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36 gunas explained: what a Guna Milan score really means
A calm, plain-language guide to Ashtakoota Guna Milan: the 8 kootas, their points out of 36, and how families traditionally read the score.
Oct 25, 2026 · 2 min readRead

A calm, plain-language guide to Ashtakoota Guna Milan: the 8 kootas, their points out of 36, and how families traditionally read the score.

Bhakoot koota is worth 7 of the 36 gunas. Which moon-sign positions give 0 points, and the traditional cancellations.

What being manglik means in traditional astrology, how it is calculated, why two manglik partners are matched, and the common cancellation rules.

Nadi koota carries 8 of the 36 gunas. What the three nadis are, why the same nadi gives 0 points, and the traditional exceptions.

Thirumana porutham in plain words: the ten poruthams, why Rajju is given special weight, and how families read the result.