Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Shatabhisha and Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra matching
17.5–20.5 of 36 with Shatabhisha as bride, 13.5–16.5 with Uttara Bhadrapada as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Rakshasa gana | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana
Shatabhisha as bride
17.5–20.5
of 36
Uttara Bhadrapada as bride
13.5–16.5
of 36
Across all padas
17.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Shatabhisha and Uttara Bhadrapada: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Pisces and Aquarius — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 3 of 6, Graha Maitri at 3 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 17.5–20.5 one way round and 13.5–16.5 the other.
The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Shatabhisha with Uttara Bhadrapada is one of them: every one of the sixteen cells in the grid below repeats the same total, so knowing the two birth stars is knowing the score.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Shatabhisha and Uttara Bhadrapada, 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.
| Koota | Shatabhisha bride | Uttara Bhadrapada bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Brahmin · Shatabhisha: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Shatabhisha: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Shatabhisha: Vipat (3) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Shatabhisha: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Shatabhisha: Saturn |
| Gana / 6 | 3 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Shatabhisha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Pisces and Aquarius — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 17.5–20.5 | 13.5–16.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Pisces and Aquarius — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 3 of 6 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Shatabhisha: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Shatabhisha: Saturn. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Shatabhisha: Vipat (3) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Shatabhisha: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Shatabhisha: Manav. 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 Shatabhisha’s table and Uttara Bhadrapada’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Shatabhisha runs Aquarius 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Uttara Bhadrapada runs Pisces 3°20′ – 16°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 13°20′ and 40°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Shatabhisha as bride first, Uttara Bhadrapada as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Shatabhisha ↓ / Uttara Bhadrapada → | Pada 1Pisces | Pada 2Pisces | Pada 3Pisces | Pada 4Pisces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aquarius | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 2Aquarius | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 3Aquarius | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 4Aquarius | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 | 17.5 / 13.5 |
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
Nadi and Bhakoot between them decide the shape of a result more than the total does — and both come with classical relief clauses that two named birth stars are enough to test.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Shatabhisha is Adi (Vata) and Uttara Bhadrapada 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. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Saturn and Jupiter, 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: Shatabhisha to Uttara Bhadrapada is 3 and back is 26, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 3 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 — 3 with Shatabhisha as bride, 26 with Uttara Bhadrapada — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Uttara Bhadrapada as the bride and not with Shatabhisha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Shatabhisha is Chara (movable), Uttara Bhadrapada is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 17.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 18th place in Shatabhisha's table, 19th in Uttara Bhadrapada's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Shatabhisha’s table
18th of 27
Uttara Bhadrapada scores 17.5 there, level with 1 other partner. 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.
In Uttara Bhadrapada’s table
19th of 27
Shatabhisha scores 17.5 there outright. Uttara Bhadrapada’s 27 partners run from 13 to 32 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Shatabhisha page and the Uttara Bhadrapada page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Shatabhisha and Uttara Bhadrapada score?
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Is it better for Shatabhisha to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Shatabhisha and Uttara Bhadrapada, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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