Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Vishakha and Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra matching
15.5–16.5 of 36 with Vishakha as bride, 11.5–12.5 with Uttara Bhadrapada as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana
Vishakha as bride
15.5–16.5
of 36
Uttara Bhadrapada as bride
11.5–12.5
of 36
Across all padas
15.5–20
spread of 4.5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Vishakha and Uttara Bhadrapada: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Pisces and Libra — 6/8, so 0 of 7, with Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, Yoni at 0 of 4, Gana at 3 of 6 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 3 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 15.5–16.5 one way round and 11.5–12.5 the other.
The pada decides part of this one. 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. Across the sixteen combinations the total moves between 15.5 and 20, a swing of 4.5 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Vishakha and Uttara Bhadrapada, 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 | Uttara Bhadrapada bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Brahmin · Vishakha: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Vishakha: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Vishakha: Sampat (2) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 0 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Vishakha: Tiger |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 3 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Vishakha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Pisces and Libra — 6/8 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 15.5–16.5 | 11.5–12.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Pisces and Libra — 6/8. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Vishakha: Venus. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Yoni, 0 of 4 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Vishakha: Tiger. One of the seven hostile pairs, and the largest deduction a single koota can produce.
- Gana, 3 of 6 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Vishakha: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · 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 Uttara Bhadrapada’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Vishakha runs Libra 20°00′ – Scorpio 3°20′ and Uttara Bhadrapada runs Pisces 3°20′ – 16°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 120°00′ and 146°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Vishakha as bride first, Uttara Bhadrapada as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 11.5 at the lowest and 20 at the highest.
| Vishakha ↓ / Uttara Bhadrapada → | Pada 1Pisces | Pada 2Pisces | Pada 3Pisces | Pada 4Pisces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Libra | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 |
| Pada 2Libra | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 |
| Pada 3Libra | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 | 15.5 / 11.5 |
| Pada 4Scorpio | 20 / 17 | 20 / 17 | 20 / 17 | 20 / 17 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 1 guna to every cell. 4 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 12 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
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 Uttara Bhadrapada rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Vishakha is Antya (Kapha) and Uttara Bhadrapada 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. 4 of those 16 cells carry the cancellation and the rest do not, so the pada decides not just the score but whether the relief clause is available.
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 Uttara Bhadrapada is 11 and back is 18, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 11 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 both ways. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 11 with Vishakha as bride, 18 with Uttara Bhadrapada — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds either way round here.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Vishakha is Mishra (mixed), Uttara Bhadrapada 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 15.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 24th place in Vishakha's table, 23rd in Uttara Bhadrapada's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Vishakha’s table
24th of 27
Uttara Bhadrapada scores 15.5 there outright. 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 Uttara Bhadrapada’s table
23rd of 27
Vishakha scores 15.5 there outright. Uttara Bhadrapada’s 27 partners run from 13 to 32 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Vishakha page and the Uttara Bhadrapada page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Vishakha and Uttara Bhadrapada to sixteen answers between 15.5 and 20. Two birth times pick one of them.
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