Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Rohini and Chitra nakshatra matching
18–21 of 36 with Rohini as bride, 21–24 with Chitra as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Rohini: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Serpent yoni · Manushya gana | Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana
Rohini as bride
18–21
of 36
Chitra as bride
21–24
of 36
Across all padas
21
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 Rohini with Chitra that leaves 4 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Tara, Graha Maitri and Nadi — and 4 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Virgo and Taurus — 5/9 gives 0 of 7.
A boundary is crossed and the result survives it: Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2. Varna, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot all read differently either side of it, and yet every one of the sixteen combinations still lands on 21 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 Rohini and Chitra, 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 | Rohini bride | Chitra bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Chitra: Vaishya · Rohini: Vaishya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Chitra: Manav · Rohini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Rohini: Sampat (2) · from Chitra: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Chitra: Tiger · Rohini: Serpent |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Chitra: Mercury · Rohini: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 3 | Chitra: Rakshasa · Rohini: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Virgo and Taurus — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) · Rohini: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 18–21 | 21–24 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Virgo and Taurus — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Chitra: Rakshasa · Rohini: Manushya. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Chitra: Tiger · Rohini: Serpent. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Chitra: Manav · Rohini: Chatushpada. 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 Rohini’s table and Chitra’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Rohini runs Taurus 10°00′ – 23°20′ and Chitra runs Virgo 23°20′ – Libra 6°40′ — 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: Rohini as bride first, Chitra as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 17 at the lowest and 21 at the highest.
| Rohini ↓ / Chitra → | Pada 1Virgo | Pada 2Virgo | Pada 3Libra | Pada 4Libra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Taurus | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 17 / 21 | 17 / 21 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 17 / 21 | 17 / 21 |
| Pada 3Taurus | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 17 / 21 | 17 / 21 |
| Pada 4Taurus | 18 / 21 | 18 / 21 | 17 / 21 | 17 / 21 |
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
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 Rohini and Chitra rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Rohini is Antya (Kapha) and Chitra is Madhya (Pitta). 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: Venus and Mercury 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: Rohini to Chitra 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 Rohini as bride, 18 with Chitra — 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 — Rohini is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed), Chitra is Mridu (tender) — 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: 16th place in Rohini's table, 12th in Chitra's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Rohini’s table
16th of 27
Chitra scores 21 there, level with 1 other partner. Rohini’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 35 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Rohini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Chitra’s table
12th of 27
Rohini scores 21 there outright. Chitra’s 27 partners run from 7 to 29 with a median of 20, so this one sits above the middle of what Chitra 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 Rohini 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: what the Navamsa adds that Guna Milan cannot and what a birth date alone can and cannot settle. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Rohini page and the Chitra page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Rohini and Chitra score?
Are Rohini and Chitra compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Rohini and Chitra?
Do Rohini and Chitra have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Rohini to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Rohini and Chitra, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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