Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Chitra and Anuradha nakshatra matching

12–15 of 36 with Chitra as bride, 10–13 with Anuradha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Deer yoni · Deva gana

Chitra as bride

12–15

of 36

Anuradha as bride

10–13

of 36

Across all padas

7.5–12

spread of 4.5

Reading the eight kootas in order for Chitra and Anuradha: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Chitra: Madhya (Pitta), so 0 of 8, with Gana at 1 of 6, Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 12–15 one way round and 10–13 the other.

A swing of 4.5 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 7.5 at the bottom, 12 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2. Since Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are all read from the Moon rashi rather than from the star, which puts 15 of the 36 guna on that boundary, which side of it the Moon fell on is not a detail.

Koota by Koota

All eight kootas for Chitra and Anuradha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna and Gana differ between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Chitra 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	Chitra bride	Anuradha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Anuradha: Brahmin · Chitra: Vaishya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Anuradha: Keet · Chitra: Manav
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Chitra: Kshema (4) · from Anuradha: Vadha (7)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Anuradha: Deer · Chitra: Tiger
Graha Maitri / 5	0.5	0.5	Anuradha: Mars · Chitra: Mercury
Gana / 6	1	0	Anuradha: Deva · Chitra: Rakshasa
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Scorpio and Virgo — 3/11
Nadi / 8	0	0	Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Chitra: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	12–15	10–13	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Chitra: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Gana, 1 of 6 — Anuradha: Deva · Chitra: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Anuradha: Mars · Chitra: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Chitra: Kshema (4) · from Anuradha: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Anuradha: Deer · Chitra: Tiger. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Anuradha: Keet · Chitra: Manav. 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 Chitra’s table and Anuradha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Chitra runs Virgo 23°20′ – Libra 6°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 26°40′ and 53°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Chitra as bride first, Anuradha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 5.5 at the lowest and 12 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Chitra with Anuradha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Chitra as bride then Anuradha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Chitra ↓ / Anuradha →	Pada 1Scorpio	Pada 2Scorpio	Pada 3Scorpio	Pada 4Scorpio
Pada 1Virgo	12 / 10	12 / 10	12 / 10	12 / 10
Pada 2Virgo	12 / 10	12 / 10	12 / 10	12 / 10
Pada 3Libra	7.5 / 5.5	7.5 / 5.5	7.5 / 5.5	7.5 / 5.5
Pada 4Libra	7.5 / 5.5	7.5 / 5.5	7.5 / 5.5	7.5 / 5.5

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

Chitra and Anuradha 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 Chitra with Anuradha however well everything else goes.

Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1

In 8 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Mercury and Mars, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.

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: Chitra to Anuradha is 4 and back is 25, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — present. 4 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 one way. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 4 with Chitra as bride, 25 with Anuradha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Anuradha as the bride and not with Chitra.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Chitra is Mridu (tender), 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 12 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 24th place in Chitra's table, 26th in Anuradha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Chitra’s table

24th of 27

Anuradha scores 12 there outright. Chitra’s 27 partners run from 7 to 29 with a median of 20, so this one sits below the middle of what Chitra can reach — all 27 rows.

In Anuradha’s table

26th of 27

Chitra scores 12 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

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: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Chitra page and the Anuradha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Chitra and Anuradha score?

12–15 of 36 with Chitra as the bride and 10–13 with Anuradha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 7.5 to 12, and the grid on this page gives every cell. 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 Chitra and Anuradha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Chitra with Anuradha at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Gana (1 of 6), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), 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 Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Chitra and Anuradha?

Yes. Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are read from the Moon rashi rather than from the nakshatra, so 15 of the 36 guna move with that boundary. The total ranges from 7.5 to 12 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 4.5 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Chitra 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 three recognised cancellations — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — do not apply to Chitra with Anuradha, so the eight guna are genuinely lost. That leaves a ceiling of 28 for this pair however well the other seven go. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

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

On the arithmetic, Chitra on the bride's side scores higher — 12–15 against 10–13. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Chitra as bride to 0 with Anuradha as bride and Gana goes from 1 with Chitra 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 grid above narrows Chitra and Anuradha to sixteen answers between 7.5 and 12. Two birth times pick one of them.

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