Punarvasu Nakshatra Marriage Compatibility

Punarvasu carries the Deva gana (temperament), the Cat yoni, and the Aadi nadi, with its Moon in Gemini / Cancer (by pada). 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.

Strongest matches: Bharani (≈28/36), Pushya (≈28/36), Swati (≈27.5/36), Uttara Bhadrapada (≈26.5/36).
Most challenging: Mula, Shatabhisha, Jyeshtha — 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	Punarvasu as groom	Punarvasu as bride
Ashwini	18–22.5 / 36	19–21.5 / 36
Bharani	25–29.5 / 36	27–29.5 / 36
Krittika	18.5–25.5 / 36	19.5–24.5 / 36
Rohini	22.5–26 / 36	24.5–26 / 36
Mrigashira	20.5–32.5 / 36	19.5–32.5 / 36
Ardra	13–25 / 36	13–26 / 36
Punarvasu	15–28 / 36	15–28 / 36
Pushya	21–34 / 36	22–34 / 36
Ashlesha	16.5–29.5 / 36	17.5–29.5 / 36
Magha	17.5–22.5 / 36	16.5–23.5 / 36
Purva Phalguni	21.5–26.5 / 36	21.5–28.5 / 36
Uttara Phalguni	15.5–22.5 / 36	15.5–24.5 / 36
Hasta	19.5–23.5 / 36	18.5–24.5 / 36
Chitra	20.5–26.5 / 36	20.5–27.5 / 36
Swati	27–28.5 / 36	27–27.5 / 36
Vishakha	15.5–23.5 / 36	16.5–22.5 / 36
Anuradha	20.5–25 / 36	21.5–25 / 36
Jyeshtha	6–10.5 / 36	7–10.5 / 36
Mula	10.5–14 / 36	9.5–15 / 36
Purva Ashadha	22.5–26 / 36	22.5–28 / 36
Uttara Ashadha	21.5–27 / 36	22.5–28 / 36
Shravana	22.5–28 / 36	23.5–27 / 36
Dhanishta	15–23 / 36	14–22 / 36
Shatabhisha	8.5–13 / 36	7.5–13 / 36
Purva Bhadrapada	12.5–18.5 / 36	12.5–20.5 / 36
Uttara Bhadrapada	25–26.5 / 36	26–28.5 / 36
Revati	24.5–26 / 36	24.5–27 / 36

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All 27 nakshatras About Punarvasu itself

Common questions

Which nakshatra is the best match for Punarvasu?

By computed ashtakoota score, Punarvasu's strongest pairings are Bharani, Pushya, Swati, Uttara Bhadrapada. Bharani ranks highest, scoring about 28 of 36 gunas averaged across both directions.

Which nakshatras form Nadi dosha with Punarvasu?

Punarvasu carries the Aadi nadi, so it shares a nadi — triggering Nadi dosha (0 of 8 points) — with Ashwini, Ardra, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Jyeshtha, Mula, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, and with another Punarvasu Moon (though the same-nakshatra case is classically mitigated).

Can Punarvasu marry someone of the same nakshatra?

A Punarvasu–Punarvasu 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 15–28 of 36 — see the pair page for the breakdown.