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Pushya and Shatabhisha nakshatra matching

11–14 of 36 with Pushya as bride, 13–16 with Shatabhisha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

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

Pushya as bride

11–14

of 36

Shatabhisha as bride

13–16

of 36

Across all padas

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 Pushya with Shatabhisha that leaves 1 of the eight at full marks — Nadi — and 7 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Aquarius and Cancer — 8/6 gives 0 of 7.

Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Pushya and Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna and Gana differ between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Pushya with Shatabhisha 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	Shatabhisha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	0	1	Shatabhisha: Shudra · Pushya: Brahmin
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Shatabhisha: Manav · Pushya: Jalachar
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Pushya: Mitra (8) · from Shatabhisha: Vipat (3)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Shatabhisha: Horse · Pushya: Sheep
Graha Maitri / 5	0.5	0.5	Shatabhisha: Saturn · Pushya: Moon
Gana / 6	0	1	Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Pushya: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Aquarius and Cancer — 8/6
Nadi / 8	8	8	Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Pushya: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	11–14	13–16	Below the conventional threshold

Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Aquarius and Cancer — 8/6. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Pushya: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Shatabhisha: Saturn · Pushya: Moon. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Pushya: Mitra (8) · from Shatabhisha: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Shatabhisha: Horse · Pushya: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Shatabhisha: Manav · Pushya: Jalachar. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
Varna, 0 of 1 — Shatabhisha: Shudra · Pushya: Brahmin. 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 Pushya’s table and Shatabhisha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Pushya runs Cancer 3°20′ – 16°40′ and Shatabhisha runs Aquarius 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 133°20′ and 160°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Pushya as bride first, Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Pushya as bride then Shatabhisha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Pushya ↓ / Shatabhisha →	Pada 1Aquarius	Pada 2Aquarius	Pada 3Aquarius	Pada 4Aquarius
Pada 1Cancer	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13
Pada 2Cancer	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13
Pada 3Cancer	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13
Pada 4Cancer	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13	11 / 13

Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. 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 Shatabhisha 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 Saturn, 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 Shatabhisha is 17 and back is 12, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — absent. 17 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 — 17 with Pushya as bride, 12 with Shatabhisha — 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), Shatabhisha is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 13 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 25th place in Pushya's table, 25th in Shatabhisha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Pushya’s table

25th of 27

Shatabhisha scores 13 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 Shatabhisha’s table

25th of 27

Pushya scores 13 there outright. Shatabhisha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Shatabhisha 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 Pushya 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 below the conventional threshold 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 Pushya page and the Shatabhisha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Pushya and Shatabhisha score?

11–14 of 36 with Pushya as the bride and 13–16 with Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Pushya with Shatabhisha at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. A koota scoring zero — here Varna, 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 Shatabhisha?

No. Every one of the sixteen pada combinations returns the same total for Pushya and Shatabhisha. 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 Shatabhisha have Bhakoot dosha?

Yes, in every pada combination: Aquarius and Cancer — 8/6 puts the signs at a forbidden distance, which costs all seven guna. Neither cancellation applies: the two sign lords are Moon and Saturn, 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, Shatabhisha on the bride's side scores higher — 13–16 against 11–14. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 0 with Pushya as bride to 1 with Shatabhisha as bride and Gana goes from 0 with Pushya as bride to 1 with Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.

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