Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Mrigashira and Jyeshtha nakshatra matching
21.5–24.5 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 21.5–24.5 with Jyeshtha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Deer yoni · Rakshasa gana
Mrigashira as bride
21.5–24.5
of 36
Jyeshtha as bride
21.5–24.5
of 36
Across all padas
12–21.5
spread of 9.5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Mrigashira and Jyeshtha: Gana is where the largest deduction falls — Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Mrigashira: Deva, so 0 of 6, with Graha Maitri at 3 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, 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 21.5–24.5 one way round and 21.5–24.5 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 12 to 21.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 9.5 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Mrigashira and Jyeshtha, 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 | Mrigashira bride | Jyeshtha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Jyeshtha: Brahmin · Mrigashira: Vaishya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Jyeshtha: Keet · Mrigashira: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Mrigashira: Pratyari (5) · from Jyeshtha: Sadhaka (6) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Jyeshtha: Deer · Mrigashira: Serpent |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Jyeshtha: Mars · Mrigashira: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 1 | Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Mrigashira: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Scorpio and Taurus — 7/7 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 21.5–24.5 | 21.5–24.5 | Acceptable |
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Mrigashira: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Jyeshtha: Mars · Mrigashira: Venus. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Mrigashira: Pratyari (5) · from Jyeshtha: Sadhaka (6). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Jyeshtha: Deer · Mrigashira: Serpent. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Jyeshtha: Keet · 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 Jyeshtha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Jyeshtha runs Scorpio 16°40′ – 30°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 160°00′ and 180°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Mrigashira as bride first, Jyeshtha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 12 at the lowest and 21.5 at the highest.
| Mrigashira ↓ / Jyeshtha → | Pada 1Scorpio | Pada 2Scorpio | Pada 3Scorpio | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Taurus | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. 8 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 8 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
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 Jyeshtha 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 — 7 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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Venus and Mars, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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 Jyeshtha is 14 and back is 15, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 14 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 — 14 with Mrigashira as bride, 15 with Jyeshtha — 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), Jyeshtha is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 21.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 13th place in Mrigashira's table, 10th in Jyeshtha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Mrigashira’s table
13th of 27
Jyeshtha scores 21.5 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 Jyeshtha’s table
10th of 27
Mrigashira scores 21.5 there outright. Jyeshtha’s 27 partners run from 4 to 31 with a median of 19, so this one sits above the middle of what Jyeshtha 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 Mrigashira page and the Jyeshtha page.
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Mrigashira and Jyeshtha to sixteen answers between 12 and 21.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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