Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Vishakha and Purva Ashadha nakshatra matching
24–26 of 36 with Vishakha as bride, 20–22 with Purva Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana
Vishakha as bride
24–26
of 36
Purva Ashadha as bride
20–22
of 36
Across all padas
18.5–24
spread of 5.5
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 Vishakha with Purva Ashadha that leaves 4 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Vashya, Bhakoot and Nadi — and 4 carrying a deduction: Graha Maitri (0.5 of 5), Gana (3 of 6), Tara (1.5 of 3) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). The heaviest of them is Graha Maitri, where Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus gives 0.5 of 5.
The pada decides part of this one. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3 and Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada, 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 18.5 and 24, a swing of 5.5 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Vishakha and Purva Ashadha, 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 | Vishakha bride | Purva Ashadha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Vishakha: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Purva Ashadha: Manav · Vishakha: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Vishakha: Pratyari (5) · from Purva Ashadha: Sadhaka (6) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Vishakha: Tiger |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 3 | 0 | Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Vishakha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Sagittarius and Libra — 3/11 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 24–26 | 20–22 | Acceptable |
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Gana, 3 of 6 — Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Vishakha: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Vishakha: Pratyari (5) · from Purva Ashadha: Sadhaka (6). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Vishakha: Tiger. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Vishakha’s table and Purva Ashadha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Vishakha runs Libra 20°00′ – Scorpio 3°20′ and Purva Ashadha runs Sagittarius 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 40°00′ and 66°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Vishakha as bride first, Purva Ashadha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 16.5 at the lowest and 24 at the highest.
| Vishakha ↓ / Purva Ashadha → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Sagittarius | Pada 3Sagittarius | Pada 4Sagittarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Libra | 24 / 20 | 22 / 18 | 22 / 18 | 22 / 18 |
| Pada 2Libra | 24 / 20 | 22 / 18 | 22 / 18 | 22 / 18 |
| Pada 3Libra | 24 / 20 | 22 / 18 | 22 / 18 | 22 / 18 |
| Pada 4Scorpio | 18.5 / 16.5 | 18.5 / 16.5 | 18.5 / 16.5 | 18.5 / 16.5 |
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
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 Vishakha and Purva Ashadha rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Vishakha is Antya (Kapha) and Purva Ashadha 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 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
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Vishakha to Purva Ashadha is 5 and back is 24, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 5 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 — 5 with Vishakha as bride, 24 with Purva Ashadha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Purva Ashadha as the bride and not with Vishakha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Vishakha is Mishra (mixed), Purva Ashadha is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 24 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 7th place in Vishakha's table, 11th in Purva Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Vishakha’s table
7th of 27
Purva Ashadha scores 24 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 Purva Ashadha’s table
11th of 27
Vishakha scores 24 there, level with 1 other partner. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Purva Ashadha 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 Vishakha 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 acceptable 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 Vishakha page and the Purva Ashadha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Vishakha and Purva Ashadha to sixteen answers between 18.5 and 24. Two birth times pick one of them.
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