Ashtakoota · guna milan
20 of 36 gunas — an acceptable classical score — traditionally workable
| Koota | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Varna | temperament hierarchy (Vaishya + Kshatriya) | 1 / 1 |
| Vashya | mutual influence between sign groups | 2 / 2 |
| Tara | birth-star distance and wellbeing | 1.5 / 3 |
| Yoni | instinctive nature (Sheep + Dog) | 1 / 4 |
| Graha Maitri | friendship of the Moon-sign lords (Venus + Jupiter) | 0.5 / 5 |
| Gana | temperament class (Rakshasa + Rakshasa) | 6 / 6 |
| Bhakoot | Moon-sign distance and life rhythm | 0 / 7 |
| Nadi | constitutional stream (Antya + Adi) | 8 / 8 |
| Total | 20 / 36 | |
Computed nakshatra-to-nakshatra using each nakshatra’s principal rashi; where a nakshatra spans two rashis, exact birth details can shift Bhakoot, Graha Maitri and Vashya — run the full calculation with both birth details →
Bhakoot: the Moon signs sit in a 2/12, 5/9 or 6/8 relationship, so Bhakoot scores 0. Classical practice examines the sign lords before treating this as decisive.
Krittika — Krittika cuts through. Ruled by the Sun and presided over by Agni, the sacred fire, it burns away what is false and protects what is worth keeping — the nakshatra of the Pleiades, foster-mothers of Kartikeya.
Mula — Mula digs to the root — and sometimes pulls it out. Ruled by Ketu and presided over by Nirriti, it is the nakshatra of radical inquiry: destroying the false foundation so the true one can be found.
Match two full birth charts → · Baby names by nakshatra →
What this is: the classical Ashtakoota tally, computed exactly as the muhurta texts describe — and what it is not: a verdict on two human beings. Traditions themselves treat the score as one voice among many (families, temperaments, and the judgement of elders and priests), and low scores have classical remedies and exceptions the texts discuss at length. We show the arithmetic honestly and leave the wisdom where it belongs — with you.