When the boy's moon is in Pushya and the girl's in Mula, the four birth-star kootas — tara, yoni, gana and nadi — contribute 12.5 of their 21 points. The full 36-guna score depends on which pada (quarter) each moon occupies: across all sixteen pada combinations it comes out to 18 out of 36 in every combination.
Every pada combination of this pairing lands in the “Acceptable” band of the classical reading. Below is what each koota actually contributes — computed, not copied from a compatibility chart.
The birth-star kootas (fixed for this pair)
- Tara (1.5/3): counted from each birth star to the other; this pair scores 1.5 points.
- Yoni (2/4): neutral yoni animals (Sheep and Dog) — 2 of 4 points.
- Gana (1/6): Pushya is Deva (gentle, giving); Mula is Rakshasa (intense, strong-willed). That scores 1 of 6.
- Nadi (8/8): Madhya and Aadi nadi — no dosha, full points.
Bhakoot: watch the pada
Because Pushya and Mula each span sign boundaries by pada, bhakoot dosha (0/7) arises for pada combinations 1–1, 1–2, 1–3, 1–4, 2–1, 2–2, 2–3, 2–4, 3–1, 3–2, 3–3, 3–4, 4–1, 4–2, 4–3, 4–4. This is exactly why a score without pada is a guess.
Every pada combination, scored
Boy pada – girl pada, the moon signs they imply, and the complete 36-guna total (all eight kootas, cancellations applied):
| Padas (B–G) | Boy moon | Girl moon | Score /36 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 1–2 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 1–3 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 1–4 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 2–1 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 2–2 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 2–3 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 2–4 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 3–1 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 3–2 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 3–3 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 3–4 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 4–1 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 4–2 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 4–3 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 4–4 | Karka (Cancer) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
The honest read
If an online calculator gave you one flat number for Pushya–Mula, it guessed your padas — or ignored them. The spread above (18 to 18) is the truth of this pairing. And even the right number is the beginning of matching, not the end: dasha timing, the seventh house of both charts, and manglik for both partners sit outside the guna count entirely. Anyone who turns a low number into a remedy bill skipped all of that on purpose.
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