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Dev Gana from the Moon's Nakshatra
Dev gana is a class of the Moon's nakshatra, not of the Sun sign. The nine Dev nakshatras are Ashwini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Shravana, and Revati. Gana is the koota worth 6 points in the 36-point Ashtakoot match.
The three ganas, so Dev has a boundary
Manushya gana holds Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Purva Bhadrapada, and Uttara Bhadrapada. Rakshasa gana holds Krittika, Ashlesha, Magha, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Dhanishta, and Shatabhisha. Dev is the remaining nine, listed above. You belong to Dev gana when the Moon at birth occupies one of those nine, in any pada. The Sun can be in a Rakshasa nakshatra while the Moon is in Pushya. The gana follows the Moon. A birth month cannot answer it.
What the 6 points are for
Ashtakoot compares two Moons for a proposed marriage. Varna is 1, vashya 2, tara 3, yoni 4, graha maitri 5, gana 6, bhakoot 7, nadi 8. Same gana scores the gana koota. Dev with Rakshasa is the mismatch matchers dislike most, then Manushya with Rakshasa. Dev with Manushya is the milder cross. The koota is 6 points out of 36. A Dev-Rakshasa pair can still show a high total if nadi and bhakoot are clean, and a same-gana pair can fail nadi, which is 8 points, a larger slice. Gana does not outrank the 7th house.
Temperament language, kept small
Dev gana is described as a softer, more accommodating Moon nakshatra. That is a matching shorthand. It is not a moral rank, and it is not a promise about the 7th lord. A Dev-gana Moon with Venus conjunct Rahu still has Venus conjunct Rahu. Read gana when you are matching two charts. Read the lagna, the Moon's sign lord, and the dasha when you are describing one life. The nakshatra lord of a Dev nakshatra still starts Vimshottari if that is the birth nakshatra. Pushya's lord is Saturn. Dev gana does not make the dasha lord Jupiter.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dev gana depend on the lagna?
It depends on the Moon's nakshatra. The lagna can be anything. Two people with Simha lagna can fall in different ganas because their Moons differ.
Is Dev with Dev required for marriage?
Same gana scores those 6 points. It is not a requirement. Nadi, bhakoot, the 7th lords, and both Navamsas can outweigh a gana mismatch, and they can spoil a gana match.
Which Dev nakshatra has which dasha lord?
The nakshatra lord, not the gana, starts Vimshottari. Ashwini is Ketu, Mrigashira is Mars, Punarvasu is Jupiter, Pushya is Saturn, Hasta is Moon, Swati is Rahu, Anuradha is Saturn, Shravana is Moon, Revati is Mercury.
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