Nadi dosh and Bhakoot dosh explained: what they mean and when they are cancelled

Nadi dosh and Bhakoot dosh frighten many families because they take the largest number of points in Kundli matching. Both have clear rules and well known cancellations. Understanding them saves many good matches from being rejected too fast.

What is Nadi dosh

Nadi has 8 points and is based on the birth nakshatra. The 27 nakshatras are divided into three Nadis of nine stars each. When both partners share the same Nadi, the Nadi score is zero and the dosh is said to form.

• Aadi: Ashwini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Jyeshtha, Mula, Shatabhisha and Purva Bhadrapada.
• Madhya: Bharani, Mrigashira, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta and Uttara Bhadrapada.
• Antya: Krittika, Rohini, Ashlesha, Magha, Swati, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana and Revati.

Many astrologers treat it as cancelled when the two Moon signs are the same but the stars are different, or when the stars are the same but the padas differ. Some also look at whether the two Moon sign lords are the same planet.

What is Bhakoot dosh

Bhakoot has 7 points and compares the positions of the two Moon signs. The pairs that form the dosh are 2 and 12, 5 and 9, and 6 and 8 counted from each other. It is traditionally linked with emotional bonding and shared prosperity.

It is generally cancelled when both Moon signs have the same lord, or when the two lords are friends. Our free match tool applies this rule.

How to read them calmly

Neither dosh is final on its own. Check whether it is cancelled, then look at the rest of the chart. Strong Jupiter and Venus, a healthy 7th house and good dasha periods for both partners are all signs that the match can go ahead.

If a dosh is not cancelled, talk to a trusted astrologer before deciding. A single number should never end a relationship by itself.