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Vishakha and Shravana nakshatra matching

16.5–19.5 of 36 with Vishakha as bride, 14.5–17.5 with Shravana as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana | Shravana: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Monkey yoni · Deva gana

Vishakha as bride

16.5–19.5

of 36

Shravana as bride

14.5–17.5

of 36

Across all padas

11–16.5

spread of 5.5

Reading the eight kootas in order for Vishakha and Shravana: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Shravana: Antya (Kapha) · Vishakha: Antya (Kapha), so 0 of 8, with Gana at 1 of 6, 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 16.5–19.5 one way round and 14.5–17.5 the other.

Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3 and Shravana passes the mid-point of Capricorn after pada 2, which moves it from the Chatushpada vashya group into Jalachar, 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 11 to 16.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 5.5 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.

Koota by Koota

All eight kootas for Vishakha and Shravana, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Vishakha with Shravana 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	Shravana bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Shravana: Vaishya · Vishakha: Shudra
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Shravana: Chatushpada · Vishakha: Manav
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Vishakha: Vadha (7) · from Shravana: Kshema (4)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Shravana: Monkey · Vishakha: Tiger
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Shravana: Saturn · Vishakha: Venus
Gana / 6	1	0	Shravana: Deva · Vishakha: Rakshasa
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Capricorn and Libra — 4/10
Nadi / 8	0	0	Shravana: Antya (Kapha) · Vishakha: Antya (Kapha)
Total / 36	16.5–19.5	14.5–17.5	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Shravana: Antya (Kapha) · Vishakha: Antya (Kapha). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
Gana, 1 of 6 — Shravana: Deva · Vishakha: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Vishakha: Vadha (7) · from Shravana: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Shravana: Monkey · Vishakha: Tiger. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Shravana: Chatushpada · Vishakha: 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 Vishakha’s table and Shravana’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Vishakha runs Libra 20°00′ – Scorpio 3°20′ and Shravana runs Capricorn 10°00′ – 23°20′ — 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: Vishakha as bride first, Shravana as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 11 at the lowest and 16.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Vishakha with Shravana across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Vishakha as bride then Shravana as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Vishakha ↓ / Shravana →	Pada 1Capricorn	Pada 2Capricorn	Pada 3Capricorn	Pada 4Capricorn
Pada 1Libra	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5
Pada 2Libra	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5
Pada 3Libra	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5	16.5 / 14.5
Pada 4Scorpio	11 / 11	11 / 11	11 / 11	11 / 11

Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. 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

Vishakha and Shravana 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 Vishakha with Shravana however well everything else goes.

Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1

Capricorn and Libra — 4/10 — 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: Vishakha to Shravana 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 Vishakha as bride, 22 with Shravana — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Shravana as the bride and not with Vishakha.

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

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 16.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 22nd place in Vishakha's table, 21st in Shravana's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Vishakha’s table

22nd of 27

Shravana scores 16.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Vishakha’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29.5 with a median of 20.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Vishakha can reach — all 27 rows.

In Shravana’s table

21st of 27

Vishakha scores 16.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Shravana’s 27 partners run from 3.5 to 28 with a median of 20.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Shravana 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 Vishakha page and the Shravana page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Vishakha and Shravana score?

16.5–19.5 of 36 with Vishakha as the bride and 14.5–17.5 with Shravana as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 11 to 16.5, and the grid on this page gives every cell. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Vishakha and Shravana compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Vishakha with Shravana at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Gana (1 of 6), Tara (1.5 of 3), 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 Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Vishakha and Shravana?

Yes. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3 and Shravana passes the mid-point of Capricorn after pada 2, which moves it from the Chatushpada vashya group into Jalachar, 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 11 to 16.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 5.5 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 Shravana have Nadi dosha?

Yes on the plain rule: both birth stars fall in Antya (Kapha), and a shared nadi scores 0 of 8 — the largest single deduction in Ashtakoot. The three recognised cancellations — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — do not apply to Vishakha with Shravana, so the eight guna are genuinely lost. That leaves a ceiling of 28 for this pair however well the other seven go. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

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

On the arithmetic, Vishakha on the bride's side scores higher — 16.5–19.5 against 14.5–17.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Vishakha as bride to 0 with Shravana as bride and Gana goes from 1 with Vishakha as bride to 0 with Shravana 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 Shravana to sixteen answers between 11 and 16.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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