Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Punarvasu and Uttara Ashadha nakshatra matching
24–27 of 36 with Punarvasu as bride, 23–26 with Uttara Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana | Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Mongoose yoni · Manushya gana
Punarvasu as bride
24–27
of 36
Uttara Ashadha as bride
23–26
of 36
Across all padas
20.5–24
spread of 3.5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Punarvasu and Uttara Ashadha: Graha Maitri is where the largest deduction falls — Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Punarvasu: Mercury, so 0.5 of 5, with 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 3 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 24–27 one way round and 23–26 the other.
A swing of 3.5 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 20.5 at the bottom, 24 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3 and Uttara Ashadha runs from Sagittarius into Capricorn after pada 1. 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 Uttara Ashadha, 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 | Punarvasu bride | Uttara Ashadha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Ashadha: Kshatriya · Punarvasu: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Ashadha: Chatushpada · Punarvasu: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Punarvasu: Sadhaka (6) · from Uttara Ashadha: Pratyari (5) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose · Punarvasu: Cat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Punarvasu: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Ashadha: Manushya · Punarvasu: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Sagittarius and Gemini — 7/7 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 24–27 | 23–26 | Acceptable |
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Punarvasu: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Punarvasu: Sadhaka (6) · from Uttara Ashadha: Pratyari (5). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Uttara Ashadha: Manushya · Punarvasu: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose · Punarvasu: Cat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Ashadha: Chatushpada · 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 Uttara Ashadha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ and Uttara Ashadha runs Sagittarius 26°40′ – Capricorn 10°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 160°00′ and 180°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Punarvasu as bride first, Uttara Ashadha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 19.5 at the lowest and 24 at the highest.
| Punarvasu ↓ / Uttara Ashadha → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Capricorn | Pada 3Capricorn | Pada 4Capricorn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 24 / 23 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 24 / 23 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 24 / 23 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 4Cancer | 19.5 / 20.5 | 23 / 24 | 23 / 24 | 23 / 24 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. All sixteen combinations clear the conventional threshold of 18. 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 Uttara Ashadha 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 — 7 of 7 at pada 1
In 10 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. 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 Uttara Ashadha is 15 and back is 14, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 15 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 — 15 with Punarvasu as bride, 14 with Uttara Ashadha — 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), Uttara Ashadha 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 24 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 8th place in Punarvasu's table, 10th in Uttara Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Punarvasu’s table
8th of 27
Uttara Ashadha scores 24 there, level with 2 other partners. 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 Uttara Ashadha’s table
10th of 27
Punarvasu scores 24 there, level with 2 other partners. Uttara Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 31 with a median of 22, so this one sits above the middle of what Uttara Ashadha 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 Uttara Ashadha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Punarvasu and Uttara Ashadha to sixteen answers between 20.5 and 24. Two birth times pick one of them.
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