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When the Guna Score and the 7th House Disagree
The 36 guna points compare two Moon signs. The 7th house of each lagna is a different test. A pair can fail Nadi or Bhakoot and still have two sound 7th lords in a supportive dasha.

What the horoscope said no to
Families usually mean the Ashtakoota. Nadi is 8 points, and the same nadi scores zero. Bhakoot is 7 points, and it scores zero when the Moon signs are 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 12 apart. Mangal dosha is not inside the 36 at all. It is Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th. A no can be any one of these. Ask which test failed before you treat the whole kundli as a refusal. A Nadi zero with a strong graha maitri is not the same no as a 7th lord in the 8th in both charts and in both Navamshas.
What the hearts were answering
Affection is closer to the 5th house and to Venus than to the guna total. The 5th is romance. The 7th is the marriage contract. People can have a live 5th-house period, a Venus antardasha, and a genuine bond, while the Moon signs fail Bhakoot. Proceeding is a family decision this page will not make. The astrological distinction is simply that the Moon test and the lagna test answered different questions. If both 7th houses are damaged and the dasha of a separating planet is on, the kundli is not a formality. It is describing the years after the wedding.
A practical order for the disagreement
Name the failed koota and apply only its real cancellation, such as the same planet ruling both Moon signs in many Bhakoot cases. Aries and Scorpio share Mars. Then read both 7th lords, both Venuses, and both D9 charts from reliable birth times. Then see whether the wedding falls in the 7th lord's period or in a 12th-lord period. A yes from the family on a 12th-lord antardasha is a wedding scheduled in an exit period. A no from Nadi during a clean 7th-lord period is a Moon objection sitting on top of a supportive clock.
Frequently asked questions
Which no is inside the 36 points?
Nadi, Bhakoot, and the other six kootas. Mangal dosha is a separate Mars test and is not one of the eight kootas.
Can a couple marry with Nadi dosha?
Families do, after they have confirmed the nakshatras and read both 7th houses. The Moon score does not rewrite the 7th lord.
Which dasha is a poor time to schedule the wedding?
A running period of the 12th lord, or of a separating planet in the 7th, is a weaker clock than the 7th lord or Venus.
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D1, D9, D10, dashas, yogas, and transits, the same calculations referenced in this article.
