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The Marriage Number Is 36 Guna Points
The marriage number in Jyotish matching is the Ashtakoota total, 36 points. Nadi contributes 8 and Bhakoot 7. A life-path digit, a wedding-date digit, or a name total is a different system and is not a koota.
Eight numbers that already exist
Varna 1, vashya 2, tara 3, yoni 4, graha maitri 5, gana 6, Bhakoot 7, Nadi 8. They add to 36, and they compare two Moons. Families often want 18 or more. That cutoff is a custom. There is no further secret digit that outranks Nadi. If someone offers a best number such as 5 or 6 for marriage, ask which koota it is. If it is not in the list, it is not milan. Graha maitri, the friendship of the Moon-sign lords, is already the relationship number inside the system, and it is worth 5, not a personality score.
The 7th house has no lucky digit
Marriage quality is the 7th lord's house, Venus, and the Navamsa. None of them produces a single digit. A pair with 30 guna points and both 7th lords in the 12th is a high lunar score and a costly marriage structure. A pair with 20 points, a cancelled Bhakoot because both signs share a lord, and a strong 7th lord in a kendra can be the better match. The best number, if you need the phrase, is a score that survived Nadi and Bhakoot and then survived the 7th lord. One integer cannot say all of that.
Dates and names
The wedding's civil date has a tithi, which is the muhurta fact, and a numerology reduction, which is not. The names have pada syllables from the birth nakshatras, which is namakarana, and a letter total, which is not used in the 36. Do not pick a spouse or a Saturday because the digits add pleasantly. Pick from the two Moons, then the two lagnas, then the dasha that will be running. The birth cities decide the lagnas. The digits do not.
Frequently asked questions
What is the marriage score out of?
36, from eight kootas. Nadi is 8 points and Bhakoot is 7. The rest are varna, vashya, tara, yoni, graha maitri, and gana.
Is there a best single digit?
No. A life-path or wedding-date digit is outside the eight kootas. The 7th lord is not a digit either.
Does a high score replace the charts?
It completes the Moon test. Both 7th lords, Venus, the Navamsa, and the running dasha are still required.
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