Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Purva Phalguni and Mula nakshatra matching
18–20 of 36 with Purva Phalguni as bride, 21–23 with Mula as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana | Mula: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Rakshasa gana
Purva Phalguni as bride
18–20
of 36
Mula as bride
21–23
of 36
Across all padas
21
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Purva Phalguni and Mula: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Sagittarius and Leo — 5/9, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 0 of 6, Vashya at 0 of 2 and Yoni at 1–3 of 4 behind it. The remaining 4 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 18–20 one way round and 21–23 the other.
All sixteen combinations give the same answer. Neither star crosses a boundary of any kind between its padas, so the totals below are the whole result and the birth times only need to be accurate enough to fix the nakshatra. This pair is one of the 120 of 351 where that is true.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Purva Phalguni and Mula, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Gana differs between them.
| Koota | Purva Phalguni bride | Mula bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Mula: Kshatriya · Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Mula: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Purva Phalguni: Ati-Mitra (9) · from Mula: Sampat (2) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Mula: Dog · Purva Phalguni: Rat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Mula: Jupiter · Purva Phalguni: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 3 | Mula: Rakshasa · Purva Phalguni: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Sagittarius and Leo — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Mula: Adi (Vata) · Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 18–20 | 21–23 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Leo — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Mula: Rakshasa · Purva Phalguni: Manushya. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Mula: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Mula: Dog · Purva Phalguni: Rat. 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 Purva Phalguni’s table and Mula’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ 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 93°20′ and 120°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Purva Phalguni as bride first, Mula as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Purva Phalguni ↓ / Mula → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
| Pada 2Leo | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
| Pada 3Leo | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
| Pada 4Leo | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 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
Fifteen of the 36 guna sit in these two, and both are all-or-nothing. Their cancellations are stated specifically enough to be checked for Purva Phalguni and Mula rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Purva Phalguni is Madhya (Pitta) and Mula is Adi (Vata). 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 every pada combination, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers all of them: Sun and Jupiter are mutual friends in the natural friendship table.
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: Purva Phalguni to Mula is 9 and back is 20, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 9 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 — 9 with Purva Phalguni as bride, 20 with Mula — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Mula as the bride and not with Purva Phalguni.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Purva Phalguni is Ugra / Krura (fierce), 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 21 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 15th place in Purva Phalguni's table, 12th in Mula's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Purva Phalguni’s table
15th of 27
Mula scores 21 there, level with 1 other partner. Purva Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 33 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Phalguni can reach — all 27 rows.
In Mula’s table
12th of 27
Purva Phalguni scores 21 there, level with 2 other partners. Mula’s 27 partners run from 11 to 30 with a median of 21, so this one sits on the middle of what Mula 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: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Purva Phalguni page and the Mula page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Purva Phalguni and Mula score?
Are Purva Phalguni and Mula compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Purva Phalguni and Mula?
Do Purva Phalguni and Mula have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Purva Phalguni to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Purva Phalguni and Mula, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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