Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Krittika and Rohini nakshatra matching
12–14 of 36 with Krittika as bride, 10–12 with Rohini as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Krittika: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Sheep yoni · Rakshasa gana | Rohini: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Serpent yoni · Manushya gana
Krittika as bride
12–14
of 36
Rohini as bride
10–12
of 36
Across all padas
12–22
spread of 10
Of the eight kootas, 6 leave something on the table for this pair and 2 do not. Nadi is the largest at 0 of 8 — Rohini: Antya (Kapha) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha). The complete ones are Vashya and Tara, which is 5 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.
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 12 and 22, a swing of 10 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Krittika with Rohini. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna and Gana differ between them.
| Koota | Krittika bride | Rohini bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Rohini: Vaishya · Krittika: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Rohini: Chatushpada · Krittika: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Krittika: Sampat (2) · from Rohini: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Rohini: Serpent · Krittika: Sheep |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Rohini: Venus · Krittika: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 3 | 0 | Rohini: Manushya · Krittika: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Taurus and Aries — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Rohini: Antya (Kapha) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 12–14 | 10–12 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Rohini: Antya (Kapha) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha). The heaviest koota in the system, all or nothing.
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Taurus and Aries — 2/12. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
- Gana, 3 of 6 — Rohini: Manushya · Krittika: Rakshasa. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Rohini: Venus · Krittika: Mars. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Rohini: Serpent · Krittika: Sheep. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Rohini: Vaishya · Krittika: Kshatriya. The groom's rank has to reach the bride's and does not. One guna, and no tradition treats it as disqualifying.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Krittika’s table and Rohini’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Krittika runs Aries 26°40′ – Taurus 10°00′ and Rohini runs Taurus 10°00′ – 23°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 0°00′ and 26°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Krittika as bride first, Rohini as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 10 at the lowest and 22 at the highest.
| Krittika ↓ / Rohini → | Pada 1Taurus | Pada 2Taurus | Pada 3Taurus | Pada 4Taurus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 12 / 10 | 12 / 10 | 12 / 10 | 12 / 10 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 |
| Pada 3Taurus | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 |
| Pada 4Taurus | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 | 22 / 19 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 guna to every cell. 12 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 4 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 Rohini rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 0 of 8
Krittika and Rohini are both Antya (Kapha), so the plain rule gives nothing. None of the three recognised cancellations reaches this pair — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — so the eight guna are lost and 28 is the ceiling for Krittika with Rohini however well everything else goes.
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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Mars and Venus, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. Remedial practice for Nadi dosha is set out on the Nadi dosha page.
Two Tests Outside the 36
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Krittika and Rohini alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.
- Mahendra — absent. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Krittika to Rohini is 2. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 2 from Krittika and 27 from Rohini, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Rohini as the bride and not with Krittika.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Krittika is Mishra (mixed), Rohini is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 12 of 36 puts Rohini 26th among Krittika's 27 possible partners and Krittika 26th among Rohini's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Krittika’s table
26th of 27
Rohini scores 12 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 Rohini’s table
26th of 27
Krittika scores 12 there outright. Rohini’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 35 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Rohini can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
The whole of Ashtakoot for Krittika and Rohini rests on two arcs of the zodiac 13°20′ wide. Everything a chart is usually read for — the seventh house and its lord, Venus and Mars, Mangal dosha, the dasha each partner is running — sits outside those two arcs and outside this total, which is why below the conventional threshold is a starting point for a conversation and not the end of one.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the guide to all 27 birth stars and kundli matching for marriage, end to end. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Krittika page and the Rohini page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Krittika and Rohini score?
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Does the pada change the result for Krittika and Rohini?
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Krittika and Rohini to sixteen answers between 12 and 22. Two birth times pick one of them.
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