs Virgo 10°00′ – 23°20′ — 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: Bharani as bride first, Hasta as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Bharani ↓ / Hasta → | Pada 1Virgo | Pada 2Virgo | Pada 3Virgo | Pada 4Virgo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 |
| Pada 2Aries | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 |
| Pada 3Aries | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 |
| Pada 4Aries | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 | 16 / 17 |
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 Bharani and Hasta rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Bharani is Madhya (Pitta) and Hasta 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 Mars and Mercury, 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: Bharani to Hasta 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 Bharani as bride, 17 with Hasta — 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), Hasta is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light) — 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: 20th place in Bharani's table, 19th in Hasta's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Bharani’s table
20th of 27
Hasta scores 17 there outright. 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 Hasta’s table
19th of 27
Bharani scores 17 there outright. Hasta’s 27 partners run from 9 to 28 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Hasta 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: 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 Bharani page and the Hasta page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Bharani and Hasta score?
Are Bharani and Hasta compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Bharani and Hasta?
Do Bharani and Hasta have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Bharani to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Bharani and Hasta, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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