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Nadi Dosha Before a Wedding
Nadi dosha scores zero on the eight-point Nadi koota when both Moons share Aadi, Madhya, or Antya nadi. That zero is one item inside 36 points, not a ban on the wedding by itself.
Eight points, three nadis
In Ashtakoota the Nadi koota is worth 8 of 36 points, the largest single item. Nakshatras are grouped as Aadi, Madhya, and Antya. The same group for both Moons scores zero and is called Nadi dosha. A different group scores the 8. This is a Moon-nakshatra test. It is not the lagna, and it is not the seventh house of marriage. Families preparing a wedding should know the score and should not let the score alone cancel two charts whose seventh lords agree.
Children are a separate house
Popular fear ties Nadi dosha to children. The fifth house is children, and it is read in both charts with Jupiter. A Nadi zero does not diagnose a body and does not predict the absence of a child. Treat any such claim as outside this method. Bhakoot, worth 7 points, is the other heavy koota and concerns the Moon signs' distance. A couple can fail Nadi and pass Bhakoot, or the reverse. The total is an arithmetic of eight kootas, not a moral grade.
The seventh house still marries
After the koota sheet, open both seventh houses and both Navamsa charts. A Venus mahadasha of 20 years in one chart may be the practical window, whatever the Nadi score. Cancellations of Nadi dosha are argued in matching manuals. This page does not invent one. It says the full 36 and the houses outrank a single zero. Lahiri sidereal nakshatras fix the Moons. A tropical Moon nakshatra will mis-score Nadi from the start.
Frequently asked questions
What is Nadi dosha?
Both Moons in the same nadi, Aadi, Madhya, or Antya, so the 8-point Nadi koota scores zero inside the 36 of Ashtakoota.
Does it decide children?
No medical claim follows from it. Children are the fifth house and Jupiter. Nadi is a nakshatra score, not a diagnosis.
Can a couple marry with Nadi dosha?
The score is one koota. The seventh house of marriage and Navamsa still have to be read. A zero does not replace them.
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