Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Swati and Uttara Ashadha nakshatra matching
16–19 of 36 with Swati as bride, 15–18 with Uttara Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana | Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Mongoose yoni · Manushya gana
Swati as bride
16–19
of 36
Uttara Ashadha as bride
15–18
of 36
Across all padas
16–20.5
spread of 4.5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Swati and Uttara Ashadha: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) · Swati: Antya (Kapha), so 0 of 8, with Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Gana at 5 of 6, 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 16–19 one way round and 15–18 the other.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Uttara Ashadha runs from Sagittarius into Capricorn after pada 1, 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 — so the total follows, anywhere from 16 to 20.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 4.5 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Swati and Uttara Ashadha, 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 | Uttara Ashadha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Ashadha: Kshatriya · Swati: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Ashadha: Chatushpada · Swati: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Swati: Vadha (7) · from Uttara Ashadha: Kshema (4) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose · Swati: Buffalo |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Swati: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Ashadha: Manushya · Swati: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Sagittarius and Libra — 3/11 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) · Swati: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 16–19 | 15–18 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) · Swati: Antya (Kapha). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Swati: Venus. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Swati: Vadha (7) · from Uttara Ashadha: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Uttara Ashadha: Manushya · Swati: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose · Swati: Buffalo. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Ashadha: Chatushpada · 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 Uttara Ashadha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Uttara Ashadha runs Sagittarius 26°40′ – Capricorn 10°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 66°40′ and 93°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Swati as bride first, Uttara Ashadha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 15 at the lowest and 20.5 at the highest.
| Swati ↓ / Uttara Ashadha → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Capricorn | Pada 3Capricorn | Pada 4Capricorn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Libra | 16 / 15 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 2Libra | 16 / 15 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 3Libra | 16 / 15 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 | 20.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 4Libra | 16 / 15 | 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. 12 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 4 do not. 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 — 0 of 8
Swati and Uttara Ashadha are both Antya (Kapha), so the plain rule gives nothing. None of the three recognised cancellations reaches this pair — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — so the eight guna are lost and 28 is the ceiling for Swati with Uttara Ashadha however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Sagittarius and Libra — 3/11 — outside the three forbidden distances of 6/8, 5/9 and 2/12, and it stays outside them in all sixteen pada combinations. Bhakoot is full at seven throughout.
A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. Remedial practice for Nadi dosha is set out on the Nadi dosha page.
Two Tests Outside the 36
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Swati to Uttara Ashadha is 7 and back is 22, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 7 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 — 7 with Swati as bride, 22 with Uttara Ashadha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Uttara Ashadha as the bride and not with Swati.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Swati is Chara (movable), Uttara Ashadha 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 16 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 21st place in Swati's table, 21st in Uttara Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Swati’s table
21st of 27
Uttara Ashadha scores 16 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 Uttara Ashadha’s table
21st of 27
Swati scores 16 there outright. Uttara Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 31 with a median of 22, so this one sits below the middle of what Uttara Ashadha 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: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Swati page and the Uttara Ashadha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Swati and Uttara Ashadha to sixteen answers between 16 and 20.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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