Vedic Astrology
Guna Milan scores a match out of 36 points across eight factors. Most of what is written about those factors online is designed to frighten families into buying a remedy. These pages explain what each rule actually says, and state plainly when it is cancelled, which is more often than the worry suggests.
Nadi is the single heaviest factor in kundli matching at 8 of 36 points, which is why it causes the most worry. It is also the one most often cancelled outright.
Bhakoot looks at the distance between two Moon signs. It carries 7 of 36 points, and like nadi it has well-established cancellations that are part of the classical rule itself.
Gana sorts every birth star into one of three temperaments. It carries 6 of 36 points, and the labels are far less dramatic than they sound in translation.
Yoni assigns each birth star an animal symbol and reads instinctive compatibility between them. It carries 4 of 36 points and is the most misunderstood factor in the list.
Manglik, or mangal dosha, is about the placement of Mars in a chart. It sits outside the 36-point score entirely, and it is the single most fear-sold idea in Indian matchmaking.
Three of the eight factors depend only on the two birth stars, so they can be read without full birth details: Yoni (4), Gana (6), Nadi (8). Every nakshatra page carries its own matching section built from these.
The remaining factors need both Moon signs, which a birth star cannot give you. That is why no honest page can hand you a Guna Milan score without asking for birth details first.
