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अष्टकूट-गुण-मेलनम्

Aṣṭakūṭa-guṇa-melana

Aṣṭakūṭa — 8-Fold Compatibility

~80 min · 2 prerequisite(s)

Pre-marriage compatibility computation — the 8 kūṭas summed to 36 guṇas. The classical match-evaluation framework.

Viṣaya-sūcī · Topics
  • The 8 kūṭas — varṇa (1), vaśya (2), tārā (3), yoni (4), graha-maitrī (5), gaṇa (6), bhakūṭa (7), nāḍī (8)
  • Total weight — 1+2+3+4+5+6+6+8 = 36 guṇas
  • Classical threshold — 18+ acceptable, 24+ very-good (but context-dependent)
  • Nāḍī-doṣa — same nāḍī (āḍya/madhya/antya) between the two charts; 8-point loss
  • Bhakūṭa-doṣa — specific rāśi-pair incompatibilities; 6-point loss
  • Ethical use — aṣṭakūṭa is ONE input among many; it does not replace consultation with a qualified ācārya

1. Saṃkṣepa

साराशं · विषय-विस्तारःSāra-aṃśa · Viṣaya-vistāraSummary — the topic unfolded

Aṣṭakūṭa ('eight-fold') is the classical 8-factor compatibility computation performed between two charts before marriage. Each of the eight kūṭas tests a different dimension of alignment between the two charts (primarily based on the Moon's nakṣatra-position in each).

The eight factors and their point-weights: varṇa (1) tests social-elemental class; vaśya (2) tests dominant-temperament; tārā (3) tests health-trajectory based on nakṣatra-distance; yoni (4) tests sexual-temperamental compatibility; graha-maitrī (5) tests friendship between the Moon-lords; gaṇa (6) tests temperament-class (deva-gaṇa, manuṣya-gaṇa, rākṣasa-gaṇa); bhakūṭa (7) tests bhāva-level compatibility from the Moon; nāḍī (8) tests genetic-line compatibility.

The standard classical threshold is 18+ out of 36 guṇas (so 50%+); a score of 24+ is generally considered good; 28+ is very good. However, two specific doṣas — nāḍī-doṣa and bhakūṭa-doṣa — are weighted heavily even if the overall sum is high, and the classical tradition has detailed bhaṅga rules for when these doṣas can be considered cancelled.

Ethical discipline: aṣṭakūṭa is ONE input among many for marriage-evaluation. The classical tradition is unanimous that aṣṭakūṭa alone is insufficient — the full chart-pair analysis (7th-bhāva, navāṃśa, dāra-kāraka, Venus-position, upapada) must also be considered. Aṣṭakūṭa is a useful filter, not a verdict-engine.

2. Śāstra-Pramāṇa

शास्त्र-प्रमाण · ग्रन्थ-निर्देशाःŚāstra-pramāṇa · Grantha-nirdeśāḥClassical anchors — textual references
BPHSCh. 46

Jāyā-bhāva-phalam — context for marriage analysis (the 7th house framework).

Internallib/karakas.ts and aṣṭakūṭa rule-set

Engine implementation of the eight kūṭas.

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3. Abhyāsa

अभ्यासः · प्रयोग-मार्गःAbhyāsa · Prayoga-mārgaPraxis — the path of application

Engine surfaces (substrate compute)

/ashtakoot

Exercises

  1. Computation

    Open /ashtakoot. Try running a compatibility check with two charts. Read through the eight-factor breakdown. Note which factors contributed most to the total and which detracted.

  2. Reflection

    Reflect: why does the classical tradition weight nāḍī at 8 points (the maximum) and varṇa at only 1 point? Hint: nāḍī corresponds to genetic-lineage thinking; varṇa to social-class fit. The weighting suggests which dimensions the tradition considers most load-bearing for long-term marriage stability.

4. Agrima

अग्रिमम् · पथः निरन्तरःAgrima · Pathaḥ nirantaraNext — the continuing path
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