Nadi Dosha
By The Astrologic Desk · Editorial and calculation review
Nadi dosha occurs in marriage matching when both partners share the same nadi — Adi, Madhya or Antya — derived from their birth nakshatras. Nadi carries 8 of the 36 ashtakoot points, the largest single koota, so a match scores zero on it when the nadis are identical.
Also called: Nadi kuta zero, Nadi mismatch.
The rule
Both partners' janma nakshatras fall in the same nadi group, scoring 0 of 8 nadi points.
Assessed from
- Both partners' Moon nakshatras, grouped as Adi (1–9), Madhya (10–18) or Antya (19–27)
Cancellations and disputes
- Both partners share the same janma nakshatra but different padas
- Both partners have the same Moon sign but different nakshatras
- The nakshatra lords of both partners are the same graha
The nadi grouping itself varies between sources. The block-of-nine grouping used by Astrologic is the common convention, but some traditions assign nadi cyclically instead, which produces different results for the same pair.
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