Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Krittika and Swati nakshatra matching
13.5–16.5 of 36 with Krittika as bride, 13.5–16.5 with Swati as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Krittika: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Sheep yoni · Rakshasa gana | Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana
Krittika as bride
13.5–16.5
of 36
Swati as bride
13.5–16.5
of 36
Across all padas
8.5–13.5
spread of 5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Krittika and Swati: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Swati: Antya (Kapha) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha), so 0 of 8, with Gana at 1 of 6, Graha Maitri at 3 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 one remaining koota is complete, which puts the pair at 13.5–16.5 one way round and 13.5–16.5 the other.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. 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 — so the total follows, anywhere from 8.5 to 13.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 5 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Krittika and Swati, 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 | Swati bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Swati: Shudra · Krittika: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Swati: Manav · Krittika: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Krittika: Kshema (4) · from Swati: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Swati: Buffalo · Krittika: Sheep |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Swati: Venus · Krittika: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 1 | 0 | Swati: Deva · Krittika: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Libra and Aries — 7/7 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Swati: Antya (Kapha) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 13.5–16.5 | 13.5–16.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Swati: Antya (Kapha) · Krittika: Antya (Kapha). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Gana, 1 of 6 — Swati: Deva · Krittika: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Swati: Venus · Krittika: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Krittika: Kshema (4) · from Swati: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Swati: Buffalo · Krittika: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Swati: 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 — Swati: 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 Swati’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Krittika runs Aries 26°40′ – Taurus 10°00′ and Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 146°40′ and 173°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Krittika as bride first, Swati as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 8.5 at the lowest and 13.5 at the highest.
| Krittika ↓ / Swati → | Pada 1Libra | Pada 2Libra | Pada 3Libra | Pada 4Libra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 13.5 / 13.5 | 13.5 / 13.5 | 13.5 / 13.5 | 13.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 |
| Pada 3Taurus | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 |
| Pada 4Taurus | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 | 8.5 / 8.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. 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
The two heavy kootas, checked with their cancellations. Neither gives a partial score, so each is worth 8 and 7 guna outright or nothing at all.
Nadi Koota — 0 of 8
Krittika and Swati 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 Swati however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
In 12 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 Venus are mutual friends in the natural friendship table.
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
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Krittika to Swati is 13 and back is 16, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 13 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 — 13 with Krittika as bride, 16 with Swati — 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), Swati is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 13.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 23rd place in Krittika's table, 23rd in Swati's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Krittika’s table
23rd of 27
Swati scores 13.5 there, level with 2 other partners. 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 Swati’s table
23rd of 27
Krittika scores 13.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Swati’s 27 partners run from 10 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Swati 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 Swati page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Krittika and Swati to sixteen answers between 8.5 and 13.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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