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Magha and Ashwini Porutham
With Magha as the bride's star and Ashwini as the groom's, 7 of the ten poruthams are present. Rajju is the one porutham most South Indian families will not set aside, so this pairing would normally go to an astrologer with both full charts rather than be decided from a count.
Rajju dosha. Both stars fall in the Paada rajju — the feet — traditionally read as constant travel and unsettledness. Of the ten, this is the one most South Indian families treat as decisive on its own, whatever the other nine say. Traditional exemptions exist and depend on the full charts, which is what an astrologer is for.
The ten poruthams
| Porutham · what it reads | Result | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Dina day-to-day wellbeing, health and prosperity in the marriage | Absent | Counted from Magha to Ashwini the gap is 19, which leaves 1 on division by nine. |
| Gana temperament — whether two natures sit easily together | Absent | Magha is a Rakshasa star and Ashwini a Deva star. |
| Mahendra children and the continuation of the family line | Present | The count from Magha to Ashwini is 19. |
| Stree Deergha the wife's long life and security | Present | The count from Magha to Ashwini is 19. |
| Yoni physical and emotional intimacy | Present | Magha is the rat yoni and Ashwini the horse. |
| Rasi how the two families and fortunes sit together over time | Present | Counted from Simha, Mesha is the 9th sign, and counted back it is the 5th. |
| Rasyathipathi friendship between the planets ruling the two signs | Present | Simha is ruled by Sun and Mesha by Mars, and the two are friendly. |
| Vasya mutual attraction and the natural pull between the two | Present | Mesha is drawn to Simha in the vasya table. |
| Rajju the length and safety of the marriage itself | Absent | Both stars fall in the Paada rajju, the feet — traditionally read as constant travel and unsettledness. |
| Vedha whether the two stars obstruct each other | Present | Magha and Ashwini are not a vedha pair. |
What this means for Magha and Ashwini
The ones that are not present are Dina, Gana and Rajju. Rajju is among them, and that is the one that decides for most families.
Magha is a Rakshasa gana star of the rat yoni, in the Paada rajju; Ashwini is Deva gana, horse yoni, Paada rajju. For the four sign-based poruthams this page takes the moon in Simha for Magha and Mesha for Ashwini, which is where each star's padas mostly fall.
The other way round
Porutham is not symmetric. With Ashwini as the bride's star and Magha as the groom's, the result is 6 of ten. Dina and Stree Deergha are counted from the bride's star forward, so they change; the other eight do not.
And in the North Indian system
The same two stars score 14 of 36 gunas in Ashtakoota Guna Milan, which most North and West Indian families use. The two systems read overlapping material and weigh it very differently, so a pairing can look strong in one and ordinary in the other. Neither is a correction of the other; families use the one their own tradition uses.
How each porutham was judged
| Porutham | Rule applied |
|---|---|
| Dina | Counted from the bride's star to the groom's and divided by nine; remainders 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0 are held to be favourable. |
| Gana | Present when both belong to the same gana, and accepted when Deva meets Manushya; Deva with Rakshasa is held to be the difficult pairing. |
| Mahendra | Present when the count from the bride's star to the groom's is 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 or 25. |
| Stree Deergha | Present when the groom's star lies more than thirteen from the bride's, counted forward. Some traditions accept more than nine. |
| Yoni | Best when both share an animal, absent when the two animals are traditional enemies, and accepted otherwise. |
| Rasi | Absent when the two signs fall in the 2/12 or 6/8 relationship either way round, and present otherwise. |
| Rasyathipathi | Present when the two sign lords are the same planet or are friends in the classical table. |
| Vasya | Present when either sign is vasya to the other in the classical table, or when both share a sign. |
| Rajju | Present when the two stars fall in different rajjus. Sharing a rajju is the one result many families treat as decisive on its own. |
| Vedha | Absent only for the thirteen pairs of stars held to pierce each other; every other pairing is present. |
Published sources genuinely differ on Dina, on whether Stree Deergha wants a gap of more than nine or more than thirteen, and on the Vedha list. That is why two websites give the same couple different answers. The rules used here are printed above so you can see exactly which tradition this follows and where your family astrologer may differ.
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Questions people ask
Is Magha and Ashwini a good porutham match?
With Magha as the bride's star and Ashwini as the groom's, 7 of the ten poruthams are present. Rajju is the one porutham most South Indian families will not set aside, so this pairing would normally go to an astrologer with both full charts rather than be decided from a count. A real couple's charts can move this, so use the free calculator with birth details.
Is there Rajju dosha between Magha and Ashwini?
Yes. Both stars fall in the Paada rajju, the feet — traditionally read as constant travel and unsettledness. Sharing a rajju is the result most South Indian families treat as decisive on its own, and the usual next step is an astrologer reading both full charts.
Does it matter which of Magha and Ashwini is the bride's star?
Yes, unlike Guna Milan. Dina and Stree Deergha are counted from the bride's star to the groom's, so reversing them gives 6 of ten instead of 7. This page takes Magha as the bride.
How does this compare with the 36-point Guna Milan?
The same two stars score 14 of 36 gunas in the North Indian Ashtakoota system, which weighs the same material differently and is symmetric. Most South Indian families use the poruthams; most North Indian families use the gunas.
Magha as the bride's star, with every groom's star
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