Guna Milan · Ashtakoota

Krittika and Shravana.

19/ 36

Acceptable

Above the usual minimum of 18. Families often proceed at this level.

Bhakoot dosha — the rashi axis is 5-9. Both are commonly considered cancellable depending on the full charts. Worth asking an astrologer rather than reading a total.

The eight kootas

KootaMeasures KrittikaShravanaScore
Varna Work and temperament Vaishya Vaishya 1/1
Vashya Mutual influence Chatushpada Chatushpada 2/2
Tara Health and fortune count 9 count 20 3/3
Yoni Physical compatibility Sheep Monkey 0/4
Graha Maitri Mental affinity Venus Saturn 4/5
Gana Nature and disposition Rakshasa Deva 1/6
Bhakoot Prosperity together Vrishabha Makara 0/7
Nadi Health and progeny Antya Aadi 8/8
Total19/36

How this was calculated

Ashtakoota assigns points across eight kootas weighted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to a maximum of 36. Most families treat 18 as the working minimum.

Four kootas — Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot — depend on the moon rashi, and a nakshatra alone does not fix it: a nakshatra spans 13°20' and can fall across two rashis depending on the pada. This page uses each nakshatra's principal rashi (Vrishabha and Makara here). If a birth falls in a pada belonging to the neighbouring rashi, those four scores can shift. For anything binding, use both full birth charts with an astrologer — this page is a first look, not a verdict on a marriage.