Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Mrigashira and Purva Ashadha nakshatra matching

9–12 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 8–11 with Purva Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana

Mrigashira as bride

9–12

of 36

Purva Ashadha as bride

8–11

of 36

Across all padas

9–18

spread of 9

Four of the eight kootas — Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi — are settled by the two birth stars alone, before anyone asks about a pada; the other four are read from the Moon rashi, which a pada can move. For Mrigashira with Purva Ashadha that leaves 1 of the eight at full marks — Varna — and 7 carrying a deduction: Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Nadi, where Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) gives 0 of 8.

A swing of 9 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 9 at the bottom, 18 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2 and Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada. 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 Purva Ashadha, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Mrigashira with Purva Ashadha 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	Purva Ashadha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Mrigashira: Vaishya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Purva Ashadha: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Mrigashira: Vadha (7) · from Purva Ashadha: Kshema (4)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Mrigashira: Serpent
Graha Maitri / 5	0.5	0.5	Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Mrigashira: Venus
Gana / 6	5	5	Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Sagittarius and Taurus — 8/6
Nadi / 8	0	0	Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	9–12	8–11	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Taurus — 8/6. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Mrigashira: Venus. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Mrigashira: Vadha (7) · from Purva Ashadha: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Gana, 5 of 6 — Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Mrigashira: Serpent. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Purva Ashadha: 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 Purva Ashadha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Purva Ashadha runs Sagittarius 13°20′ – 26°40′ — 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: Mrigashira as bride first, Purva Ashadha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 8 at the lowest and 18 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Mrigashira with Purva Ashadha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Mrigashira as bride then Purva Ashadha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Mrigashira ↓ / Purva Ashadha →	Pada 1Sagittarius	Pada 2Sagittarius	Pada 3Sagittarius	Pada 4Sagittarius
Pada 1Taurus	9 / 8	11 / 10	11 / 10	11 / 10
Pada 2Taurus	9 / 8	11 / 10	11 / 10	11 / 10
Pada 3Gemini	18 / 17	16 / 15	16 / 15	16 / 15
Pada 4Gemini	18 / 17	16 / 15	16 / 15	16 / 15

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. 2 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 14 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 Purva Ashadha 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 Purva Ashadha however well everything else goes.

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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Venus and Jupiter, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.

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 Purva Ashadha is 16 and back is 13, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — present. 16 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 — 16 with Mrigashira as bride, 13 with Purva Ashadha — 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), Purva Ashadha is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 9 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 27th place in Mrigashira's table, 27th in Purva Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Mrigashira’s table

27th of 27

Purva Ashadha scores 9 there outright. 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 Purva Ashadha’s table

27th of 27

Mrigashira scores 9 there outright. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Ashadha can reach — all 27 rows.

What This Total Is Not

One number cannot carry a marriage. Ashtakoot reads a single point from each chart — the Moon — so two people born hours apart with the Moon in Mrigashira score identically here whatever else their charts do. The seventh house and its lord, Venus, Mars and Mangal dosha, and the dasha each partner is running are all outside it, and any of them can matter more than the difference between below the conventional threshold and the band above.

Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers and the guide to all 27 birth stars. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Mrigashira page and the Purva Ashadha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Mrigashira and Purva Ashadha score?

9–12 of 36 with Mrigashira as the bride and 8–11 with Purva Ashadha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 9 to 18, 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 Purva Ashadha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Mrigashira with Purva Ashadha 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), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 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 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 Purva Ashadha?

Yes. Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2 and Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada, 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 9 to 18 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 9 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 Purva Ashadha 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 Purva Ashadha, 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, Mrigashira on the bride's side scores higher — 9–12 against 8–11. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Mrigashira as bride to 0 with Purva Ashadha 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 Purva Ashadha to sixteen answers between 9 and 18. Two birth times pick one of them.

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