What if we have Nadi or Bhakoot dosha?

The classical texts define every dosha together with its cancellations — see the "Doshas" section below for exactly which pariharas apply to this pair. When a cancellation applies, the dosha is classically nullified; when none applies, it still names an area of attentiveness, not a flaw in either person — no classical text makes it a marriage prohibition.

Does the score change by the exact pada of Pūrva Phālgunī or Āśleṣā?

No — neither nakshatra straddles a rashi boundary, so the score stays the same across all four padas.

नक्षत्र मिलान · Pūrva Phālgunī & Āśleṣā nakshatra compatibility

पूर्व फाल्गुनी Pūrva Phālgunī & आश्लेषा Āśleṣā

Person 1 (kanyā — bride position): Pūrva Phālgunī · Person 2 (vara — groom position): Āśleṣā

The classical tables read from the bride position to the groom position — that is the only reason for the order.

Typical gun milan score

16.5/ 36

Below 18: the classical threshold is not met — and this is precisely where the tradition demands its most careful reading, not its harshest: check every cancellation, weigh the full charts (not just the Moons), and remember that gun milan is one lens among many the classics use. A low score marks areas of work; it is not, in any classical source, a prohibition on two people building a life together.

अष्टकूट · The 8-koota breakdown

The 8-koota breakdown
Koota	Person 1	Person 2	Points	What it measures
वर्ण Varṇa	Kshatriya	Brahmin	1/1	A one-point comparison of temperament 'class' derived from the Moon sign's element — read today as ego and work-style compatibility, never as social caste.
वश्य Vaśya	Vanachara	Jalachara	1/2	Two points on mutual attraction and influence: who naturally draws whom, whether the pull is even, and how the couple negotiates control.
तारा Tārā	Vipat	Mitra	1.5/3	Three points on the mutual 'fortune' of the two birth stars: each person's janma nakshatra counted from the other's, in the nine-fold tara cycle — read as shared wellbeing and how each affects the other's luck and health.
योनि Yoni	Mushaka	Marjara	0/4	Four points on instinctive, physical and intimate compatibility, through the animal symbol of each janma nakshatra — fourteen yonis in relations of sameness, friendship, neutrality and enmity.
ग्रह मैत्री Graha Maitrī	Sun	Moon	5/5	Five points on mental and emotional rapport: the natural friendship between the lords of the two Moon signs — how the couple's minds relate when nobody is trying.
गण Gaṇa	Manushya	Rakshasa	0/6	Six points on temperament: each janma nakshatra belongs to the deva (harmonizing), manushya (pragmatic) or rakshasa (intense, assertive) gana — labels for energy styles, not moral judgements.
भकूट Bhakūṭa	Siṃha	Karka	0/7	Seven points on the day-to-day emotional weather of the couple: the mutual distance between the two Moon signs, read for shared growth, prosperity and family harmony.
नाड़ी Nāḍī	Madhya	Antya	8/8	Eight points — the heaviest koota — on constitutional compatibility: each nakshatra belongs to the adi (vata), madhya (pitta) or antya (kapha) nadi, classically linked to health and progeny.

Total: 16.5/36 · Muhūrta CintāmaṇiMuhurta traditionBPHS, Ch. 3

दोष · Doshas — always with their cancellations

भकूट दोष Bhakoot dosha

The Moon signs stand in a 2/12, 5/9 or 6/8 relation: the seven bhakoot points fall to zero at once, which makes this dosha look worse on paper than the tradition actually treats it.

Present — but cancelled by classical parihara:

The two sign lords are natural mutual friends (BPHS Ch. 3): a widely applied parihara — the same friendship that scores Graha Maitri high.

Muhūrta CintāmaṇiMuhurta traditionBPHS, Ch. 3

सीमा · What this page does not cover

This is a nakshatra-only comparison — it never had a birth time, lagna or Mars position to work with, so Mangal (Kuja) dosha cannot be shown here (it needs Mars from a full chart). A complete Jyotish reading always weighs the full chart, not only the two Moons — that is the tradition's own standard, not a shortcut we are taking.

जुड़े पेज · Related pages

प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions

Is Pūrva Phālgunī and Āśleṣā nakshatra a good match for marriage?: Their typical gun milan score is 16.5 out of 36 — Below 18: the classical threshold is not met — and this is precisely where the tradition demands its most careful reading, not its harshest: check every cancellation, weigh the full charts (not just the Moons), and remember that gun milan is one lens among many the classics use. A low score marks areas of work; it is not, in any classical source, a prohibition on two people building a life together. In the classical table this number is one factor among many; the full charts, dashas, and the dosha cancellations below matter just as much.
What if we have Nadi or Bhakoot dosha?: The classical texts define every dosha together with its cancellations — see the "Doshas" section below for exactly which pariharas apply to this pair. When a cancellation applies, the dosha is classically nullified; when none applies, it still names an area of attentiveness, not a flaw in either person — no classical text makes it a marriage prohibition.
Does the score change by the exact pada of Pūrva Phālgunī or Āśleṣā?: No — neither nakshatra straddles a rashi boundary, so the score stays the same across all four padas.
What about Mangal (Kuja) dosha for Pūrva Phālgunī and Āśleṣā?: This is a nakshatra-only comparison — it never had a birth time, lagna or Mars position to work with, so Mangal (Kuja) dosha cannot be shown here (it needs Mars from a full chart). A complete Jyotish reading always weighs the full chart, not only the two Moons — that is the tradition's own standard, not a shortcut we are taking.

Sources

Muhūrta CintāmaṇiRama Daivajna, Muhurta Chintamani (c. 16th c. CE), Vivaha Prakarana: the classical systematization of the eight kootas (varna, vashya, tara, yoni, graha maitri, gana, bhakoot, nadi), their point values and the dosha exceptions. Sanskrit classic, public domain; all prose here is original synthesis.
Muhurta traditionCommon muhurta/vivaha doctrine shared across the classical muhurta manuals (Muhurta Chintamani, Muhurta Martanda, regional panchanga practice) and standardized in modern Jyotish teaching, where a rule is common property rather than attributable to a single shloka — including the koota point matrices as implemented by the major public calculators, against which our engine is validated.
BPHS, Ch. 3Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 3 'Graha Characters and Description' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the natural planetary friendships (naisargika maitri) that drive Graha Maitri koota and the lord-friendship cancellations of Nadi and Bhakoot doshas.