Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Punarvasu and Ashlesha nakshatra matching
15.5–16.5 of 36 with Punarvasu as bride, 15.5–16.5 with Ashlesha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana | Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Cat yoni · Rakshasa gana
Punarvasu as bride
15.5–16.5
of 36
Ashlesha as bride
15.5–16.5
of 36
Across all padas
15.5–29.5
spread of 14
Reading the eight kootas in order for Punarvasu and Ashlesha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Cancer and Gemini — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 0 of 6, Graha Maitri at 1 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 3 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 15.5–16.5 one way round and 15.5–16.5 the other.
A swing of 14 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 15.5 at the bottom, 29.5 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3. 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 Punarvasu and Ashlesha, 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 | Punarvasu bride | Ashlesha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Ashlesha: Brahmin · Punarvasu: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Ashlesha: Jalachar · Punarvasu: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Punarvasu: Vipat (3) · from Ashlesha: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 4 | 4 | Ashlesha: Cat · Punarvasu: Cat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 1 | 1 | Ashlesha: Moon · Punarvasu: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 1 | Ashlesha: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Cancer and Gemini — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 15.5–16.5 | 15.5–16.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Cancer and Gemini — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Ashlesha: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 1 of 5 — Ashlesha: Moon · Punarvasu: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Punarvasu: Vipat (3) · from Ashlesha: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Ashlesha: Jalachar · Punarvasu: Manav. 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 Punarvasu’s table and Ashlesha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ and Ashlesha runs Cancer 16°40′ – 30°00′ — 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: Punarvasu as bride first, Ashlesha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 15.5 at the lowest and 29.5 at the highest.
| Punarvasu ↓ / Ashlesha → | Pada 1Cancer | Pada 2Cancer | Pada 3Cancer | Pada 4Cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 | 15.5 / 15.5 |
| Pada 4Cancer | 28.5 / 29.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 | 28.5 / 29.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 0 and 1 guna, depending on the cell. 4 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 12 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 — 8 of 8
Punarvasu is Adi (Vata) and Ashlesha 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 12 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 Mercury and Moon, 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: Punarvasu to Ashlesha is 3 and back is 26, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 3 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 — 3 with Punarvasu as bride, 26 with Ashlesha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Ashlesha as the bride and not with Punarvasu.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Punarvasu is Chara (movable), Ashlesha is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 15.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 23rd place in Punarvasu's table, 19th in Ashlesha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Punarvasu’s table
23rd of 27
Ashlesha scores 15.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Punarvasu’s 27 partners run from 4 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Punarvasu can reach — all 27 rows.
In Ashlesha’s table
19th of 27
Punarvasu scores 15.5 there outright. Ashlesha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 18, so this one sits below the middle of what Ashlesha 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 Punarvasu page and the Ashlesha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Punarvasu and Ashlesha to sixteen answers between 15.5 and 29.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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