Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Shravana and Dhanishta nakshatra matching

25–28 of 36 with Shravana as bride, 26–29 with Dhanishta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Shravana: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Monkey yoni · Deva gana | Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Lion yoni · Rakshasa gana

Shravana as bride

25–28

of 36

Dhanishta as bride

26–29

of 36

Across all padas

19–28

spread of 9

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 Shravana with Dhanishta that leaves 5 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Tara, Graha Maitri, Bhakoot and Nadi — and 3 carrying a deduction: Gana (0 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Gana, where Dhanishta: Rakshasa · Shravana: Deva gives 0 of 6.

The pada decides part of this one. Shravana passes the mid-point of Capricorn after pada 2, which moves it from the Chatushpada vashya group into Jalachar and Dhanishta runs from Capricorn into Aquarius after pada 2, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are all read from the Moon rashi rather than from the star, which puts 15 of the 36 guna on that boundary. Across the sixteen combinations the total moves between 19 and 28, a swing of 9 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.

Koota by Koota

All eight kootas for Shravana and Dhanishta, 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 Shravana with Dhanishta at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Shravana bride	Dhanishta bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	1	Dhanishta: Vaishya · Shravana: Vaishya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Dhanishta: Jalachar · Shravana: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	3	3	Counting from Shravana: Sampat (2) · from Dhanishta: Ati-Mitra (9)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Dhanishta: Lion · Shravana: Monkey
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Dhanishta: Saturn · Shravana: Saturn
Gana / 6	0	1	Dhanishta: Rakshasa · Shravana: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Capricorn and Capricorn — 1/1
Nadi / 8	8	8	Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) · Shravana: Antya (Kapha)
Total / 36	25–28	26–29	Good

Gana, 0 of 6 — Dhanishta: Rakshasa · Shravana: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Dhanishta: Lion · Shravana: Monkey. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Dhanishta: Jalachar · Shravana: 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 Shravana’s table and Dhanishta’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Shravana runs Capricorn 10°00′ – 23°20′ and Dhanishta runs Capricorn 23°20′ – Aquarius 6°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 0°00′ and 26°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Shravana as bride first, Dhanishta as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 17 at the lowest and 28 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Shravana with Dhanishta across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Shravana as bride then Dhanishta as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Shravana ↓ / Dhanishta →	Pada 1Capricorn	Pada 2Capricorn	Pada 3Aquarius	Pada 4Aquarius
Pada 1Capricorn	25 / 26	25 / 26	17 / 19	17 / 19
Pada 2Capricorn	25 / 26	25 / 26	17 / 19	17 / 19
Pada 3Capricorn	27 / 28	27 / 28	17 / 19	17 / 19
Pada 4Capricorn	27 / 28	27 / 28	17 / 19	17 / 19

Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the 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 Shravana and Dhanishta rather than guessed at.

Nadi Koota — 8 of 8

Shravana is Antya (Kapha) and Dhanishta 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 — 7 of 7 at pada 1

In 8 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers each of those cells: both signs answer to Saturn.

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: Shravana to Dhanishta is 2 and back is 27, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — absent. 2 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 — 2 with Shravana as bride, 27 with Dhanishta — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Dhanishta as the bride and not with Shravana.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Shravana is Chara (movable), Dhanishta is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 26 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 4th place in Shravana's table, 4th in Dhanishta's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Shravana’s table

4th of 27

Dhanishta scores 26 there, level with 2 other partners. Shravana’s 27 partners run from 3.5 to 28 with a median of 20.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Shravana can reach — all 27 rows.

In Dhanishta’s table

4th of 27

Shravana scores 26 there outright. Dhanishta’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 29.5 with a median of 19, so this one sits above the middle of what Dhanishta 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 Shravana 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 good 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 Shravana page and the Dhanishta page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Shravana and Dhanishta score?

25–28 of 36 with Shravana as the bride and 26–29 with Dhanishta as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 19 to 28, and the grid on this page gives every cell. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Shravana and Dhanishta compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Shravana with Dhanishta at good. The guna are lost on Gana (0 of 6), 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 — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Shravana and Dhanishta?

Yes. Shravana passes the mid-point of Capricorn after pada 2, which moves it from the Chatushpada vashya group into Jalachar and Dhanishta runs from Capricorn into Aquarius after pada 2, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are read from the Moon rashi rather than from the nakshatra, so 15 of the 36 guna move with that boundary. The total ranges from 19 to 28 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 9 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Shravana and Dhanishta have Bhakoot dosha?

In 8 of the sixteen pada combinations, yes — a sign boundary decides it. 8 of those 8 carry the classical cancellation. In the remaining 8, Bhakoot is full at seven. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

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

On the arithmetic, Dhanishta on the bride's side scores higher — 26–29 against 25–28. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Gana goes from 0 with Shravana as bride to 1 with Dhanishta 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 grid above narrows Shravana and Dhanishta to sixteen answers between 19 and 28. Two birth times pick one of them.

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