पूर्व फाल्गुनी Pūrva Phālgunī & कृत्तिका Kṛttikā
Person 1 (kanyā — bride position): Pūrva Phālgunī · Person 2 (vara — groom position): Kṛttikā
The classical tables read from the bride position to the groom position — that is the only reason for the order.
Typical gun milan score
19.5/ 36
18-20.5: the classical threshold is met. The table asks for attention to the specific low kootas and the dosha cancellations before reading anything further.
At least one of these nakshatras straddles a rashi boundary, so the exact pada changes the underlying Moon sign and the total ranges from 18.5 to 19.5/36. Below is the real score for all 16 pada combinations — this is why a single number would not be honest here.
| Person 1's pada | Person 2's pada → 1 | Person 2's pada → 2 | Person 2's pada → 3 | Person 2's pada → 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| 2 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| 3 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| 4 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
Bold = the typical (most common) value
| Koota | Person 1 | Person 2 | Points | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| वर्ण Varṇa | Kshatriya | Vaishya | 0/1 | 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 | Chatushpada | 0.5/2 | Two points on mutual attraction and influence: who naturally draws whom, whether the pull is even, and how the couple negotiates control. |
| तारा Tārā | Parama_mitra | Sampat | 3/3 | 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 | Mesha | 1/4 | 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 | Venus | 0/5 | 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 | Vṛṣabha | 7/7 | 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: 19.5/36 · Muhūrta CintāmaṇiMuhurta traditionBPHS, Ch. 3
Neither Nadi nor Bhakoot dosha applies to this pair — the Moons fall in different nadis and in an auspicious bhakoot distance.
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.
- Is Pūrva Phālgunī and Kṛttikā nakshatra a good match for marriage?
- Their typical gun milan score is 19.5 out of 36 — 18-20.5: the classical threshold is met. The table asks for attention to the specific low kootas and the dosha cancellations before reading anything further. In the classical table this number is one factor among many; the full charts, dashas, and the dosha cancellations below matter just as much.
- Does Pūrva Phālgunī-Kṛttikā carry any dosha?
- Neither Nadi nor Bhakoot dosha applies to this pair — the Moons fall in different nadis and in an auspicious bhakoot distance.
- Does the score change by the exact pada of Pūrva Phālgunī or Kṛttikā?
- Yes — at least one of these nakshatras straddles a rashi boundary, so the total can range from 18.5 to 19.5/36 depending on the exact pada. The most common value is 19.5/36, but only your exact birth chart tells you which one applies — see the pada table above.
- What about Mangal (Kuja) dosha for Pūrva Phālgunī and Kṛttikā?
- 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.