Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Krittika and Punarvasu nakshatra matching
19–22 of 36 with Krittika as bride, 19–22 with Punarvasu as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Krittika: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Sheep yoni · Rakshasa gana | Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana
Krittika as bride
19–22
of 36
Punarvasu as bride
19–22
of 36
Across all padas
16.5–23.5
spread of 7
Reading the eight kootas in order for Krittika and Punarvasu: Gana is where the largest deduction falls — Punarvasu: Deva · Krittika: Rakshasa, so 1 of 6, with Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, 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 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 19–22 one way round and 19–22 the other.
The pada decides part of this one. Krittika runs from Aries into Taurus after pada 1 and Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3, 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 16.5 and 23.5, a swing of 7 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Krittika and Punarvasu, 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.
| Koota | Krittika bride | Punarvasu bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Punarvasu: Shudra · Krittika: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Punarvasu: Manav · Krittika: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Krittika: Pratyari (5) · from Punarvasu: Sadhaka (6) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Punarvasu: Cat · Krittika: Sheep |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Punarvasu: Mercury · Krittika: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 1 | 0 | Punarvasu: Deva · Krittika: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Gemini and Aries — 3/11 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 19–22 | 19–22 | Acceptable |
- Gana, 1 of 6 — Punarvasu: Deva · Krittika: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Punarvasu: Mercury · Krittika: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Krittika: Pratyari (5) · from Punarvasu: Sadhaka (6). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Punarvasu: Cat · Krittika: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Punarvasu: Manav · Krittika: Chatushpada. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Punarvasu: Shudra · 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 Punarvasu’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Krittika runs Aries 26°40′ – Taurus 10°00′ and Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 40°00′ and 66°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Krittika as bride first, Punarvasu as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 16.5 at the lowest and 23.5 at the highest.
| Krittika ↓ / Punarvasu → | Pada 1Gemini | Pada 2Gemini | Pada 3Gemini | Pada 4Cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 19 / 19 | 19 / 19 | 19 / 19 | 23.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 16.5 / 16.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 | 20 / 18 |
| Pada 3Taurus | 16.5 / 16.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 | 20 / 18 |
| Pada 4Taurus | 16.5 / 16.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 | 20 / 18 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. 7 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 9 do not. 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 Punarvasu rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Krittika is Antya (Kapha) and Punarvasu 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
In 9 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 Mercury 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 Punarvasu is 5 and back is 24, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 5 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 — 5 with Krittika as bride, 24 with Punarvasu — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Punarvasu as the bride and not with Krittika.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Krittika is Mishra (mixed), Punarvasu is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 19 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 17th place in Krittika's table, 20th in Punarvasu's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Krittika’s table
17th of 27
Punarvasu scores 19 there outright. Krittika’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 30 with a median of 20, so this one sits below the middle of what Krittika can reach — all 27 rows.
In Punarvasu’s table
20th of 27
Krittika scores 19 there outright. Punarvasu’s 27 partners run from 4 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Punarvasu 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 Punarvasu page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Krittika and Punarvasu to sixteen answers between 16.5 and 23.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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