Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Punarvasu and Vishakha nakshatra matching

20–22 of 36 with Punarvasu as bride, 21–23 with Vishakha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Punarvasu: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cat yoni · Deva gana | Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana

Punarvasu as bride

20–22

of 36

Vishakha as bride

21–23

of 36

Across all padas

13.5–21.5

spread of 8

Punarvasu and Vishakha come to 20–22 of 36 with Punarvasu on the bride's side and 21–23 with Vishakha on it. What sits behind those two figures: Varna, Vashya, Tara, Graha Maitri and Nadi score in full, while Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6) and Yoni (1–3 of 4) do not, and Bhakoot on its own accounts for 7 of the guna that go missing.

Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3 and Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio 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 13.5 to 21.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 8 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.

Koota by Koota

Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Punarvasu with Vishakha. 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 Vishakha 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	Vishakha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	1	Vishakha: Shudra · Punarvasu: Shudra
Vashya / 2	2	2	Vishakha: Manav · Punarvasu: Manav
Tara / 3	3	3	Counting from Punarvasu: Janma (1) · from Vishakha: Janma (1)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Vishakha: Tiger · Punarvasu: Cat
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Vishakha: Venus · Punarvasu: Mercury
Gana / 6	0	1	Vishakha: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Libra and Gemini — 5/9
Nadi / 8	8	8	Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) · Punarvasu: Adi (Vata)
Total / 36	20–22	21–23	Acceptable

Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Libra and Gemini — 5/9. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Vishakha: Rakshasa · Punarvasu: Deva. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Vishakha: Tiger · 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 Vishakha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Punarvasu runs Gemini 20°00′ – Cancer 3°20′ and Vishakha runs Libra 20°00′ – Scorpio 3°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 106°40′ and 133°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Punarvasu as bride first, Vishakha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 13.5 at the lowest and 21.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Punarvasu with Vishakha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Punarvasu as bride then Vishakha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Punarvasu ↓ / Vishakha →	Pada 1Libra	Pada 2Libra	Pada 3Libra	Pada 4Scorpio
Pada 1Gemini	20 / 21	20 / 21	20 / 21	13.5 / 13.5
Pada 2Gemini	20 / 21	20 / 21	20 / 21	13.5 / 13.5
Pada 3Gemini	20 / 21	20 / 21	20 / 21	13.5 / 13.5
Pada 4Cancer	19.5 / 21.5	19.5 / 21.5	19.5 / 21.5	17 / 18

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. 13 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 3 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 — 8 of 8

Punarvasu is Adi (Vata) and Vishakha 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 13 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. 9 of those 13 cells carry the cancellation and the rest do not, so the pada decides not just the score but whether the relief clause is available.

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

The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Punarvasu and Vishakha alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.

Mahendra — present. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Punarvasu to Vishakha is 10. 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: 10 from Punarvasu and 19 from Vishakha, 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), Vishakha is Mishra (mixed) — 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: 21 of 36 puts Vishakha 16th among Punarvasu's 27 possible partners and Punarvasu 13th among Vishakha's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.

In Punarvasu’s table

16th of 27

Vishakha scores 21 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 Vishakha’s table

13th of 27

Punarvasu scores 21 there outright. Vishakha’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29.5 with a median of 20.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Vishakha 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 Vishakha 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 Vishakha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Punarvasu and Vishakha score?

20–22 of 36 with Punarvasu as the bride and 21–23 with Vishakha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 13.5 to 21.5, 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 Vishakha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Punarvasu with Vishakha at acceptable. The guna are lost on Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). Read that as a filter result, not as a recommendation. A koota scoring zero — here Gana and Bhakoot — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Punarvasu and Vishakha?

Yes. Punarvasu runs from Gemini into Cancer after pada 3 and Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio 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 13.5 to 21.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 8 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 Vishakha have Bhakoot dosha?

In 13 of the sixteen pada combinations, yes — a sign boundary decides it. 9 of those 13 carry the classical cancellation. In the remaining 3, Bhakoot is full at seven. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

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

On the arithmetic, Vishakha on the bride's side scores higher — 21–23 against 20–22. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Gana goes from 0 with Punarvasu as bride to 1 with Vishakha 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 Vishakha to sixteen answers between 13.5 and 21.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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