Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Chitra and Mula nakshatra matching
27–29 of 36 with Chitra as bride, 26–28 with Mula as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana | Mula: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Rakshasa gana
Chitra as bride
27–29
of 36
Mula as bride
26–28
of 36
Across all padas
27
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 Chitra with Mula that leaves 5 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Vashya, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi — and 3 carrying a deduction: Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). The heaviest of them is Graha Maitri, where Mula: Jupiter · Chitra: Mercury gives 0.5 of 5.
A boundary is crossed and the result survives it: Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2. Varna, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot all read differently either side of it, and yet every one of the sixteen combinations still lands on 27 of 36 on the conservative reading. 120 of the 351 pairs are untouched by the pada altogether; this one is one of 26 touched everywhere except in the total.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Chitra and Mula, 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 | Chitra bride | Mula bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Mula: Kshatriya · Chitra: Vaishya |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Mula: Manav · Chitra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Chitra: Sadhaka (6) · from Mula: Pratyari (5) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Mula: Dog · Chitra: Tiger |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Mula: Jupiter · Chitra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Mula: Rakshasa · Chitra: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Sagittarius and Virgo — 4/10 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Mula: Adi (Vata) · Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 27–29 | 26–28 | Good |
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Mula: Jupiter · Chitra: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Chitra: Sadhaka (6) · from Mula: Pratyari (5). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Mula: Dog · Chitra: Tiger. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Chitra’s table and Mula’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Chitra runs Virgo 23°20′ – Libra 6°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 53°20′ and 80°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Chitra as bride first, Mula as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Chitra ↓ / Mula → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Virgo | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 |
| Pada 2Virgo | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 |
| Pada 3Libra | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 |
| Pada 4Libra | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 | 27 / 26 |
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 Chitra and Mula rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Chitra 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 — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Sagittarius and Virgo — 4/10 — outside the three forbidden distances of 6/8, 5/9 and 2/12, and it stays outside them in all sixteen pada combinations. Bhakoot is full at seven throughout.
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: Chitra to Mula is 6 and back is 23, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 6 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 — 6 with Chitra as bride, 23 with Mula — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Mula as the bride and not with Chitra.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Chitra is Mridu (tender), 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 27 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 5th place in Chitra's table, 3rd in Mula's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Chitra’s table
5th of 27
Mula scores 27 there outright. Chitra’s 27 partners run from 7 to 29 with a median of 20, so this one sits above the middle of what Chitra can reach — all 27 rows.
In Mula’s table
3rd of 27
Chitra scores 27 there, level with 1 other partner. Mula’s 27 partners run from 11 to 30 with a median of 21, so this one sits above the middle of what Mula 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 Chitra 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 good and the band above.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers and the guide to all 27 birth stars. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Chitra page and the Mula page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Chitra and Mula score?
Are Chitra and Mula compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Chitra and Mula?
Do Chitra and Mula have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Chitra to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Chitra 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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