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Mrigashira and Chitra nakshatra matching

10–13 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 11–14 with Chitra as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana

Mrigashira as bride

10–13

of 36

Chitra as bride

11–14

of 36

Across all padas

11–19

spread of 8

Reading the eight kootas in order for Mrigashira and Chitra: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta), so 0 of 8, with Bhakoot at 0 of 7, Gana at 0 of 6, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 3 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 10–13 one way round and 11–14 the other.

A swing of 8 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 11 at the bottom, 19 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2 and Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2. 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 Mrigashira and Chitra, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Mrigashira with Chitra at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Mrigashira bride	Chitra bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	1	Chitra: Vaishya · Mrigashira: Vaishya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Chitra: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	3	3	Counting from Mrigashira: Janma (1) · from Chitra: Janma (1)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Chitra: Tiger · Mrigashira: Serpent
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Chitra: Mercury · Mrigashira: Venus
Gana / 6	0	1	Chitra: Rakshasa · Mrigashira: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Virgo and Taurus — 5/9
Nadi / 8	0	0	Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	10–13	11–14	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Virgo and Taurus — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Chitra: Rakshasa · Mrigashira: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Chitra: Tiger · Mrigashira: Serpent. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Chitra: Manav · Mrigashira: 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 Mrigashira’s table and Chitra’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Chitra runs Virgo 23°20′ – Libra 6°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 106°40′ and 133°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Mrigashira as bride first, Chitra as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 9 at the lowest and 19 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Mrigashira with Chitra across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Mrigashira as bride then Chitra as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Mrigashira ↓ / Chitra →	Pada 1Virgo	Pada 2Virgo	Pada 3Libra	Pada 4Libra
Pada 1Taurus	10 / 11	10 / 11	9 / 11	9 / 11
Pada 2Taurus	10 / 11	10 / 11	9 / 11	9 / 11
Pada 3Gemini	19 / 19	19 / 19	12 / 13	12 / 13
Pada 4Gemini	19 / 19	19 / 19	12 / 13	12 / 13

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. 4 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 12 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

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 — 0 of 8

Mrigashira and Chitra are both Madhya (Pitta), 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 Mrigashira with Chitra however well everything else goes.

Bhakoot Koota — 0 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: 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. 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: Mrigashira to Chitra is 10 and back is 19, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — present. 10 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 — 10 with Mrigashira as bride, 19 with Chitra — 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 — Mrigashira is Mridu (tender), Chitra is Mridu (tender) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 11 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 25th place in Mrigashira's table, 25th in Chitra's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Mrigashira’s table

25th of 27

Chitra scores 11 there, level with 1 other partner. Mrigashira’s 27 partners run from 9 to 35 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Mrigashira can reach — all 27 rows.

In Chitra’s table

25th of 27

Mrigashira scores 11 there outright. Chitra’s 27 partners run from 7 to 29 with a median of 20, so this one sits below the middle of what Chitra 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 Chitra page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Mrigashira and Chitra score?

10–13 of 36 with Mrigashira as the bride and 11–14 with Chitra as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 11 to 19, and the grid on this page gives every cell. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Mrigashira and Chitra compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Mrigashira with Chitra at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. A koota scoring zero — here Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Mrigashira and Chitra?

Yes. Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2 and Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are read from the Moon rashi rather than from the nakshatra, so 15 of the 36 guna move with that boundary. The total ranges from 11 to 19 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 8 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Mrigashira and Chitra have Nadi dosha?

Yes on the plain rule: both birth stars fall in Madhya (Pitta), and a shared nadi scores 0 of 8 — the largest single deduction in Ashtakoot. The three recognised cancellations — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — do not apply to Mrigashira with Chitra, so the eight guna are genuinely lost. That leaves a ceiling of 28 for this pair however well the other seven go. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

Is it better for Mrigashira to be the bride or the groom?

On the arithmetic, Chitra on the bride's side scores higher — 11–14 against 10–13. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Gana goes from 0 with Mrigashira as bride to 1 with Chitra as bride. 314 of the 351 pairs move like this, so a calculator that takes two stars without asking who is the bride has picked a direction for you.

Run It On the Real Padas

The grid above narrows Mrigashira and Chitra to sixteen answers between 11 and 19. Two birth times pick one of them.

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