How many gunas are needed for marriage?

Eighteen out of 36 is the conventional minimum and 25 or above is read as a strong match. Both are conventions, not rules — the breakdown across the eight kootas tells you more than the total does.

Is nadi dosha always disqualifying?

No. It costs all 8 points, which is why it looks severe, but classical practice recognises several cancellations — sharing a Moon sign with different nakshatras, or the same nakshatra in different padas, among others. This tool reports the dosha and whether a cancellation applies, rather than reporting only the first half.

What if one of us is manglik?

Mangal dosha is assessed separately from the guna score, and it has its own cancellations — mutual manglik status being the best known. The result shows each person's severity rather than reducing it to a yes or no.

Is a very high score always better?

Not automatically. A near-perfect total usually means the two charts are closely aligned on Moon-based factors, but the same alignment can produce a shared nadi, which is read unfavourably. This is one of several reasons the individual koota scores are worth reading.

Do we need exact birth times for both people?

Guna milan is calculated from the Moon's position, which moves slowly enough that a rough time still gives a reliable nakshatra. Mangal dosha is checked from the ascendant as well as the Moon, and the ascendant does need a reasonably accurate time to be dependable.

How is this different from the paid couple kundli report?

This gives you every koota score, the total, and the dosha checks. The paid report reads those results against both charts in full — the seventh house, Venus and Mars, and the dasha periods each person is running — and explains what the score means for this particular pair.

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How many gunas out of 36 are needed for marriage?

Ashtakoot guna milan scores eight kootas for a combined 36 points. Eighteen is the conventional minimum and 25 or above is read as a strong match. But the total alone is not the reading: Nadi and Bhakoot carry 8 and 7 points between them, so a match can score respectably and still fail on the two that matter most — or fail on paper and be cancelled by a classical exception.

The eight kootas and what each one weighs

Varna carries 1 point and compares broad temperament. Vashya carries 2 and looks at mutual influence. Tara carries 3 and is counted between the two birth nakshatras. Yoni carries 4 and addresses physical compatibility. Graha Maitri carries 5 and compares the friendship between the two Moon-sign lords. Gana carries 6 and compares nature — deva, manushya or rakshasa. Bhakoot carries 7 and measures the distance between the two Moon signs. Nadi carries 8, the single largest weight, and is derived from the birth nakshatras. The eight add to 36.

What the total actually means

Below 18 is conventionally read as a weak match, 18 to 24 as acceptable, 25 to 32 as good and above 32 as excellent. Those bands are a convention rather than a law, and they hide as much as they show. Two couples can both score 22 with completely different profiles — one losing points on Varna and Vashya, which carry 3 points between them, the other losing them on Bhakoot, which carries 7 and is read far more seriously. This is why the breakdown matters more than the headline number, and why this tool shows every koota's score rather than a single figure.

Nadi and Bhakoot — and their cancellations

Nadi dosha occurs when both charts share the same nadi, and it costs all 8 points. Bhakoot dosha arises at certain distances between the two Moon signs and costs 7. Classical practice recognises cancellations for both, and they are not obscure: nadi dosha is widely held to be cancelled when the two share a Moon sign but have different nakshatras, or share a nakshatra but fall in different padas, among other conditions. Bhakoot dosha is commonly held to be cancelled when Graha Maitri is strong or the sign lords are the same planet. A tool that reports the dosha and hides the cancellation is telling you half the tradition.

What guna milan does not tell you

Ashtakoot is a Moon-based compatibility test. It does not read the seventh house, the position of Venus and Mars in either chart, the dasha periods each person is running, or the timing of marriage in either horoscope — all of which classical practice weighs alongside the guna score. It is a screen, not a verdict, and it was never designed to be the only thing consulted. Treat a low score as a reason to look closer rather than a reason to stop, and a high score as encouraging rather than conclusive.

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