Benefits Of Kundli Matching In Marriage

In India, love is just not enough for people to get married. There is family, extended family, relatives, neighbours and the most important – horoscopes. Kundli or horoscope forms an important part of Hindu marriage. It is said that if the horoscopes of the future bride and groom match perfectly, then they will have a happy married life. On the contrary, if there is a mismatch in horoscopes, then their marriage will be on the rocks.

Horoscope is allied to astrology. It is known as 'kundli milan' in Hindu astrology. In simple language, we call horoscope compatibility as horoscope matching where horoscopes of boy and girl or prospective bride and groom are matched.

Their varna, vyas and tara, yoni, maitri, gana, bhakut and nadi are matched. Similar qualities or gunas give points. Each quality has maximum obtainable points. Thus, when all the 36 gunas match, the marriage is said to be perfect. It is, however, mostly hypothetical that all 36 gunas will match. In such cases, the maximum number of matching gunas is counted.

The main reason for ‘kundli milan’ is to ensure happy married life for the couple. Another way to see compatibility of the boy and the girl is to match their sun signs. Let us take a look how and why it is important for the horoscopes to match and what are the benefits of horoscope matching.

Sun Signs & Marriage

Astrologically, there are 12 zodiac signs which are divided into four categories.

The fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.

The water: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.

The earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.

The air: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.

As per Vedic scriptures, people from same group are usually compatible with each other and a marriage union can be very unhappy if they try to unite with the incompatible elements. Starting from Aries to Pisces, star signs have a total of 78 different combinations for marriageable couples. Kundli matching takes care of all these aspects before marriage.

The Tests Of Horoscope Matching

While matching horoscopes, the following things are taken into account:

Nakshatra Match (Star Match)

Kuja Dosha Check (Mangal Dosha)

Dasha Sandhi

Dosha Saamyam

In most parts of India, the first test is also misunderstood as horoscope matching. The match points are given out of a total 36 points and if you get 18 or more, the star match is considered good. However to know the result of this test, you need not use the horoscope. You just need the star and rasi of both the bride and the bridegroom. People do this and claim that the horoscopes have matched when they actually mean to say that stars have matched. This is actually the first stage of kundli milan.

If the score is less than 18, then it is better not to proceed to the next tests.

The second test is very important. If the person having Kuja Dosha marries a person not having Kuja Dosha, then death is the outcome. Therefore, this has to be checked very carefully.

The next two tests are related to the placement of planets and study of other minor doshas. When everything falls in place, only then the kundlis are said to match.

Benefits Of Horoscope Match
Astrology horoscope compatibility has always been a proven method to measure the future life of bride and groom. In today’s globalised world, late marriages, love marriages, inter-caste or even inter-race marriages are common. Talking only about horoscope match doesn’t sound practical but it can give you some insight about person’s psyche and can be helpful in taking a mature decision.

Horoscope match gives the couple the highlights about their future partner’s traits and a sneak peek into their future life based on these traits. Hence, kundli matching can be considered a good option when in dilemma to choose the right partner for oneself.