Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Swati and Anuradha nakshatra matching
20.5–23.5 of 36 with Swati as bride, 19.5–22.5 with Anuradha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Deer yoni · Deva gana
Swati as bride
20.5–23.5
of 36
Anuradha as bride
19.5–22.5
of 36
Across all padas
20.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Swati and Anuradha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Scorpio and Libra — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with 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 3 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 20.5–23.5 one way round and 19.5–22.5 the other.
The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Swati with Anuradha 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 Swati and Anuradha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Swati bride | Anuradha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Anuradha: Brahmin · Swati: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Anuradha: Keet · Swati: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Swati: Vipat (3) · from Anuradha: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Anuradha: Deer · Swati: Buffalo |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Anuradha: Mars · Swati: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Anuradha: Deva · Swati: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Scorpio and Libra — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Swati: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 20.5–23.5 | 19.5–22.5 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Libra — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Anuradha: Mars · Swati: Venus. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Swati: Vipat (3) · from Anuradha: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Anuradha: Deer · Swati: Buffalo. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Anuradha: Keet · Swati: 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 Swati’s table and Anuradha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Anuradha runs Scorpio 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: Swati as bride first, Anuradha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Swati ↓ / Anuradha → | Pada 1Scorpio | Pada 2Scorpio | Pada 3Scorpio | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Libra | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 2Libra | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 3Libra | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 4Libra | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
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
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
Swati is Antya (Kapha) and Anuradha 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 Venus 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: Swati to Anuradha 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 Swati as bride, 26 with Anuradha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Anuradha as the bride and not with Swati.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Swati is Chara (movable), Anuradha is Mridu (tender) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 20.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 16th place in Swati's table, 12th in Anuradha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Swati’s table
16th of 27
Anuradha scores 20.5 there outright. Swati’s 27 partners run from 10 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Swati can reach — all 27 rows.
In Anuradha’s table
12th of 27
Swati scores 20.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Anuradha’s 27 partners run from 12 to 31 with a median of 20, so this one sits above the middle of what Anuradha 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 Swati page and the Anuradha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Swati and Anuradha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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