Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Bharani and Rohini nakshatra matching
21.5–23.5 of 36 with Bharani as bride, 22.5–24.5 with Rohini as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Elephant yoni · Manushya gana | Rohini: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Serpent yoni · Manushya gana
Bharani as bride
21.5–23.5
of 36
Rohini as bride
22.5–24.5
of 36
Across all padas
22.5
one answer
Of the eight kootas, 5 leave something on the table for this pair and 3 do not. Bhakoot is the largest at 0 of 7 — Taurus and Aries — 2/12. The complete ones are Vashya, Gana and Nadi, which is 16 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.
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
Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Bharani with Rohini. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Bharani bride | Rohini bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Rohini: Vaishya · Bharani: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Rohini: Chatushpada · Bharani: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Bharani: Vipat (3) · from Rohini: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Rohini: Serpent · Bharani: Elephant |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Rohini: Venus · Bharani: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Rohini: Manushya · Bharani: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Taurus and Aries — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Rohini: Antya (Kapha) · Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 21.5–23.5 | 22.5–24.5 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Taurus and Aries — 2/12. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Rohini: Venus · Bharani: Mars. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Bharani: Vipat (3) · from Rohini: Mitra (8). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Rohini: Serpent · Bharani: Elephant. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Rohini: Vaishya · Bharani: Kshatriya. The groom's rank has to reach the bride's and does not. One guna, and no tradition treats it as disqualifying.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Bharani’s table and Rohini’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Bharani runs Aries 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Rohini runs Taurus 10°00′ – 23°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 13°20′ and 40°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Bharani as bride first, Rohini as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Bharani ↓ / Rohini → | Pada 1Taurus | Pada 2Taurus | Pada 3Taurus | Pada 4Taurus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 |
| Pada 2Aries | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 |
| Pada 3Aries | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 |
| Pada 4Aries | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 22.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 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 Rohini rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Bharani is Madhya (Pitta) and Rohini is Antya (Kapha). 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 Venus, 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
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Bharani and Rohini alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.
- Mahendra — absent. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Bharani to Rohini is 3. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 3 from Bharani and 26 from Rohini, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Rohini as the bride and not with Bharani.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Bharani is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Rohini is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 22.5 of 36 puts Rohini 14th among Bharani's 27 possible partners and Bharani 12th among Rohini's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Bharani’s table
14th of 27
Rohini scores 22.5 there outright. Bharani’s 27 partners run from 7 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits on the middle of what Bharani can reach — all 27 rows.
In Rohini’s table
12th of 27
Bharani scores 22.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Rohini’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 35 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Rohini can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
The whole of Ashtakoot for Bharani and Rohini rests on two arcs of the zodiac 13°20′ wide. Everything a chart is usually read for — the seventh house and its lord, Venus and Mars, Mangal dosha, the dasha each partner is running — sits outside those two arcs and outside this total, which is why acceptable is a starting point for a conversation and not the end of one.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the guide to all 27 birth stars and kundli matching for marriage, end to end. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Bharani page and the Rohini page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Bharani and Rohini score?
Are Bharani and Rohini compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Bharani and Rohini?
Do Bharani and Rohini 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 Rohini, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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