Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Krittika and Mula nakshatra matching
22.5–25.5 of 36 with Krittika as bride, 22.5–25.5 with Mula as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Krittika: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Sheep yoni · Rakshasa gana | Mula: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Rakshasa gana
Krittika as bride
22.5–25.5
of 36
Mula as bride
22.5–25.5
of 36
Across all padas
18–22.5
spread of 4.5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Krittika and Mula: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5, so 0 of 7, with Tara at 1.5 of 3, 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 22.5–25.5 one way round and 22.5–25.5 the other.
The pada decides part of this one. Krittika runs from Aries into Taurus after pada 1, and 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. Across the sixteen combinations the total moves between 18 and 22.5, a swing of 4.5 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Krittika and Mula, 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 | Krittika bride | Mula bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Mula: Kshatriya · Krittika: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Mula: Manav · Krittika: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Krittika: Mitra (8) · from Mula: Vipat (3) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Mula: Dog · Krittika: Sheep |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Mula: Jupiter · Krittika: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Mula: Rakshasa · Krittika: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Mula: Adi (Vata) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 22.5–25.5 | 22.5–25.5 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Aries — 9/5. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Krittika: Mitra (8) · from Mula: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Mula: Dog · Krittika: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Mula: Manav · Krittika: 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 Krittika’s table and Mula’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Krittika runs Aries 26°40′ – Taurus 10°00′ 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 133°20′ and 160°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Krittika as bride first, Mula as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 17 at the lowest and 22.5 at the highest.
| Krittika ↓ / Mula → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 22.5 / 22.5 | 22.5 / 22.5 | 22.5 / 22.5 | 22.5 / 22.5 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 |
| Pada 3Taurus | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 |
| Pada 4Taurus | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 | 18 / 17 |
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
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 Krittika and Mula rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Krittika is Antya (Kapha) 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 — 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. 4 of those 16 cells carry the cancellation and the rest do not, so the pada decides not just the score but whether the relief clause is available.
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 Mula is 17 and back is 12, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 17 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 — 17 with Krittika as bride, 12 with Mula — 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 — Krittika is Mishra (mixed), 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 22.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 7th place in Krittika's table, 10th in Mula's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Krittika’s table
7th of 27
Mula scores 22.5 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 Mula’s table
10th of 27
Krittika scores 22.5 there outright. 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
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 Krittika page and the Mula page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Krittika and Mula to sixteen answers between 18 and 22.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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