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Bharani Nakshatra Marriage Compatibility
Bharani carries the Manushya gana (temperament), the Elephant yoni, and the Madhya nadi, with its Moon in Aries. Those tables decide how it scores with every other mansion in ashtakoota guna milan — all 27 pairings below are computed, both as the groom's and as the bride's nakshatra.
Most challenging: Anuradha, Dhanishta, Chitra — see each page for exactly which kootas drop.
All 27 pairings, scored
Ranges appear where a nakshatra spans two rashis and the pada changes the sign-based kootas.
| Partner nakshatra | Bharani as groom | Bharani as bride |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | 34 / 36 | 33 / 36 |
| Bharani | 28 / 36 | 28 / 36 |
| Krittika | 19–28 / 36 | 19–29 / 36 |
| Rohini | 23.5 / 36 | 22.5 / 36 |
| Mrigashira | 15.5–19 / 36 | 13.5–17 / 36 |
| Ardra | 27 / 36 | 26 / 36 |
| Punarvasu | 27–29.5 / 36 | 25–29.5 / 36 |
| Pushya | 21.5 / 36 | 21.5 / 36 |
| Ashlesha | 23.5 / 36 | 25.5 / 36 |
| Magha | 19 / 36 | 20 / 36 |
| Purva Phalguni | 17 / 36 | 17 / 36 |
| Uttara Phalguni | 21.5–25 / 36 | 20.5–25 / 36 |
| Hasta | 20 / 36 | 18 / 36 |
| Chitra | 6–15.5 / 36 | 6–15.5 / 36 |
| Swati | 29.5 / 36 | 27.5 / 36 |
| Vishakha | 17.5–23.5 / 36 | 19.5–23.5 / 36 |
| Anuradha | 15.5 / 36 | 15.5 / 36 |
| Jyeshtha | 17.5 / 36 | 19.5 / 36 |
| Mula | 20 / 36 | 21 / 36 |
| Purva Ashadha | 18 / 36 | 18 / 36 |
| Uttara Ashadha | 26–28.5 / 36 | 26–27.5 / 36 |
| Shravana | 27 / 36 | 25 / 36 |
| Dhanishta | 11 / 36 | 11 / 36 |
| Shatabhisha | 21 / 36 | 21 / 36 |
| Purva Bhadrapada | 21.5–25 / 36 | 22.5–24 / 36 |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | 15.5 / 36 | 16.5 / 36 |
| Revati | 25.5 / 36 | 25.5 / 36 |
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Common questions
Which nakshatra is the best match for Bharani?
By computed ashtakoota score, Bharani's strongest pairings are Ashwini, Swati, Bharani, Punarvasu. Ashwini ranks highest, scoring about 33.5 of 36 gunas averaged across both directions.
Which nakshatras form Nadi dosha with Bharani?
Bharani carries the Madhya nadi, so it shares a nadi — triggering Nadi dosha (0 of 8 points) — with Mrigashira, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta, Uttara Bhadrapada, and with another Bharani Moon (though the same-nakshatra case is classically mitigated).
Can Bharani marry someone of the same nakshatra?
A Bharani–Bharani match technically has Nadi dosha, but sharing the very same nakshatra is one of the recognized mitigations. Even with the nadi points lost, the total still reaches 28 of 36 — see the pair page for the breakdown.