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Marriage is a sacred occassion for Hindus. While the necessity to marry a second wife is not
desirable for men or a women. Therefore great care has to be exercised in uniting a girl and
boy in wedlock. To ensure a long and happy married life, our sages jave devised a method
of testing matrimonial adaptability which is called 'Marriage Matching'.
Marriage confers on the couple ewual responsibility in respect of Dharma, Artha, Kama and
Moksha which form the essence of human life. Dharma implies good conduct performing the
various karmas prescribed by vedas and Shastras. Artha refers to one's acquisition of
material things such as welath. Kama implies enjoyment of pleasures particularly, sexual
pleasures. Moksha is the final salvation.
So marriage in Hindus is sacred ritual which confers on married couple a legal and dignified
status in society.
Every grown-up boy and girl expect the married life to be happy and prosperous. A boy
marries a girl with the firm belief that she will be an ideal wife and willing partner making
his married life full of bliss and hapiness. In the same way a girl joins a boy in wedlock with
hope that he will prove to be ideal husband supporting her with love and devotion
throughout the life.
The ancient rishis and astrologers have devised Astrological guidelines and rules to test
marriage adaptability and compatibility between a boy and a girl.
In Grihya soothram which is a part of Vedas, matching by comparing the Chamudrika
Lakshanam of the boy and a girl is advocated . Owning to limitations in applying the science
of Chamudrika Lakshnam our Rishis felt the need for an alternated method. So they devised
the method of matching by Koota Agreement based on birth Stars of the boy and the girl.
Originally they recommended 20 kootas. But out of these only 10 kootas are considered for
the actual horoscope matching and in some parts of North India only 8 kootas are
considered. Hence it also popularly known as Das Porithan (Dasa means Ten).
Aryabhatt astrology software is widely used for the purpose of marriage compatibility. To
know more about the software aryabhatt.htm.
Kootas and their Role
The Heavenly Bodies consisting of the 28 Nakshathras (Stars) including the Abijith set an
oval round called the zodiac and the Navagrahas which transit this Zodiac exert their
combined astral influences and regulated the level of human beings.
The Kootas agreement is ascertained by examining the birth stars and the Janma rasis, of
the boy and girl. Each koota has a specific role or a part to play and reveals the result like a
scanning machine.
(1) Dinam (Dinath Ayushyam Aarokyam) : The presence of Dina Koota agreement
ensures that the husband and wife remains healthy and free from diseases and will enjoy all