Marriage Matching: The Ten Poruthams
Tamil marriage matching as Kalaprakasika (1917) gives it: the ten poruthams one by one, the exception that sets four aside, Chevvai dosham and choosing the wedding date.
The Ten Poruthams: How Tamil Marriage Matching Works
Dinam, Ganam, Mahendram, Stree Deergham, Yoni, Rasi, Rasyadhipathi, Vasyam, Rajju and Vedhai: what each one checks, and how Kalaprakasika weighs them.
Dinam Porutham: The Nine-Star Count
Count from the bride's star to the groom's, in rounds of nine: which steps agree, what changes in the second and third rounds, and the 27th and 22nd stars.
Ten Star Pairs Kalaprakasika Names Right After the Dinam Rule
Ten pairs of birth stars, each seven stars apart: six the book calls unsuitable and four it allows.
Same Birth Star for Bride and Groom: What Kalaprakasika Says
Three lists for a shared birth star, and the order rules when the two stars share a sign or one star spans two signs.
Ganam Porutham: Deva, Manushya and Rakshasa Stars
The book puts every birth star in one of three groups, then grades how the bride's group and the groom's group pair.
Mahendram Porutham: Every Third Star from the Fourth
Count from the bride's birth star to the groom's. Mahendram agrees when the count is 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25.
Stree Deergham Porutham: The Groom's Star Beyond the 13th
Count from the bride's star to the groom's. Kalaprakasika asks for the groom's star to come after the 13th; some writers it quotes accept after the 7th.
Yoni Porutham: The Animal Symbol of Each Star
Kalaprakasika gives every birth star an animal. The same animal agrees, different animals are neutral, and eight named pairs are hostile.
Rasi Porutham: Counting Between the Two Moon Signs
Which places from the bride's Moon sign agree for the groom's, the even-sign exception, and the six 6/8 pairs Kalaprakasika lets through.
Rasyadhipathi Porutham: Friendship of the Two Moon-Sign Lords
Kalaprakasika gives its own list of friends for each sign lord, and it is not the standard friendship table. Both are shown here.
Vasyam Porutham: Which Moon Signs Attract Which
For each Moon sign, Kalaprakasika names the signs concordant to it. Vasyam agrees when either partner's sign is on the other's list.
Rajju Porutham: The Five Star Groups
Kalaprakasika puts the 27 stars into five groups named after the body, from the feet to the head. The two birth stars should not fall in the same group.
Vedhai Porutham: The Stars That Repel Each Other
Kalaprakasika lists twelve pairs of stars and one set of three as mutually repellent. The two birth stars should not be in the same set.
The Exception That Sets Aside Four Poruthams
Kalaprakasika says Rajju, Vedhai, Ganam and Rasi need not be considered under three conditions about the Moon signs. Read literally, the three can never hold together.
Star Gender and Nakshatra Gothram: Two Checks After the Ten
After the ten poruthams, Kalaprakasika gives each star a gender and each of 28 stars a sage's gothram, and grades how the two people's stars compare.
Chevvai Dosham: Mars in the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th House
What two classical books say about Mars in certain houses of the birth chart, how their house lists differ, and the two different both-charts rules they give.
Choosing the Wedding Date: What Kalaprakasika Lists
The stars, tithis, weekdays, lagnas and months the book prefers for a wedding, its rule about Venus and Jupiter rising and setting, and where its own lists pull against each other.
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