Dhanishtha & Mrigashira Nakṣatra Matching
Dhanishtha (boy · धनिष्ठा) and Mrigashira (girl · मृगशीर्ष) score 12 of 36 guṇas (33%) on the Aṣṭakūṭa system — Below threshold: falls short of the traditional 18-guṇa minimum, with Nāḍī at 0 and Bhakūṭa at 0 — classically a case for looking at the whole chart, not the score alone.
The 8 kūṭas
| Kūṭa | Dhanishtha (boy) | Mrigashira (girl) | Guṇa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varṇa वर्ण | Vaiśya | Vaiśya | 1 / 1 |
| Vaśya वश्य | Jalacara | Catuṣpada | 1 / 2 |
| Tārā तारा | 1 | 1 | 3 / 3 |
| Yoni योनि | Siṃha | Sarpa | 2 / 4 |
| Graha-maitrī ग्रह-मैत्री | Śani | Śukra | 5 / 5 |
| Gaṇa गण | Rākṣasa | Deva | 0 / 6 |
| Bhakūṭa भकूट | Makara | Vṛṣabha | 0 / 7 |
| Nāḍī नाडी | Madhya | Madhya | 0 / 8 |
| Total | 12 / 36 | ||
Nakṣatra-only guṇa-milan uses the Moon-star convention (boundary nakṣatras may sit in the next rāśi once the exact Moon longitude is known). A full match reviews Maṅgala-doṣa, the seventh house and daśā-sandhi against both birth charts.
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