Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Punarvasu and Hasta nakshatra matching

23.5–25.5 of 36 with Punarvasu as bride, 22.5–24.5 with Hasta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana | Hasta: Adi (Vata) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana

Punarvasu as bride

23.5–25.5

of 36

Hasta as bride

22.5–24.5

of 36

Across all padas

17.5–23.5

spread of 6

Reading the eight kootas in order for Punarvasu and Hasta: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata), so 0 of 8, with Tara at 1.5 of 3 and Yoni at 1–3 of 4 behind it. The remaining 5 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 23.5–25.5 one way round and 22.5–24.5 the other.

Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. 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 — so the total follows, anywhere from 17.5 to 23.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 6 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.

Koota by Koota

All eight kootas for Punarvasu and Hasta, 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 Punarvasu with Hasta at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Punarvasu bride	Hasta bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Hasta: Vaishya · Punarvasu: Shudra
Vashya / 2	2	2	Hasta: Manav · Punarvasu: Manav
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Punarvasu: Vadha (7) · from Hasta: Kshema (4)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Hasta: Buffalo · Punarvasu: Cat
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Hasta: Mercury · Punarvasu: Mercury
Gana / 6	6	6	Hasta: Deva · Punarvasu: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Virgo and Gemini — 4/10
Nadi / 8	0	0	Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata)
Total / 36	23.5–25.5	22.5–24.5	Acceptable

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Punarvasu: Vadha (7) · from Hasta: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Hasta: Buffalo · Punarvasu: Cat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.

Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Punarvasu’s table and Hasta’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ and Hasta runs Virgo 10°00′ – 23°20′ — 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: Punarvasu as bride first, Hasta as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 16.5 at the lowest and 23.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Punarvasu with Hasta across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Punarvasu as bride then Hasta as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Punarvasu ↓ / Hasta →	Pada 1Virgo	Pada 2Virgo	Pada 3Virgo	Pada 4Virgo
Pada 1Gemini	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5
Pada 2Gemini	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5
Pada 3Gemini	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5	23.5 / 22.5
Pada 4Cancer	16.5 / 17.5	16.5 / 17.5	16.5 / 17.5	16.5 / 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. 12 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 4 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

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 — 0 of 8

Punarvasu and Hasta are both Adi (Vata), so the plain rule gives nothing. The cancellation applies: Gemini and Virgo are both ruled by Mercury, which the texts hold voids Nadi dosha outright. Only 5 of the 108 same-nadi pairs qualify, so this is the uncommon case.

Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1

Virgo and Gemini — 4/10 — 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: Punarvasu to Hasta is 7 and back is 22, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — present. 7 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 — 7 with Punarvasu as bride, 22 with Hasta — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Hasta as the bride and not with Punarvasu.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Punarvasu is Chara (movable), Hasta is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 23.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 11th place in Punarvasu's table, 11th in Hasta's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Punarvasu’s table

11th of 27

Hasta scores 23.5 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.

In Hasta’s table

11th of 27

Punarvasu scores 23.5 there outright. Hasta’s 27 partners run from 9 to 28 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Hasta 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: how to check compatibility in a kundli and Venus, and what it decides about a marriage. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Punarvasu page and the Hasta page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Punarvasu and Hasta score?

23.5–25.5 of 36 with Punarvasu as the bride and 22.5–24.5 with Hasta as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 17.5 to 23.5, 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 Punarvasu and Hasta compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Punarvasu with Hasta at acceptable. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Tara (1.5 of 3) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. A koota scoring zero — here Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Punarvasu and Hasta?

Yes. 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 17.5 to 23.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 6 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Punarvasu and Hasta have Nadi dosha?

Yes on the plain rule: both birth stars fall in Adi (Vata), and a shared nadi scores 0 of 8 — the largest single deduction in Ashtakoot. The classical cancellation applies here, though, and it is not a technicality: Gemini and Virgo share Mercury as their lord, which the texts hold voids the dosha outright. 5 of the 108 same-nadi pairs qualify. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

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

On the arithmetic, Punarvasu on the bride's side scores higher — 23.5–25.5 against 22.5–24.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Punarvasu as bride to 0 with Hasta 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 Punarvasu and Hasta to sixteen answers between 17.5 and 23.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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