Karthigai – Poorattathi

Count from the bride's star: 23

Count from the bride's star to the groom's: it agrees when the count leaves 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0 after dividing by 9.

Bride: Rakshasa · Groom: Manushya

The same gana agrees. A Deva bride with a Manushya groom agrees; the other way round is partial. A Rakshasa with any other gana does not agree.

Count from the bride's star: 23

Agrees when the groom's star is the 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22nd or 25th from the bride's.

Count from the bride's star: 23

Agrees when the groom's star is more than 13 from the bride's; 10 to 13 is partial.

Bride: Goat · Groom: Lion

Each star has an animal (yoni). It agrees unless the two animals are natural enemies: horse–buffalo, elephant–lion, goat–monkey, serpent–mongoose, dog–deer, cat–rat, cow–tiger.

• If the bride is Mesham and the groom Kumbam: Agrees — Count from the bride's rasi: 11
• If the bride is Mesham and the groom Meenam: Does not agree — Count from the bride's rasi: 12
• If the bride is Rishabam and the groom Kumbam: Agrees — Count from the bride's rasi: 10
• If the bride is Rishabam and the groom Meenam: Agrees — Count from the bride's rasi: 11

Count from the bride's rasi to the groom's: the 7th is best; the 2nd, 6th, 8th and 12th do not agree; the same rasi is partial; the rest agree.

• If the bride is Mesham and the groom Kumbam: Does not agree — Bride: Mars · Groom: Saturn
• If the bride is Mesham and the groom Meenam: Agrees — Bride: Mars · Groom: Jupiter
• If the bride is Rishabam and the groom Kumbam: Agrees — Bride: Venus · Groom: Saturn
• If the bride is Rishabam and the groom Meenam: Does not agree — Bride: Venus · Groom: Jupiter

The lords of the two rasis should be the same planet or friends. If either treats the other as an enemy it does not agree; otherwise it is partial.

• If the bride is Mesham and the groom Kumbam: Does not agree — Bride: Mesham · Groom: Kumbam
• If the bride is Mesham and the groom Meenam: Does not agree — Bride: Mesham · Groom: Meenam
• If the bride is Rishabam and the groom Kumbam: Does not agree — Bride: Rishabam · Groom: Kumbam
• If the bride is Rishabam and the groom Meenam: Does not agree — Bride: Rishabam · Groom: Meenam

Some rasis attract others (vasya). It agrees when the groom's rasi is vasya to the bride's; when only the reverse holds, it is partial.

Bride: Udara (navel) · Groom: Udara (navel)

The stars fall into five rajjus — head, neck, navel, thigh and feet. Both stars in the same rajju does not agree, and this is the most serious objection.

Not a vedhai pair

Certain pairs of stars afflict each other (vedhai). It agrees unless the two stars are such a pair.