Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Mrigashira and Punarvasu nakshatra matching

21.5–24.5 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 22.5–25.5 with Punarvasu as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana

Mrigashira as bride

21.5–24.5

of 36

Punarvasu as bride

22.5–25.5

of 36

Across all padas

18.5–31.5

spread of 13

Of the eight kootas, 5 leave something on the table for this pair and 3 do not. Bhakoot is the largest at 0 of 7 — Gemini and Taurus — 2/12. The complete ones are Graha Maitri, Gana and Nadi, which is 19 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.

The pada decides part of this one. Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2 and Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3, 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 18.5 and 31.5, a swing of 13 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 Mrigashira with Punarvasu. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna differs between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Mrigashira with Punarvasu 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	Punarvasu bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	0	1	Punarvasu: Shudra · Mrigashira: Vaishya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Punarvasu: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Mrigashira: Vipat (3) · from Punarvasu: Mitra (8)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Punarvasu: Cat · Mrigashira: Serpent
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Punarvasu: Mercury · Mrigashira: Venus
Gana / 6	6	6	Punarvasu: Deva · Mrigashira: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Gemini and Taurus — 2/12
Nadi / 8	8	8	Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	21.5–24.5	22.5–25.5	Acceptable

Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Gemini and Taurus — 2/12. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Mrigashira: Vipat (3) · from Punarvasu: Mitra (8). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Punarvasu: Cat · Mrigashira: Serpent. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Punarvasu: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada. Neither the same group nor the agreed zero, so the graded middle where lineages differ.
Varna, 0 of 1 — Punarvasu: Shudra · Mrigashira: Vaishya. 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 Mrigashira’s table and Punarvasu’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 13°20′ and 40°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Mrigashira as bride first, Punarvasu as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 17.5 at the lowest and 31.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Mrigashira with Punarvasu across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Mrigashira as bride then Punarvasu as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Mrigashira ↓ / Punarvasu →	Pada 1Gemini	Pada 2Gemini	Pada 3Gemini	Pada 4Cancer
Pada 1Taurus	21.5 / 22.5	21.5 / 22.5	21.5 / 22.5	25 / 24
Pada 2Taurus	21.5 / 22.5	21.5 / 22.5	21.5 / 22.5	25 / 24
Pada 3Gemini	31.5 / 31.5	31.5 / 31.5	31.5 / 31.5	18.5 / 17.5
Pada 4Gemini	31.5 / 31.5	31.5 / 31.5	31.5 / 31.5	18.5 / 17.5

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

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 Mrigashira and Punarvasu rather than guessed at.

Nadi Koota — 8 of 8

Mrigashira is Madhya (Pitta) and Punarvasu 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. 6 of those 8 cells carry the cancellation and the rest do not, so the pada decides not just the score but whether the relief clause is available.

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

The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Mrigashira and Punarvasu 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 Mrigashira to Punarvasu is 3. 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: 3 from Mrigashira and 26 from Punarvasu, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Punarvasu as the bride and not with Mrigashira.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Mrigashira is Mridu (tender), Punarvasu is Chara (movable) — 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: 22.5 of 36 puts Punarvasu 11th among Mrigashira's 27 possible partners and Mrigashira 12th among Punarvasu's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.

In Mrigashira’s table

11th of 27

Punarvasu scores 22.5 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 above the middle of what Mrigashira can reach — all 27 rows.

In Punarvasu’s table

12th of 27

Mrigashira scores 22.5 there outright. Punarvasu’s 27 partners run from 4 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Punarvasu can reach — all 27 rows.

What This Total Is Not

The whole of Ashtakoot for Mrigashira and Punarvasu 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 acceptable 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 Mrigashira page and the Punarvasu page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Mrigashira and Punarvasu score?

21.5–24.5 of 36 with Mrigashira as the bride and 22.5–25.5 with Punarvasu as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 18.5 to 31.5, 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 Punarvasu compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Mrigashira with Punarvasu at acceptable. The guna are lost on Bhakoot (0 of 7), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1). Read that as a filter result, not as a recommendation. A koota scoring zero — here Varna and Bhakoot — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Mrigashira and Punarvasu?

Yes. Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2 and Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3, 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 18.5 to 31.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 13 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 Punarvasu have Bhakoot dosha?

In 8 of the sixteen pada combinations, yes — a sign boundary decides it. 6 of those 8 carry the classical cancellation. In the remaining 8, Bhakoot is full at seven. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

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

On the arithmetic, Punarvasu on the bride's side scores higher — 22.5–25.5 against 21.5–24.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 0 with Mrigashira as bride to 1 with Punarvasu 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 Punarvasu to sixteen answers between 18.5 and 31.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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