Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Mrigashira and Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra matching
16–19 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 15–18 with Uttara Bhadrapada as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana
Mrigashira as bride
16–19
of 36
Uttara Bhadrapada as bride
15–18
of 36
Across all padas
16
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Mrigashira and Uttara Bhadrapada: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta), so 0 of 8, with Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Gana at 5 of 6, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 16–19 one way round and 15–18 the other.
A boundary is crossed and the result survives it: Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2. Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot all read differently either side of it, and yet every one of the sixteen combinations still lands on 16 of 36 on the conservative reading. 120 of the 351 pairs are untouched by the pada altogether; this one is one of 26 touched everywhere except in the total.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Mrigashira and Uttara Bhadrapada, 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.
| Koota | Mrigashira bride | Uttara Bhadrapada bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Brahmin · Mrigashira: Vaishya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Mrigashira: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Mrigashira: Kshema (4) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Mrigashira: Serpent |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Mrigashira: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Pisces and Taurus — 11/3 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 16–19 | 15–18 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Mrigashira: Venus. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Mrigashira: Kshema (4) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Mrigashira: Serpent. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · 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 Uttara Bhadrapada’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Uttara Bhadrapada runs Pisces 3°20′ – 16°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 66°40′ and 93°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Mrigashira as bride first, Uttara Bhadrapada as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Mrigashira ↓ / Uttara Bhadrapada → | Pada 1Pisces | Pada 2Pisces | Pada 3Pisces | Pada 4Pisces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Taurus | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 | 16 / 15 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. 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 Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Pisces and Taurus — 11/3 — outside the three forbidden distances of 6/8, 5/9 and 2/12, and it stays outside them in all sixteen pada combinations. Bhakoot is full at seven throughout.
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 Uttara Bhadrapada is 22 and back is 7, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 22 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 one way. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 22 with Mrigashira as bride, 7 with Uttara Bhadrapada — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Mrigashira as the bride and not with Uttara Bhadrapada.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Mrigashira is Mridu (tender), Uttara Bhadrapada is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 16 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 21st place in Mrigashira's table, 21st in Uttara Bhadrapada's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Mrigashira’s table
21st of 27
Uttara Bhadrapada scores 16 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 Uttara Bhadrapada’s table
21st of 27
Mrigashira scores 16 there, level with 1 other partner. Uttara Bhadrapada’s 27 partners run from 13 to 32 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Mrigashira and Uttara Bhadrapada score?
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Is it better for Mrigashira to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Mrigashira and Uttara Bhadrapada, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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