What is Kundali Matching?
Kundli Matching is a process where the horoscope of two persons who wish to get into matrimony are matched with each other.
The primary purpose of matching Kundalis is to check if the marriage will be happy and long lasting.
The horoscope matching helps families and the persons involved – get a good idea about the compatibility levels between the partners. The compatibility is evaluated on Physical, Mental or Emotional, Spiritual and Intellectual planes.
Our ancient sages have devised a very strong evaluation matrix for matching on various fronts. However, since Astrology also operates on स्थान, काल और पात्र ( Place, Time and Persona) principle, it is important to see the Kundli Match phenomenon in modern context and not rigidly in traditional context.
How to do Kundali Matching on Astropatri?
Step 1 : Register on Astropatri.com
Step 2 : Login using OTP( We use OTP to ensure that Astropatri is used by only genuinely interested users)
Step 3 : Go to Kundali Matching section
Step 4 : Either select Boy and Girls horoscopes from saved horoscopes to check match making by name or Create new horoscopes
Step 5 : Submit both charts and see the Magic!
You can also use the following features of Astropatri for better Kundali Matching :
1. Detailed Manglik Dosha
2. Marriage predictions for boy and girl’s chart
3. Pitra Dosha
4. Dagdha Rashi ( if falling in the house of marriage)
5. Any Panetary wars in horoscope of either boy or girl that impacts marriage area
All of this is absolutely free to find out!
Social/Cultural background of Kundali Matching
While most people associate Astrology as a tool for predicting future, the truth is that Astrology does serve as a rather accurate indicator of personality traits of a human being.
Human beings in general seek comfort and sukh ( सुख). They would also do whatever is in their control to avoid discomfort or Dukh (दुख ). For people to be happy post their marriage, it was important that the match fared well on all fronts – be it physical, emotional, social/family, financial front. Kundali Matching was an exercise in this direction.
On must also note that – unlike current times, the older society put a lot of focus on longevity of marriage and things like separation, divorce etc were literally unheard of things. As time progressed, the lives of widows also became quite painful and the core focus of the parental group was to somehow ensure that the marriage or the relationship does not suffer an adverse event. Kundali Matching or Kundali Milan was thus taken as a very serious exercise while deciding upon a match.
Larger picture of Kundali Matching in Vedic Astrology
The advent of Technology has made common man aware of many things in more detail than previously. However, it also has resulted in a rather shallow understanding of most of the things. Kundali Matching is one of such things.
Most astrology websites and even offline Pandits and astrologers have almost equated Kundali Matching with Guna Milap. Guna milap is a mathematical scoring of compatibility levels on 8 fronts. While Guna Milan does give a broad picture of the overall compatibility across multiple facets of married life, but as a stand alone indicator of the quality and longevity of marriage, it is an inadequate one.
For a deeper insight into whether the marriage will work or not, whether marital bliss will be there or not, knowledgable astrologers will look at the following metrics amongst many others:
1. The 7th house of both horoscopes. How strong or weak it is. 7th house denotes marriage/spouse/ partnerships.
2. The position of 7th lord in both the horoscopes.
3. The strength or weakness of Venus ( the planet that represents love and comforts) in both charts.
4. In Female charts, astrologers also look at Jupiter as it is supposed to represent husband in a woman’s chart.
5. In Nadi system, Mars is also seen as representative of Husband in a woman’s chart.
6. The strength of Lagna lord in horoscope. Lagna represents the Physical health.
7. The placement of Moon in both horoscopes as Moon represents the Mind.
8. The Operating Dashas. It is recommended that the partners are not running Dashas of enemy planets.
9. Specific harsh transits like Shani Sadhe Saati or Ashtam Shani are also observed to ensure that they are not running in both horoscopes simultaneously.
Role of Asht Koot Guna Milap in Kundali Matching
Asht Koot Guna Milap does represent a very important part of Astrolgical analysis of horoscopes of the boy and the girl for match making purpose. Asht is 8 and koot is “aspects/factors”.
One wonders at the wisdom level of the ancient sages – how scientifically they went about in evaluating the worthiness of a match for the purpose of long term association and a sacred institution like that of marriage.
In Ashtkoot Guna Milap, the over all points are 36. Most people believe that for a marriage to be successful, the Ashtkoot score must be more than 18 out of 36. However, as we have said earlier, it is a “good to have thing” rather than “a must to have” thing ( score >18 out of 36).
The Ashta Koot Guna Milan System
Our Kundali matching software calulcates compatibility levels on the 8 factors that are considered in Asht Koot Guna Milan system:
| Koota |
Points |
Key Focus |
| Varna |
1 |
Spiritual/ego compatibility (past karma) |
| Vashya |
2 |
Influence and attraction dynamics |
| Tara |
3 |
Mental/emotional harmony via nakshatras |
| Yoni |
4 |
Sexual/Physical relationship compatibility |
| Graha Maitri |
5 |
Friendship and emotional-intellectual rapport |
| Gana |
6 |
Temperament compatibility |
| Bhakoot |
7 |
Emotional, health, and financial synergy |
| Nadi |
8 |
Physical health, progeny, genetic compatibility |
| Total |
36 |
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Asht Koota Guna Milap system is a very important part of the Kundali Milan or Kundali matching process. It is a pretty deep concept and requires a stand alone treatment. We will be covering that in detail.
Broadly, astrologers opine that if less than 18 Gunas match, the marriage should not be proceeded with. However, as we mentioned earlier that there are multiple exceptions to this rule as well.
18-24 Guna matching score is considered an okay to proceed score. More than 24 Guna points matching is considered a strong and astrologically suitable match.
Kundali Matching – Other important factors
As we have put earlier, Ashtkoot Guna Milap is only one important part of Kundali Matching. In South Indian system of Kundali matching, there is Dashkoot Guna Milan. Ashtkoot is 8 factors and Dashkoot is 10 factors.
Along with calculating number of matching Gunas, few important aspects like Mangalik Dosh, Rajju Dosh and Vedha Dosh are also seen by learned astrologers.
We have covered Mangalik Dosh in detail and have created a very nuanced engine of checking Mangalik Dosh. You can check about presence of Mangalik Dosh in your chart by . However, we have found out, much to our surprise that Mangalik dosha often gets cancelled due to other planetary combinations in the horoscope. As per our Manglik Dosh calculator, Mangalik dosh gets cancelled roughly in 90% of the cases and it is not such a severe or stressful situation for most, as it has been made out by astrologers at large.
Rajju Dosha forms when the Nakshatras (birth stars) of the bride and groom fall under the same category of Rajju. There are five Rajju categories, each named after a body part. The idea is that if both individuals belong to the same Rajju group, their marriage bond is considered risky due to the imbalance in cosmic binding energy.
Vedha dosha stems from the word – Vedha means obstruction. This dosha occurs when certain Nakshatras are mutually obstructive, even if other factors are favorable. Each Nakshatra is said to have a “Vedha Nakshatra” which can block or hinder the positive effects of compatibility.If the bride’s and groom’s Nakshatras are in Vedha to each other, it may cause frequent quarrels, lack of peace, or obstacles in conjugal harmony.
We will be covering the above 3 doshas and their role in Kundli Matching in detail on a separate page.
The Importance of Navamsa Chart in Kundli Matching
Navamsa chart – also called D9 is extremely important for evaluating Kundali matches. It is used in astrology to minutely assess factors such as Planetary strength, Marital conditions, and Spiritual themes.
It is said that while the main Lagna chart displays external circumstances, the Navamsa chart offers insight into underlying traits and long-term outcomes.
The Relevance of Navamsa in Kundali Matching is multi-fold. It is explained below:
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Marriage Strength
The 7th house and its lord in the Navamsa chart show the quality of married life, attraction, and bonding. If the 7th lord of Rashi chart is strong in Navamsa, it ensures lasting marital harmony.
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Spouse’s Nature & Destiny
The Navamsa reveals true personality traits of the spouse, sometimes more accurately than the Rashi chart. It also indicates whether the marriage brings growth or struggles.
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Planetary Dignity Check
A planet may look strong in the Rashi chart, but if it weakens in the Navamsa, its results in married life decline. For example, a strong Venus in Rashi but debilitated in Navamsa may give initial attraction but later dissatisfaction.
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Dasha Outcomes
Events in married life during planetary periods (Dashas) depend greatly on the planet’s placement in the Navamsa. A benefic planet in Navamsa ensures smoother results, even if average in Rashi.
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Compatibility Beyond Gun Milan
The Ashtakoota system (36 gunas) only matches Moon Nakshatras, which is not sufficient.
The Navamsa chart ensures deeper karmic compatibility between two charts, especially regarding emotional, spiritual, and physical bonding.
Knowledgable astrologers always finetune their predictions by combining the readings of the Main Lagna chart and Navamsa Chart.
Does Kundali Matching 100% guarantee a long and successful marriage
Our legendary poet Shri Soordasji has written the following lines:
“करम गति टारे नांहि टरी. मुनि वशिष्ठ से पंडित ज्ञानी शोधि के लगन धरी. सीता हरन, मरन दशरथ को विपति पै विपति परी”
(The destiny is unescapable. A learned sage like Rishi Vashisht researched well before deciding on the marriage of Lord Ram and Sitaji yet it was followed by death of King Dashrath, Sitaji’s haran by Ravan and so many other troubles)
Ideally the above should give the answer to the question – if Kundali match making can ensure or guarantee a 100% successful marriage in terms of quality and longevity.
Humans are blessed with intelligence. One of the offshoots of intelligence is planning. Kundali Matching is planning. The results come from a mix of efforts, attitude, destiny and free will. Kundali Matching can give indications about the destiny part. The rest of the factors are in control of the individual.
However, to give the science of Astrology or Kundali Matching its due, it is often seen that the charts do portray more or less a correct picture of how good or bad the marriage area is or will be for the concerned partners. Intelligent people can still make the best out of any situation though. Very few situations in life are totally unsalvageable.
Frequently Asked Questions on Kundali Matching
Here are some socially relevant questions on the phenomenon of Kundli Matching:
What is Kundali Matching? 
