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Nadi Dosha in Ashtakoot Matching

Nadi koota is worth 8 of the 36 Ashtakoot points, the largest single slice. Nadi dosha is scored when the two Moons fall in the same group: Adi, Madhya, or Antya. A puja does not move either Moon into a different nakshatra.

Effects Of Nadi Dosh In Kundli Matching And Astrological Remedies To Remove It
Effects Of Nadi Dosh In Kundli Matching And Astrological Remedies To Remove It
Updated 22 October 2026 2 min read 466 words

The three groups

Adi holds Ashwini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Jyeshtha, Mula, Shatabhisha, and Purva Bhadrapada. Madhya holds Bharani, Mrigashira, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta, and Uttara Bhadrapada. Antya holds Krittika, Rohini, Ashlesha, Magha, Swati, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, and Revati. Same group, same nadi, and the 8 points drop. Different groups score the koota. The Moon's pada does not change the group. People who share a nakshatra obviously share a nadi. People in different nakshatras of the same list also share it. The Sun sign never enters this arithmetic.

Eight points are not the marriage

Varna, vashya, tara, yoni, graha maitri, gana, and bhakoot are the other 28 points. A nadi mismatch with a strong bhakoot and a sound 7th lord is a different match from a nadi mismatch piled on a 6/8 bhakoot and a 7th lord in the 8th. Traditional talk links same nadi with health of children and with temperament of the pair. That talk does not outrank the 5th house, Jupiter, and D7 if the question is children, and it does not outrank the 7th and D9 if the question is the marriage itself. A score of 28 out of 36 with nadi dosha is not the same event as a score of 14. Publish the total, not only the dosha.

Nothing removes the nakshatra

Remedies sold to 'lift' nadi dosha do not change the birth Moon. Some families proceed when the rest of the kootas are strong, or when the 7th lords are friends, and they treat the nadi flag as noted rather than fatal. That is a weighing, not a cancellation you can buy. The chart work is to read both 7th houses and both Navamsas beside the 8-point gap. If those are sound, say the gap is one koota. If they are damaged, the dosha is not the only problem, and a Tuesday rite will not be the repair.

Frequently asked questions

Do the same nakshatra and the same nadi differ?

Same nakshatra is always the same nadi. Same nadi is wider: nine nakshatras share a group. You can mismatch nadi without sharing a birth star.

Is nadi dosha larger than gana dosha?

Nadi is 8 points. Gana is 6. Bhakoot is 7. A nadi flag is the heaviest single koota, and it is still one koota inside 36.

Can a remedy change the score?

The score is the two Moons. Observances do not edit the nakshatra. Families either weigh the other 28 points and the 7th houses, or they do not. The arithmetic stays.

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