Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra matching
21.5–24.5 of 36 with Purva Ashadha as bride, 20.5–23.5 with Uttara Bhadrapada as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana
Purva Ashadha as bride
21.5–24.5
of 36
Uttara Bhadrapada as bride
20.5–23.5
of 36
Across all padas
21.5
one answer
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 Purva Ashadha with Uttara Bhadrapada that leaves 4 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Graha Maitri, Gana and Bhakoot — and 4 carrying a deduction: Nadi (0 of 8), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Nadi, where Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) gives 0 of 8.
A boundary is crossed and the result survives it: Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada. Vashya reads differently either side of it, and yet every one of the sixteen combinations still lands on 21.5 of 36 on the conservative reading. 120 of the 351 pairs are untouched by the pada altogether; this one is one of 26 touched everywhere except in the total.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada, 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 | Purva Ashadha bride | Uttara Bhadrapada bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Brahmin · Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Purva Ashadha: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Purva Ashadha: Vadha (7) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Kshema (4) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Purva Ashadha: Monkey |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Purva Ashadha: Jupiter |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Purva Ashadha: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Pisces and Sagittarius — 4/10 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 21.5–24.5 | 20.5–23.5 | Acceptable |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Purva Ashadha: Vadha (7) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Purva Ashadha: Monkey. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Purva Ashadha: 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 Purva Ashadha’s table and Uttara Bhadrapada’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Purva Ashadha runs Sagittarius 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Uttara Bhadrapada runs Pisces 3°20′ – 16°40′ — 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: Purva Ashadha as bride first, Uttara Bhadrapada as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Purva Ashadha ↓ / Uttara Bhadrapada → | Pada 1Pisces | Pada 2Pisces | Pada 3Pisces | Pada 4Pisces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Sagittarius | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 2Sagittarius | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 3Sagittarius | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 4Sagittarius | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
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 — 0 of 8
Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada are both Madhya (Pitta), so the plain rule gives nothing. The cancellation applies: Sagittarius and Pisces are both ruled by Jupiter, 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
Pisces and Sagittarius — 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: Purva Ashadha to Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Purva Ashadha as bride, 22 with Uttara Bhadrapada — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Uttara Bhadrapada as the bride and not with Purva Ashadha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Purva Ashadha is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Uttara Bhadrapada 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 21.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 15th place in Purva Ashadha's table, 13th in Uttara Bhadrapada's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Purva Ashadha’s table
15th of 27
Uttara Bhadrapada scores 21.5 there outright. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Ashadha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Uttara Bhadrapada’s table
13th of 27
Purva Ashadha scores 21.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Uttara Bhadrapada’s 27 partners run from 13 to 32 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits on the middle of what Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Purva Ashadha 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 acceptable 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 Purva Ashadha page and the Uttara Bhadrapada page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada score?
Are Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada?
Do Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada have Nadi dosha?
Is it better for Purva Ashadha to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Purva Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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