Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Purva Phalguni and Swati nakshatra matching
22.5–24.5 of 36 with Purva Phalguni as bride, 23.5–25.5 with Swati as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana | Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana
Purva Phalguni as bride
22.5–24.5
of 36
Swati as bride
23.5–25.5
of 36
Across all padas
23.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Purva Phalguni and Swati: Graha Maitri is where the largest deduction falls — Swati: Venus · Purva Phalguni: Sun, so 0 of 5, with Vashya at 0 of 2, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Gana at 5 of 6, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 22.5–24.5 one way round and 23.5–25.5 the other.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Purva Phalguni and Swati the padas change nothing. Sixteen combinations, one answer. The exact minute of birth still decides plenty in a chart — it just does not decide this.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Purva Phalguni and Swati, 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 Phalguni bride | Swati bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Swati: Shudra · Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Swati: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Purva Phalguni: Pratyari (5) · from Swati: Sadhaka (6) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Swati: Buffalo · Purva Phalguni: Rat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0 | 0 | Swati: Venus · Purva Phalguni: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Swati: Deva · Purva Phalguni: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Libra and Leo — 3/11 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Swati: Antya (Kapha) · Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 22.5–24.5 | 23.5–25.5 | Acceptable |
- Graha Maitri, 0 of 5 — Swati: Venus · Purva Phalguni: Sun. Mutual enemies on the largest of the temperament kootas.
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Swati: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Purva Phalguni: Pratyari (5) · from Swati: Sadhaka (6). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Swati: Deva · Purva Phalguni: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Swati: Buffalo · Purva Phalguni: Rat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Swati: Shudra · Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya. A deliberately one-way test on rank, failed in this direction. It is one point of thirty-six.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Purva Phalguni’s table and Swati’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 40°00′ and 66°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Purva Phalguni as bride first, Swati as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Purva Phalguni ↓ / Swati → | Pada 1Libra | Pada 2Libra | Pada 3Libra | Pada 4Libra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
| Pada 2Leo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
| Pada 3Leo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
| Pada 4Leo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
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
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
Purva Phalguni is Madhya (Pitta) and Swati 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
Libra and Leo — 3/11 — 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. 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 Swati is 5 and back is 24, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 5 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 — 5 with Purva Phalguni as bride, 24 with Swati — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Swati 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), Swati is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 23.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 10th place in Purva Phalguni's table, 12th in Swati's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Purva Phalguni’s table
10th of 27
Swati scores 23.5 there outright. Purva Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 33 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Purva Phalguni can reach — all 27 rows.
In Swati’s table
12th of 27
Purva Phalguni scores 23.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Swati’s 27 partners run from 10 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Swati 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 Purva Phalguni page and the Swati page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Purva Phalguni and Swati score?
Are Purva Phalguni and Swati compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Purva Phalguni and Swati?
Do Purva Phalguni and Swati 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 Swati, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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