After the ten poruthams, Kalaprakasika (1917, p. 77) adds two checks. Star gender calls each birth star male, female or neuter: a male star for the groom and a female star for the bride is excellent, four other pairs are middling, and the rest the book calls not good. Nakshatra gothram divides 28 stars, Abhijit included, into seven sets of four named after sages; the two people's gothras should differ.
☕ Two more ways to compare two stars
Kalaprakasika closes its ten poruthams with the rule of at least five of ten. On the next page it adds two more comparisons of the same two birth stars. They are not among the ten, and the book does not say how they weigh against them.
Star gender: the book calls 14 stars female, 10 male and 3 neuter (the 1917 print says hermaphrodite). Find the gender of the groom's star and of the bride's. A male star for the groom with a female star for the bride is excellent. The book names four pairs as middling, and says any other pairing is not good. These are labels for stars, used only to pair them; they say nothing about the two people.
Nakshatra gothram: the book takes 28 stars, the usual 27 plus Abhijit, and divides them into seven sets of four. Each set is named after a sage: Mareechi, Vasishta, Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha and Kratu. Find the set of each person's birth star. The rule is that the two gothras should be different.
Nava Panchangam now matches two charts by these ten poruthams: sign in and open Marriage matching at navapanchangam.com/matching for a Nava verdict. This page explains the rule as the book gives it.
The lists, and how the book grades each check
- Female: Bharani, Ardra, Ashlesha, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshta, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta
- Neuter: Mrigashira, Moola, Shatabhisha
- Male: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Anuradha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
- Star gender, excellent: groom male, bride female
- Star gender, middling: groom neuter, bride female; groom neuter, bride male; groom male, bride male; groom female, bride female
- Star gender, not good (any other pairing; our reading): groom male, bride neuter; groom female, bride male; groom female, bride neuter; groom neuter, bride neuter
- Nakshatra gothram: the two gothras should be different; the same gothram does not agree
Frequently Asked Questions
Are star gender and gothram part of the ten poruthams?
No. Kalaprakasika gives them after the ten, on p. 77, as two further comparisons of the same two birth stars. It does not count them in the at least five of ten.
Is nakshatra gothram the same as a family gothram?
No. A family gothram passes down a family line. A nakshatra gothram is read from a birth star alone: the book divides 28 stars into seven sets and names each set after a sage.
How are the seven gothram sets made?
The book says only to divide the 28 stars, Abhijit included, into seven sets of four, and names the sage of each set in order. It does not list the sets. Our reading takes the stars in their usual order from Ashwini, with Abhijit placed between Uttara Ashadha and Shravana.
What if I was born in Abhijit?
Abhijit is not one of the usual 27 birth stars. The book's footnote places it in the last quarter of Uttara Ashadha and the first quarter of Shravana. In our reading of the sets, those two stars and Abhijit are in the same set, Pulaha, so the gothram is the same either way.
Which pairs of star gender are middling?
The book names four: neuter and female, neuter and male, both male, and both female. We read them groom first, as the book reads its excellent pair, male groom and female bride. Any other pairing it calls not good.
From the source
The seven gothram sets as we read them, Abhijit, and where the page stops.
🧭 The seven gothram sets (p. 77)
The book says: "Divide the 28 asterisms, including Abijith into seven sets of four each", and names the sage of each set in order. It does not spell the sets out. Our reading takes the stars in their usual order from Ashwini, with Abhijit between Uttara Ashadha and Shravana:
- Mareechi: Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini
- Vasishta: Mrigashira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya
- Angiras: Ashlesha, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni
- Atri: Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishakha
- Pulastya: Anuradha, Jyeshta, Moola, Purva Ashadha
- Pulaha: Uttara Ashadha, Abhijit, Shravana, Dhanishta
- Kratu: Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
The 1917 print names the seventh sage Grutha; the book's own glossary (p. 246) says that is a misprint for Kratu, so this page uses Kratu. When the two birth stars fall in different sets, the check agrees; in the same set, it does not.
✨ Abhijit, the 28th star
The book's footnote says Abhijit is "formed by the 4th quarter of Utharashada and the 1st quarter of Sravana". It does not say whether someone born in those quarters takes Abhijit's gothram for this check. In the sets above, Uttara Ashadha, Abhijit and Shravana are all in the same set, so the answer is the same either way.
✂️ Where this page stops
This page stops at the gothram and leaves the rest of pp. 77–78 out: a line that sorts the twelve signs into social classes, and a section that answers questions about a marriage from the time the question is asked. It also leaves out the outcome word the book attaches to a shared gothram. The ten checks themselves are on the ten poruthams overview.