Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Krittika and Purva Phalguni nakshatra matching
21–24 of 36 with Krittika as bride, 18–21 with Purva Phalguni as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Krittika: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Sheep yoni · Rakshasa gana | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana
Krittika as bride
21–24
of 36
Purva Phalguni as bride
18–21
of 36
Across all padas
21–23
spread of 2
Reading the eight kootas in order for Krittika and Purva Phalguni: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Leo and Aries — 5/9, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 3 of 6, 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 21–24 one way round and 18–21 the other.
A swing of 2 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 21 at the bottom, 23 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Krittika runs from Aries into Taurus after pada 1. 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 Purva Phalguni, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Gana differs between them.
| Koota | Krittika bride | Purva Phalguni bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya · Krittika: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · Krittika: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Krittika: Ati-Mitra (9) · from Purva Phalguni: Sampat (2) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Phalguni: Rat · Krittika: Sheep |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Purva Phalguni: Sun · Krittika: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 3 | 0 | Purva Phalguni: Manushya · Krittika: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Leo and Aries — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 21–24 | 18–21 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Leo and Aries — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 3 of 6 — Purva Phalguni: Manushya · Krittika: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Phalguni: Rat · Krittika: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · 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 Purva Phalguni’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Krittika runs Aries 26°40′ – Taurus 10°00′ and Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 93°20′ and 120°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Krittika as bride first, Purva Phalguni as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 18 at the lowest and 23 at the highest.
| Krittika ↓ / Purva Phalguni → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Leo | Pada 3Leo | Pada 4Leo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 21 / 18 | 21 / 18 | 21 / 18 | 21 / 18 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 |
| Pada 3Taurus | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 |
| Pada 4Taurus | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 | 23 / 19 |
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 Purva Phalguni 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 — 0 of 7 at pada 1
In 4 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 Sun 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 Purva Phalguni is 9 and back is 20, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 9 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 — 9 with Krittika as bride, 20 with Purva Phalguni — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Purva Phalguni as the bride and not with Krittika.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Krittika is Mishra (mixed), Purva Phalguni is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 21 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 9th place in Krittika's table, 15th in Purva Phalguni's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Krittika’s table
9th of 27
Purva Phalguni scores 21 there, level with 3 other partners. 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 Purva Phalguni’s table
15th of 27
Krittika scores 21 there, level with 1 other partner. Purva Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 33 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Phalguni 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 Purva Phalguni page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Krittika and Purva Phalguni to sixteen answers between 21 and 23. Two birth times pick one of them.
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