Hindus predominantly practice Nakshatra porutham for marriage. The Rasi and Nakshatra porutham of a boy and a girl are checked before planning for the marriage. Checking Nakshatra porutham for marriage is considered an essential condition for marriage. To know marriage matters in detail, complete horoscope matching is done.
Astrologers recommend matching stars to ensure fair compatibility between a boy and a girl. This fosters deeper intimacy, which is crucial for a long-lasting marriage.
Nakshatra porutham, also called Dina Porutham, is one of the ten poruthams (Thirumana porutham) used in marriage matching. More poruthams indicate better compatibility.
What are the 10 poruthams?
- Dina Porutham: Assesses the health and physical compatibility of a couple.
- Gana Porutham: Evaluates character and compatibility based on the duo’s personalities.
- Mahendra Porutham: Associated with wealth, well-being, and longevity.
- Stree Deergha Porutham: Indicates the harmony and bliss between the couple.
- Yoni Porutham: Values the physical compatibility between the partners.
- Rasi Porutham: Informs the duo’s financial and emotional compatibility.
- Rajju Porutham: Evaluates the longevity and welfare of the couple.
- Vashya Porutham: Talks about the supremacy and control between the partners.
- Varna Porutham: Explains the nature and social compatibility of a proposed pair.
- Nadi Porutham: Denotes the health and genetic compatibility of offspring.
The table for Nakshatra porutham for marriage is given below:
| S.No | Girl’s Nakshatra | Matching Nakshatra of Boys |
| 1 | Aswini | Uthamam / Best: Aswini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Purvashada, Uttarashada, Dhanishta, Purvabhadra |
| Madhyamam / Medium: Magha, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Moola Shatabhisha, Uttarabhadra, Revati | ||
| 2 | Bharani | Uthamam: Ashwini, Krittika, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttarashada, Chitra, Swathy, Thiruvonam, Shatabhisha |
| Madhyamam: Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Vishaka, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Moola, Purvashada, Uttarashada, Dhanishta, Purva Phalguni, Uttarashada, Revati | ||
| 3 | Krittika | Uthamam: (For Mesha Rasi) Ashwini, Bharani, (For Rishabam) – Rohini, Thiruvonam, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Phalguni, Thiruvonam, Dhanishta |
| Madhyamam: (For Both Mesha and Rishabam) Uttarashada, Ashwini, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Moola, Purvashada, Purvabhadra, Uttara Phalguni, Revati | ||
| 4 | Rohini | Uthamam: Rohini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttarashada, Chitra, Vishakam, Dhanishta, Purvabhadra |
| Madhyamam: Ashwini, Bharani, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Purvashada | ||
| 5 | Mrigasira | Uthamam: Rohini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Shatabhisha |
| Madhyamam: Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Ardra, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Moola, Purvashada, Thiruvonam Uttarabhadra, Dhanishta | ||
| 6 | Ardra (Tiruvadhirai) | Uthamam: Rohini, Mrigasira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Revati |
| Madhyamam: Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Ashlesha, Moola, Purvashada, Uttarashada, Dhanishta | ||
| 7 | Punarvasu (Puranbhusam) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Uttarashada, Shatabhisha, Uttarabhadra |
| Madhyamam: Bharani, Thiruvonam | ||
| 8 | Pushya (Poosam) | Uthamam: Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Ashlesha, Hasta, Swati, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Purvashada Thiruvonam, Revati |
| Madhyamam: Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Anuradha, Sadahyam, Purvabhadra, Uttarashada | ||
| 9 | Ashlesha (Āyilyam) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Vishaka, Moola, Uttarabhadra, Dhanishta, Uttarashada Madhyamam : Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Jyeshta, Revati |
| 10 | Magha (Magam) | Uthamam: Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Hasta, Swathy, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Purva Phalguni, Thiruvonam, Shatabhisha |
| Madhyamam: Ashwini, Moola, Revati | ||
| 11 | Purva Phalguni (Pooram) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Kruthika, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Magha, Uttarabhadra, Shatabhisha, Jyeshta, Moola, Dhanishta |
| Madhyamam: Bharani, Ashlesha, Vishaka, Purvashada, Uttarashada, Thiruvonam, Purvabhadra, Revati | ||
| 12 | Uttara Phalguni (Uthiram) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Purvashada, Thiruvonam, Shatabhisha, Uttarabhadra |
| Madhyamam : Krittika, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Moola, Uttarabhadra | ||
| 13 | Hasta (Hastam) | Uthamam: Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Hasta, Chitra, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Purvashada, Uttarashada, Dhanishta |
| Madhyamam : Bharani, Krittika, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttarashada, Uttarabhadra , Revati | ||
| 14 | Chitra (Chithirai) | Uthamam: Ekarasi Chitra, Rohini, Ardra, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Thiruvonam, Sathayam, Uttarabhadra |
| Madhyamam: Mrigasira, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Purvabhadra, Uttarabhadra, Uttarashada | ||
| 15 | Swati | Uthamam: Bharani, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Chitra, Ekarasi Swati (same sign), Vishaka, Jyeshta, Purvashada, Purvabhadra, Revati |
| Madhyamam: Ashlesha, Magha, Purvashada, Uttarashada | ||
| 16 | Vishaka (Vishakam) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini , Mrigasira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Anuradha, Moola, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadra |
| Madhyamam: Krittika, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Uttarashada | ||
| 17 | Anuradha (Anusham) | Uthamam : Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha. Purva Phalguni, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Purvashada, Thiruvonam, Shatabhisha, Purvabhadra, Revati |
| Madhyamam: Mrigasira, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishaka, Uttarabhadra | ||
| 18 | Jyeshta (Kettai) | Uthamam: Krittika, Uthiram, Moola, Uttarashada, Dhanishta, Purvabhadra, Uttarabhadra, Rohini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu |
| Madhyamam: Pushya, Ashwini, Ashlesha, Chitra, Magha, Swati, Vishaka, Anuradha, Revati | ||
| 19 | Moola (Moolam) | Uthamam : Bharani, Ardra, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Purvashada, Thiruvonam, Shatabhisha |
| Madhyamam: Ashwini, Rohini, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Swati, Vishaka, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Uttara Phalguni, Revati | ||
| 20 | Purvashada (Pooradam) | Uthamam: Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishaka, Uttarashada, Dhanishta, Purvabhadra, Revati |
| Madhyamam: Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Moola | ||
| 21 | Uttarashada (Uthiradam) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Thiruvonam, Shatabhisha |
| Madhyamam: Bharani, Krittika, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Uttarashada, Purvashada | ||
| 22 | Thiruvonam | Uthamam: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Uttarashada, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purvabhadra, Revati |
| Madhyamam: Uttara Phalguni, Moola, Purvashada | ||
| 23 | Dhanishta (Avittam) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttarashada, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Uttara Phalguni, Thiruvonam, Shatabhisha, Uttarabhadra |
| Madhyamam: Vishakam, Jyeshta, Purvashada | ||
| 24 | Shatabhisha (Sadayam) | Uthamam: Bharani, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Purvashada, Dhanishta, Purvabhadra, Revati Madhyamam: Thiruvonam |
| 25 | Purvabhadra (Pooratathi) | Uthamam: Ashwini, Mrigasira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Moola, Uttarabhadra (Same sign the best), Uthamam |
| Madhyamam: Purvashada, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purvabhadra | ||
| 26 | Uttara Bhadrapada (Uthiratathi) | Uthamam: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punar Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Thiruvonam, Purvashada, Revati |
| Madhyamam: Pushya, Ashlesha, Anuradha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purvabhadra | ||
| 27 | Revati | Uthamam: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni( Kanya Rasi) – Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Moola |
| Madhyamam: Ashlesha, Vishaka, Jyeshta, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purvabhadra , Uttarabhadra, Thiruvonam, Chitra |
Nakshatra porutham ensures the harmony and happiness between the proposed pair. When counting from the girl’s Janma Nakshatra to the boy’s, the count should fall in 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 24, or 26, which means the Nakshatra porutham for marriage is Uthamam (excellent).
If both the boy and the girl are born in Arudra, Rohini, Hasta, Pushya, Magham, or Shravana Nakshatras, it symbolises that their Nakshatra porutham is good.
If both are born in the same Nakshatras, such as Bharani, Aslesha, Jyeshta, Moolam, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, and Poorvabhadra, it denotes their Nakshatra porutham for marriage is not at all good or Athama Dina Porutham. Astrologers will not recommend a marriage even if the other poruthams are compatible. This shows how Nakshatra porutham for marriage is considered before tying the knot.