Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Mrigashira and Ardra nakshatra matching
22–25 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 23–26 with Ardra as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana
Mrigashira as bride
22–25
of 36
Ardra as bride
23–26
of 36
Across all padas
23–32
spread of 9
Reading the eight kootas in order for Mrigashira and Ardra: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Gemini and Taurus — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 5 of 6, Yoni at 1–3 of 4, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 3 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 22–25 one way round and 23–26 the other.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2, 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 23 to 32 of 36 depending on the padas. At 9 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Mrigashira and Ardra, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Mrigashira bride | Ardra bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Ardra: Shudra · Mrigashira: Vaishya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Ardra: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Mrigashira: Sampat (2) · from Ardra: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Ardra: Dog · Mrigashira: Serpent |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Ardra: Mercury · Mrigashira: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Ardra: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Gemini and Taurus — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Ardra: Adi (Vata) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 22–25 | 23–26 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Gemini and Taurus — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Ardra: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Ardra: Dog · Mrigashira: Serpent. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Ardra: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Ardra: Shudra · Mrigashira: Vaishya. 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 Mrigashira’s table and Ardra’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ — 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: Mrigashira as bride first, Ardra as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 22 at the lowest and 32 at the highest.
| Mrigashira ↓ / Ardra → | Pada 1Gemini | Pada 2Gemini | Pada 3Gemini | Pada 4Gemini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Taurus | 22 / 23 | 22 / 23 | 22 / 23 | 22 / 23 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 22 / 23 | 22 / 23 | 22 / 23 | 22 / 23 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the 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
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 — 8 of 8
Mrigashira is Madhya (Pitta) and Ardra 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 8 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: Venus 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: Mrigashira to Ardra is 2 and back is 27, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 2 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 — 2 with Mrigashira as bride, 27 with Ardra — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Ardra as the bride and not with Mrigashira.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Mrigashira is Mridu (tender), Ardra is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 23 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 10th place in Mrigashira's table, 12th in Ardra's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Mrigashira’s table
10th of 27
Ardra scores 23 there outright. Mrigashira’s 27 partners run from 9 to 35 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Mrigashira can reach — all 27 rows.
In Ardra’s table
12th of 27
Mrigashira scores 23 there, level with 1 other partner. Ardra’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Ardra 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 Mrigashira page and the Ardra page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Mrigashira and Ardra to sixteen answers between 23 and 32. Two birth times pick one of them.
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