Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Punarvasu and Shatabhisha nakshatra matching

11–13 of 36 with Punarvasu as bride, 12–14 with Shatabhisha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Rakshasa gana

Punarvasu as bride

11–13

of 36

Shatabhisha as bride

12–14

of 36

Across all padas

6.5–12

spread of 5.5

Punarvasu and Shatabhisha come to 11–13 of 36 with Punarvasu on the bride's side and 12–14 with Shatabhisha on it. What sits behind those two figures: Varna, Vashya and Tara score in full, while Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (4 of 5) and Yoni (1–3 of 4) do not, and Nadi on its own accounts for 8 of the guna that go missing.

A swing of 5.5 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 6.5 at the bottom, 12 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

Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Punarvasu with Shatabhisha. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Gana differs between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Punarvasu with Shatabhisha 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	Shatabhisha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	1	Shatabhisha: Shudra · Punarvasu: Shudra
Vashya / 2	2	2	Shatabhisha: Manav · Punarvasu: Manav
Tara / 3	3	3	Counting from Punarvasu: Ati-Mitra (9) · from Shatabhisha: Sampat (2)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Shatabhisha: Horse · Punarvasu: Cat
Graha Maitri / 5	4	4	Shatabhisha: Saturn · Punarvasu: Mercury
Gana / 6	0	1	Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Aquarius and Gemini — 9/5
Nadi / 8	0	0	Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata)
Total / 36	11–13	12–14	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata). The heaviest koota in the system, all or nothing.
Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Aquarius and Gemini — 9/5. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Shatabhisha: Saturn · Punarvasu: Mercury. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Shatabhisha: Horse · Punarvasu: Cat. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.

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

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ and Shatabhisha runs Aquarius 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: Punarvasu as bride first, Shatabhisha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 4.5 at the lowest and 12 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Punarvasu with Shatabhisha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Punarvasu as bride then Shatabhisha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Punarvasu ↓ / Shatabhisha →	Pada 1Aquarius	Pada 2Aquarius	Pada 3Aquarius	Pada 4Aquarius
Pada 1Gemini	11 / 12	11 / 12	11 / 12	11 / 12
Pada 2Gemini	11 / 12	11 / 12	11 / 12	11 / 12
Pada 3Gemini	11 / 12	11 / 12	11 / 12	11 / 12
Pada 4Cancer	4.5 / 6.5	4.5 / 6.5	4.5 / 6.5	4.5 / 6.5

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

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

Punarvasu and Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha however well everything else goes.

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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Mercury and Saturn, 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

The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Punarvasu and Shatabhisha 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 Punarvasu to Shatabhisha is 18. 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: 18 from Punarvasu and 11 from Shatabhisha, 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 — Punarvasu is Chara (movable), Shatabhisha 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: 12 of 36 puts Shatabhisha 26th among Punarvasu's 27 possible partners and Punarvasu 26th among Shatabhisha's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.

In Punarvasu’s table

26th of 27

Shatabhisha scores 12 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 Shatabhisha’s table

26th of 27

Punarvasu scores 12 there outright. Shatabhisha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Shatabhisha can reach — all 27 rows.

What This Total Is Not

Across every pairing of two Moon positions that can exist, 63.6% clear 18 and the median total is 20.5, so clearing the conventional bar is the ordinary result rather than a distinction. The ceiling is 35, not 36 — no pairing of Punarvasu and Shatabhisha or of anything else reaches a perfect score, and a site reporting one has added something to the arithmetic.

Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: Venus, and what it decides about a marriage and the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Punarvasu page and the Shatabhisha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Punarvasu and Shatabhisha score?

11–13 of 36 with Punarvasu as the bride and 12–14 with Shatabhisha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 6.5 to 12, 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 Shatabhisha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Punarvasu with Shatabhisha at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (4 of 5) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). Read that as a filter result, not as a recommendation. A koota scoring zero — here Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Punarvasu and Shatabhisha?

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 6.5 to 12 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 5.5 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 Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha, 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?

On the arithmetic, Shatabhisha on the bride's side scores higher — 12–14 against 11–13. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Gana goes from 0 with Punarvasu as bride to 1 with Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha to sixteen answers between 6.5 and 12. Two birth times pick one of them.

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