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Mrigashira and Swati nakshatra matching

23–26 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 24–27 with Swati as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana

Mrigashira as bride

23–26

of 36

Swati as bride

24–27

of 36

Across all padas

24–26

spread of 2

Of the eight kootas, 4 leave something on the table for this pair and 4 do not. Bhakoot is the largest at 0 of 7 — Libra and Taurus — 6/8. The complete ones are Tara, Graha Maitri, Gana and Nadi, which is 22 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.

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 24 to 26 of 36 depending on the padas. At 2 guna the swing sits on the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.

Koota by Koota

Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Mrigashira with Swati. 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 Swati 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	Swati bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	0	1	Swati: Shudra · Mrigashira: Vaishya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Swati: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	3	3	Counting from Mrigashira: Sampat (2) · from Swati: Ati-Mitra (9)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Swati: Buffalo · Mrigashira: Serpent
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Swati: Venus · Mrigashira: Venus
Gana / 6	6	6	Swati: Deva · Mrigashira: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Libra and Taurus — 6/8
Nadi / 8	8	8	Swati: Antya (Kapha) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	23–26	24–27	Acceptable

Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Libra and Taurus — 6/8. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Swati: Buffalo · Mrigashira: Serpent. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Swati: Manav · Mrigashira: Chatushpada. Neither the same group nor the agreed zero, so the graded middle where lineages differ.
Varna, 0 of 1 — Swati: 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 Swati’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 120°00′ and 146°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Mrigashira as bride first, Swati as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 23 at the lowest and 26 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Mrigashira with Swati across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Mrigashira as bride then Swati as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Mrigashira ↓ / Swati →	Pada 1Libra	Pada 2Libra	Pada 3Libra	Pada 4Libra
Pada 1Taurus	23 / 24	23 / 24	23 / 24	23 / 24
Pada 2Taurus	23 / 24	23 / 24	23 / 24	23 / 24
Pada 3Gemini	26 / 26	26 / 26	26 / 26	26 / 26
Pada 4Gemini	26 / 26	26 / 26	26 / 26	26 / 26

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 Swati is Antya (Kapha). 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 every pada combination, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers all of them: both signs answer to Venus.

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 Swati 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 Swati is 11. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
Stri-Dirgha — satisfied both ways. This one is directional in earnest: 11 from Mrigashira and 18 from Swati, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds either way round here.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Mrigashira is Mridu (tender), Swati 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: 24 of 36 puts Swati 7th among Mrigashira's 27 possible partners and Mrigashira 11th among Swati's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.

In Mrigashira’s table

7th of 27

Swati scores 24 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 Swati’s table

11th of 27

Mrigashira scores 24 there outright. Swati’s 27 partners run from 10 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Swati can reach — all 27 rows.

What This Total Is Not

The whole of Ashtakoot for Mrigashira and Swati 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 Swati page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Mrigashira and Swati score?

23–26 of 36 with Mrigashira as the bride and 24–27 with Swati as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 24 to 26, 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 Swati compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Mrigashira with Swati at acceptable. The guna are lost on Bhakoot (0 of 7), 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 Swati?

Yes. Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini 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 24 to 26 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 2 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 Swati have Bhakoot dosha?

Yes, in every pada combination: Libra and Taurus — 6/8 puts the signs at a forbidden distance, which costs all seven guna. The commonly cited cancellation does apply — both signs are ruled by Venus — and 108 of the 252 affected pairs are cancelled this way. 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, Swati on the bride's side scores higher — 24–27 against 23–26. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 0 with Mrigashira as bride to 1 with Swati 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 Swati to sixteen answers between 24 and 26. Two birth times pick one of them.

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