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Pushya and Jyeshtha nakshatra matching

17–20 of 36 with Pushya as bride, 18–21 with Jyeshtha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Pushya: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Sheep yoni · Deva gana | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Deer yoni · Rakshasa gana

Pushya as bride

17–20

of 36

Jyeshtha as bride

18–21

of 36

Across all padas

one answer

Reading the eight kootas in order for Pushya and Jyeshtha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 0 of 6, Graha Maitri at 4 of 5, 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 17–20 one way round and 18–21 the other.

Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Pushya and Jyeshtha 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 Pushya and Jyeshtha, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Pushya with Jyeshtha at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Pushya bride	Jyeshtha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	1	Jyeshtha: Brahmin · Pushya: Brahmin
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Jyeshtha: Keet · Pushya: Jalachar
Tara / 3	3	3	Counting from Pushya: Sampat (2) · from Jyeshtha: Ati-Mitra (9)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Jyeshtha: Deer · Pushya: Sheep
Graha Maitri / 5	4	4	Jyeshtha: Mars · Pushya: Moon
Gana / 6	0	1	Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Pushya: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9
Nadi / 8	8	8	Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) · Pushya: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	17–20	18–21	Acceptable

Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Pushya: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Jyeshtha: Mars · Pushya: Moon. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Jyeshtha: Deer · Pushya: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Jyeshtha: Keet · Pushya: Jalachar. 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 Pushya’s table and Jyeshtha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Pushya runs Cancer 3°20′ – 16°40′ and Jyeshtha runs Scorpio 16°40′ – 30°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 120°00′ and 146°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Pushya as bride first, Jyeshtha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Pushya with Jyeshtha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Pushya as bride then Jyeshtha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Pushya ↓ / Jyeshtha →	Pada 1Scorpio	Pada 2Scorpio	Pada 3Scorpio	Pada 4Scorpio
Pada 1Cancer	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18
Pada 2Cancer	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18
Pada 3Cancer	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18
Pada 4Cancer	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18	17 / 18

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

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

Pushya is Madhya (Pitta) and Jyeshtha 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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Moon and Mars, 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: Pushya to Jyeshtha is 11 and back is 18, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — absent. 11 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 — 11 with Pushya as bride, 18 with Jyeshtha — 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 — Pushya is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), Jyeshtha is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 18 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 16th place in Pushya's table, 18th in Jyeshtha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Pushya’s table

16th of 27

Jyeshtha scores 18 there outright. Pushya’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 28.5 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Pushya can reach — all 27 rows.

In Jyeshtha’s table

18th of 27

Pushya scores 18 there outright. Jyeshtha’s 27 partners run from 4 to 31 with a median of 19, so this one sits below the middle of what Jyeshtha 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 Pushya page and the Jyeshtha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Pushya and Jyeshtha score?

17–20 of 36 with Pushya as the bride and 18–21 with Jyeshtha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The padas do not change it — all sixteen combinations give the same answer, which makes this one of the 146 pairs of 351 where the two birth stars settle the score outright. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Pushya and Jyeshtha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Pushya with Jyeshtha at acceptable. The guna are lost on Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (4 of 5), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. 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 Pushya and Jyeshtha?

No. Every one of the sixteen pada combinations returns the same total for Pushya and Jyeshtha. Neither star crosses a boundary between its padas, so all four sit in one rashi and one half of it, and no koota can move. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way.

Do Pushya and Jyeshtha have Bhakoot dosha?

Yes, in every pada combination: Scorpio and Cancer — 5/9 puts the signs at a forbidden distance, which costs all seven guna. Neither cancellation applies: the two sign lords are Moon and Mars, which are neither the same planet nor mutual friends. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

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

On the arithmetic, Jyeshtha on the bride's side scores higher — 18–21 against 17–20. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Gana goes from 0 with Pushya as bride to 1 with Jyeshtha 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 score is settled for Pushya and Jyeshtha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.

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