Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Bharani and Mula nakshatra matching
18–21 of 36 with Bharani as bride, 21–24 with Mula as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Elephant yoni · Manushya gana | Mula: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Rakshasa gana
Bharani as bride
18–21
of 36
Mula as bride
21–24
of 36
Across all padas
21
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Bharani and Mula: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 0 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 18–21 one way round and 21–24 the other.
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 Mula, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Gana differs between them.
| Koota | Bharani bride | Mula bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Mula: Kshatriya · Bharani: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Mula: Manav · Bharani: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Bharani: Ati-Mitra (9) · from Mula: Sampat (2) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Mula: Dog · Bharani: Elephant |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Mula: Jupiter · Bharani: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 3 | Mula: Rakshasa · Bharani: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Mula: Adi (Vata) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 18–21 | 21–24 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Mula: Rakshasa · Bharani: Manushya. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Mula: Dog · Bharani: Elephant. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Mula: Manav · 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 Mula’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Bharani runs Aries 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Mula runs Sagittarius 0°00′ – 13°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 120°00′ and 146°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Bharani as bride first, Mula as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Bharani ↓ / Mula → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
| Pada 2Aries | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
| Pada 3Aries | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
| Pada 4Aries | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every 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 Bharani and Mula rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Bharani is Madhya (Pitta) and Mula 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. 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: Bharani to Mula is 18 and back is 11, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 18 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 — 18 with Bharani as bride, 11 with Mula — 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), Mula is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 21 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 16th place in Bharani's table, 12th in Mula's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Bharani’s table
16th of 27
Mula scores 21 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 Mula’s table
12th of 27
Bharani scores 21 there, level with 2 other partners. Mula’s 27 partners run from 11 to 30 with a median of 21, so this one sits on the middle of what Mula 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 Bharani page and the Mula page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Bharani and Mula score?
Are Bharani and Mula compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Bharani and Mula?
Do Bharani and Mula 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 Mula, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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