Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Punarvasu and Mula nakshatra matching

13–15 of 36 with Punarvasu as bride, 13–15 with Mula as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana | Mula: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Rakshasa gana

Punarvasu as bride

13–15

of 36

Mula as bride

13–15

of 36

Across all padas

8.5–13

spread of 4.5

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 Punarvasu with Mula that leaves 3 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Vashya and Bhakoot — and 5 carrying a deduction: Nadi (0 of 8), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). The heaviest of them is Nadi, where Mula: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) gives 0 of 8.

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 8.5 to 13 of 36 depending on the padas. At 4.5 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 Mula, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Punarvasu with Mula 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	Mula bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Mula: Kshatriya · Punarvasu: Shudra
Vashya / 2	2	2	Mula: Manav · Punarvasu: Manav
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Punarvasu: Kshema (4) · from Mula: Vadha (7)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Mula: Dog · Punarvasu: Cat
Graha Maitri / 5	0.5	0.5	Mula: Jupiter · Punarvasu: Mercury
Gana / 6	0	1	Mula: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Sagittarius and Gemini — 7/7
Nadi / 8	0	0	Mula: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata)
Total / 36	13–15	13–15	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Mula: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Mula: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Mula: Jupiter · Punarvasu: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Punarvasu: Kshema (4) · from Mula: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Mula: Dog · 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 Mula’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ and Mula runs Sagittarius 0°00′ – 13°20′ — 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: Punarvasu as bride first, Mula as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 6.5 at the lowest and 13 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Punarvasu with Mula across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Punarvasu as bride then Mula as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Punarvasu ↓ / Mula →	Pada 1Sagittarius	Pada 2Sagittarius	Pada 3Sagittarius	Pada 4Sagittarius
Pada 1Gemini	13 / 13	13 / 13	13 / 13	13 / 13
Pada 2Gemini	13 / 13	13 / 13	13 / 13	13 / 13
Pada 3Gemini	13 / 13	13 / 13	13 / 13	13 / 13
Pada 4Cancer	6.5 / 8.5	6.5 / 8.5	6.5 / 8.5	6.5 / 8.5

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. 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

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 Mula are both Adi (Vata), 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 Punarvasu with Mula however well everything else goes.

Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1

In 4 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 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: Punarvasu to Mula is 13 and back is 16, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — present. 13 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 — 13 with Punarvasu as bride, 16 with Mula — 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 — Punarvasu is Chara (movable), Mula is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 13 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 25th place in Punarvasu's table, 23rd in Mula's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Punarvasu’s table

25th of 27

Mula scores 13 there outright. 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 Mula’s table

23rd of 27

Punarvasu scores 13 there, level with 1 other partner. Mula’s 27 partners run from 11 to 30 with a median of 21, so this one sits below the middle of what Mula 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 Punarvasu 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 Punarvasu page and the Mula page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Punarvasu and Mula score?

13–15 of 36 with Punarvasu as the bride and 13–15 with Mula as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 8.5 to 13, 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 Mula compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Punarvasu with Mula at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), 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 Gana and Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Punarvasu and Mula?

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 8.5 to 13 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 4.5 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 Mula 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 three recognised cancellations — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — do not apply to Punarvasu with Mula, 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 Punarvasu to be the bride or the groom?

It makes no difference to the total here — 13–15 either way. Varna and Gana are the only directional kootas, and for Punarvasu with Mula both land on cases that read the same in either direction. Only 37 of the 351 pairs are symmetric, so this is the unusual one.

Run It On the Real Padas

The grid above narrows Punarvasu and Mula to sixteen answers between 8.5 and 13. Two birth times pick one of them.

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