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Vishakha and Mula nakshatra matching

27–29 of 36 with Vishakha as bride, 26–28 with Mula as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana | Mula: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Rakshasa gana

Vishakha as bride

27–29

of 36

Mula as bride

26–28

of 36

Across all padas

22.5–27

spread of 4.5

Of the eight kootas, 3 leave something on the table for this pair and 5 do not. Graha Maitri is the largest at 0.5 of 5 — Mula: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus. The complete ones are Varna, Vashya, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi, which is 24 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.

Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3, 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 22.5 to 27 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

Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Vishakha with Mula. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna differs between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Vishakha with Mula at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Vishakha bride	Mula bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Mula: Kshatriya · Vishakha: Shudra
Vashya / 2	2	2	Mula: Manav · Vishakha: Manav
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Vishakha: Kshema (4) · from Mula: Vadha (7)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Mula: Dog · Vishakha: Tiger
Graha Maitri / 5	0.5	0.5	Mula: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus
Gana / 6	6	6	Mula: Rakshasa · Vishakha: Rakshasa
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Sagittarius and Libra — 3/11
Nadi / 8	8	8	Mula: Adi (Vata) · Vishakha: Antya (Kapha)
Total / 36	27–29	26–28	Good

Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Mula: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Vishakha: Kshema (4) · from Mula: Vadha (7). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Mula: Dog · Vishakha: Tiger. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.

Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Vishakha’s table and Mula’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Vishakha runs Libra 20°00′ – Scorpio 3°20′ and Mula runs Sagittarius 0°00′ – 13°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 26°40′ and 53°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Vishakha as bride first, Mula as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 21.5 at the lowest and 27 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Vishakha with Mula across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Vishakha as bride then Mula as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Vishakha ↓ / Mula →	Pada 1Sagittarius	Pada 2Sagittarius	Pada 3Sagittarius	Pada 4Sagittarius
Pada 1Libra	27 / 26	27 / 26	27 / 26	27 / 26
Pada 2Libra	27 / 26	27 / 26	27 / 26	27 / 26
Pada 3Libra	27 / 26	27 / 26	27 / 26	27 / 26
Pada 4Scorpio	21.5 / 22.5	21.5 / 22.5	21.5 / 22.5	21.5 / 22.5

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

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 — 8 of 8

Vishakha is Antya (Kapha) and Mula is Adi (Vata). 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 4 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: Venus and Jupiter 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

The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Vishakha and Mula alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.

Mahendra — present. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Vishakha to Mula is 4. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 4 from Vishakha and 25 from Mula, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Mula as the bride and not with Vishakha.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Vishakha is Mishra (mixed), Mula is Tikshna (sharp) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 27 of 36 puts Mula 4th among Vishakha's 27 possible partners and Vishakha 3rd among Mula's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.

In Vishakha’s table

4th of 27

Mula scores 27 there outright. Vishakha’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29.5 with a median of 20.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Vishakha can reach — all 27 rows.

In Mula’s table

3rd of 27

Vishakha scores 27 there, level with 1 other partner. Mula’s 27 partners run from 11 to 30 with a median of 21, so this one sits above the middle of what Mula can reach — all 27 rows.

What This Total Is Not

The whole of Ashtakoot for Vishakha and Mula rests on two arcs of the zodiac 13°20′ wide. Everything a chart is usually read for — the seventh house and its lord, Venus and Mars, Mangal dosha, the dasha each partner is running — sits outside those two arcs and outside this total, which is why good is a starting point for a conversation and not the end of one.

Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: what a birth date alone can and cannot settle and how to check compatibility in a kundli. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Vishakha page and the Mula page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Vishakha and Mula score?

27–29 of 36 with Vishakha as the bride and 26–28 with Mula as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 22.5 to 27, 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 Vishakha and Mula compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Vishakha with Mula at good. The guna are lost on Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). Read that as a filter result, not as a recommendation. No koota scores zero for this pair, which is worth more than the total itself.

Does the pada change the result for Vishakha and Mula?

Yes. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3, 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 22.5 to 27 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 4.5 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Vishakha and Mula have Bhakoot dosha?

In 4 of the sixteen pada combinations, yes — a sign boundary decides it. 4 of those 4 carry the classical cancellation. In the remaining 12, Bhakoot is full at seven. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

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

On the arithmetic, Vishakha on the bride's side scores higher — 27–29 against 26–28. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Vishakha as bride to 0 with Mula 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 Vishakha and Mula to sixteen answers between 22.5 and 27. Two birth times pick one of them.

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