Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Krittika and Dhanishta nakshatra matching
24–27 of 36 with Krittika as bride, 25–28 with Dhanishta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Krittika: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Sheep yoni · Rakshasa gana | Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Lion yoni · Rakshasa gana
Krittika as bride
24–27
of 36
Dhanishta as bride
25–28
of 36
Across all padas
22.5–29.5
spread of 7
Reading the eight kootas in order for Krittika and Dhanishta: Graha Maitri is where the largest deduction falls — Dhanishta: Saturn · Krittika: Mars, so 0.5 of 5, with Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 3 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 24–27 one way round and 25–28 the other.
A swing of 7 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 22.5 at the bottom, 29.5 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Krittika runs from Aries into Taurus after pada 1 and Dhanishta runs from Capricorn into Aquarius 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 Krittika and Dhanishta, 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 | Krittika bride | Dhanishta bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Dhanishta: Vaishya · Krittika: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Dhanishta: Jalachar · Krittika: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Krittika: Vipat (3) · from Dhanishta: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Dhanishta: Lion · Krittika: Sheep |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dhanishta: Saturn · Krittika: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Dhanishta: Rakshasa · Krittika: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Capricorn and Aries — 10/4 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 24–27 | 25–28 | Good |
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Dhanishta: Saturn · Krittika: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Krittika: Vipat (3) · from Dhanishta: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Dhanishta: Lion · Krittika: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Dhanishta: Jalachar · Krittika: Chatushpada. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Dhanishta: Vaishya · Krittika: Kshatriya. A deliberately one-way test on rank, failed in this direction. It is one point of thirty-six.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Krittika’s table and Dhanishta’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Krittika runs Aries 26°40′ – Taurus 10°00′ and Dhanishta runs Capricorn 23°20′ – Aquarius 6°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 80°00′ and 106°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Krittika as bride first, Dhanishta as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 22.5 at the lowest and 29.5 at the highest.
| Krittika ↓ / Dhanishta → | Pada 1Capricorn | Pada 2Capricorn | Pada 3Aquarius | Pada 4Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 24 / 25 | 24 / 25 | 24 / 25 | 24 / 25 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 22.5 / 22.5 | 22.5 / 22.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 |
| Pada 3Taurus | 22.5 / 22.5 | 22.5 / 22.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 |
| Pada 4Taurus | 22.5 / 22.5 | 22.5 / 22.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 |
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
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 — 8 of 8
Krittika is Antya (Kapha) and Dhanishta is Madhya (Pitta). 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
In 6 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers each of those cells: Mars and Saturn 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: Krittika to Dhanishta is 21 and back is 8, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 21 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 — 21 with Krittika as bride, 8 with Dhanishta — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Krittika as the bride and not with Dhanishta.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Krittika is Mishra (mixed), Dhanishta is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 25 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 5th place in Krittika's table, 5th in Dhanishta's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Krittika’s table
5th of 27
Dhanishta scores 25 there, level with 1 other partner. Krittika’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 30 with a median of 20, so this one sits above the middle of what Krittika can reach — all 27 rows.
In Dhanishta’s table
5th of 27
Krittika scores 25 there, level with 2 other partners. Dhanishta’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 29.5 with a median of 19, so this one sits above the middle of what Dhanishta 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 Krittika page and the Dhanishta page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Krittika and Dhanishta to sixteen answers between 22.5 and 29.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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