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Bhakoot Remedies Do Not Move the Moon

The remedy for Bhakoot that changes the score is a cancellation already in the signs: both Moon signs ruled by one planet, such as Aries and Scorpio under Mars. A ceremony does not move either Moon, so it does not restore the 7 points by itself.

What Are The Remedies For Bhakoot Dosha Insideastro Iajj04
What Are The Remedies For Bhakoot Dosha Insideastro Iajj04
Updated 22 October 2026 2 min read 407 words

Apply the cancellation or do not pretend

Aries with Scorpio, Taurus with Libra, Gemini with Virgo, Sagittarius with Pisces, and Capricorn with Aquarius share a lord. Many of those pairs are exactly the 6-and-8 distances that score zero, and the shared lord is why matchers lift the objection. If your pair is not on that list, the zero stands. Other regions add friendship cancellations. This page will not invent one for a pair whose lords are enemies. After you accept or lift the zero, the 7th lords are the marriage. They were never inside the 7 points.

What families do anyway

A puja, a donation, or a repeat of the match by another priest does not change longitude. It can change a family's nerve. That is a social remedy, and it should be described as social. The astrological remedy is the reading that follows: are both 7th lords in kendras or trikonas, is Venus sound, is the wedding inside the 7th lord's antardasha or inside a 12th-lord bhukti? A lifted Bhakoot with a 12th-lord wedding is not a solved chart. An unlifted Bhakoot with a strong 7th-lord period is a Moon objection on a supportive clock.

Do not remedy the wrong koota

Nadi is 8 points and a different failure. Mangal is Mars. A Bhakoot rite will not touch them. Monday belongs to the Moon, which is at least the right graha, since both Moons created the distance. It still does not edit the signs. If the family proceeds, proceed with the objection written down, not erased. Future trouble should not be blamed on a puja that was never able to change a rashi.

Frequently asked questions

Which Bhakoot pairs are often cancelled?

Those with one lord: Aries-Scorpio, Taurus-Libra, Gemini-Virgo, Sagittarius-Pisces, Capricorn-Aquarius. Other pairs keep the zero unless a local rule you can name applies.

Does a puja restore 7 points?

No. The points follow the Moon signs. The puja is a family rite. The 7th house is the next reading, not a corrected score.

Is Bhakoot the same as Nadi?

No. Bhakoot is sign distance, 7 points. Nadi is the star's group, 8 points. A remedy for one does not clear the other.

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