Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Bharani and Purva Phalguni nakshatra matching
16–19 of 36 with Bharani as bride, 16–19 with Purva Phalguni as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Elephant yoni · Manushya gana | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana
Bharani as bride
16–19
of 36
Purva Phalguni as bride
16–19
of 36
Across all padas
16
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Bharani and Purva Phalguni: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta), so 0 of 8, with Bhakoot at 0 of 7, 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 16–19 one way round and 16–19 the other.
The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Bharani with Purva Phalguni 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 Purva Phalguni, 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 | Bharani bride | Purva Phalguni bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya · Bharani: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · Bharani: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Bharani: Janma (1) · from Purva Phalguni: Janma (1) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Phalguni: Rat · Bharani: Elephant |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Purva Phalguni: Sun · Bharani: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Purva Phalguni: Manushya · Bharani: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Leo and Aries — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 16–19 | 16–19 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Leo and Aries — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Phalguni: Rat · Bharani: Elephant. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · 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 Purva Phalguni’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Bharani runs Aries 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 106°40′ and 133°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Bharani as bride first, Purva Phalguni as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Bharani ↓ / Purva Phalguni → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Leo | Pada 3Leo | Pada 4Leo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 |
| Pada 2Aries | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 |
| Pada 3Aries | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 |
| Pada 4Aries | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 | 16 / 16 |
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 Purva Phalguni are both Madhya (Pitta), 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 Bharani with Purva Phalguni however well everything else goes.
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 Sun are mutual friends in the natural friendship table.
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 Purva Phalguni is 10 and back is 19, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 10 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 — 10 with Bharani as bride, 19 with Purva Phalguni — 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), Purva Phalguni 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 16 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 21st place in Bharani's table, 21st in Purva Phalguni's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Bharani’s table
21st of 27
Purva Phalguni scores 16 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 Purva Phalguni’s table
21st of 27
Bharani scores 16 there, level with 1 other partner. Purva Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 33 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Phalguni 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 Purva Phalguni page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Bharani and Purva Phalguni score?
Are Bharani and Purva Phalguni compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Bharani and Purva Phalguni?
Do Bharani and Purva Phalguni have Nadi 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 Purva Phalguni, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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