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Purva Bhadrapada and Ashwini Porutham

With Purva Bhadrapada as the bride's star and Ashwini as the groom's, 8 of the ten poruthams are present. That is a strong result on the traditional checks, and well above what most families ask for.

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BridePurva BhadrapadaNabhi rajju · lion yoni · Kumbha
GroomAshwiniPaada rajju · horse yoni · Mesha

The ten poruthams

Porutham · what it readsResultWhy
Dina
day-to-day wellbeing, health and prosperity in the marriage
PresentCounted from Purva Bhadrapada to Ashwini the gap is 4, which leaves 4 on division by nine.
Gana
temperament — whether two natures sit easily together
PresentPurva Bhadrapada is a Manushya star and Ashwini a Deva star.
Mahendra
children and the continuation of the family line
PresentThe count from Purva Bhadrapada to Ashwini is 4.
Stree Deergha
the wife's long life and security
AbsentThe count from Purva Bhadrapada to Ashwini is 4.
Yoni
physical and emotional intimacy
PresentPurva Bhadrapada is the lion yoni and Ashwini the horse.
Rasi
how the two families and fortunes sit together over time
PresentCounted from Kumbha, Mesha is the 3rd sign, and counted back it is the 11th.
Rasyathipathi
friendship between the planets ruling the two signs
AbsentKumbha is ruled by Saturn and Mesha by Mars, which are not friends.
Vasya
mutual attraction and the natural pull between the two
PresentMesha is drawn to Kumbha in the vasya table.
Rajju
the length and safety of the marriage itself
PresentPurva Bhadrapada falls in the Nabhi rajju and Ashwini in the Paada.
Vedha
whether the two stars obstruct each other
PresentPurva Bhadrapada and Ashwini are not a vedha pair.

What this means for Purva Bhadrapada and Ashwini

The ones that are not present are Stree Deergha and Rasyathipathi. Rajju is present, which is the single result most families check first.

Purva Bhadrapada is a Manushya gana star of the lion yoni, in the Nabhi rajju; Ashwini is Deva gana, horse yoni, Paada rajju. For the four sign-based poruthams this page takes the moon in Kumbha for Purva Bhadrapada 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 Purva Bhadrapada as the groom's, the result is 8 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 16 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

PoruthamRule applied
DinaCounted 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.
GanaPresent when both belong to the same gana, and accepted when Deva meets Manushya; Deva with Rakshasa is held to be the difficult pairing.
MahendraPresent when the count from the bride's star to the groom's is 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 or 25.
Stree DeerghaPresent when the groom's star lies more than thirteen from the bride's, counted forward. Some traditions accept more than nine.
YoniBest when both share an animal, absent when the two animals are traditional enemies, and accepted otherwise.
RasiAbsent when the two signs fall in the 2/12 or 6/8 relationship either way round, and present otherwise.
RasyathipathiPresent when the two sign lords are the same planet or are friends in the classical table.
VasyaPresent when either sign is vasya to the other in the classical table, or when both share a sign.
RajjuPresent when the two stars fall in different rajjus. Sharing a rajju is the one result many families treat as decisive on its own.
VedhaAbsent 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 Purva Bhadrapada and Ashwini a good porutham match?

With Purva Bhadrapada as the bride's star and Ashwini as the groom's, 8 of the ten poruthams are present. That is a strong result on the traditional checks, and well above what most families ask for. A real couple's charts can move this, so use the free calculator with birth details.

Is there Rajju dosha between Purva Bhadrapada and Ashwini?

No. Purva Bhadrapada falls in the Nabhi rajju and Ashwini in the Paada, so Rajju is present.

Does it matter which of Purva Bhadrapada 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 8 of ten instead of 8. This page takes Purva Bhadrapada as the bride.

How does this compare with the 36-point Guna Milan?

The same two stars score 16 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.

Purva Bhadrapada as the bride's star, with every groom's star

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