6/8 shadashtak bhakoot dosha: talk to an astrologer who checks which kind you have
A 6/8 shadashtak is two Moon signs six and eight apart, and the commentary on Muhurta Chintamani splits it into a friendly and an enemy kind.
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Our Moon signs are Taurus and Sagittarius and the report says 6/8 shadashtak, bhakoot 0. My mother is very worried. Is it the bad kind?
Please share both birth details. Taurus to Sagittarius is counted as an enemy shadashtak in the classical commentary, so next I check nadi, the navamsha lords and vasya before saying anything.
Short answer
A 6/8 shadashtak, or shadashtak yog, is a bhakoot dosha where one Moon sign is 6th from the other. Muhurta Chintamani reads it as the heaviest of the three distances, but its commentary calls half the sign pairs a friendly shadashtak and lists five exceptions 12. On Kismo, verified Vedic astrologers check which kind your pair is, by chat or call, online from anywhere.
What are the key facts about bhakoot dosha?
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| The pairing | One Moon sign 6th from the other, so the other is 8th back |
| Other names | Shadashtak yog, shatkashtak, mrityu shadashtak, षडाष्टक |
| How often it happens | 17.0% of 10,000 random couples, calculated from Moon positions 5 |
| What an astrologer checks | Friendly or enemy kind, the sign lords, nadi, the navamsha lords, vasya |
| What can cancel it | A friendly shadashtak, one sign lord for both, or any of five exceptions with nadi clean 2 |
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What does an astrologer check in a 6/8 shadashtak match?
- Which sign the count starts from. The commentary on Muhurta Chintamani 6.31 calls the 6th from an odd sign an enemy shadashtak and the 6th from an even sign a friendly one 1.
- Whether one planet rules both signs. Aries with Scorpio and Taurus with Libra are 6/8 pairs ruled by one planet, Mars and Venus 2.
- Nadi. The commentary on verse 32 says every shadashtak exception needs nadi to be clean 2.
- Vasya and vedha between the signs. Prasna Marga stanza 8 accepts the 6th and 8th as good when both signs have vasya and no vedha 3.
- The girl's Moon sign. Prasna Marga stanza 5 makes the rule depend on whether her sign is odd or even 3.
What changes the answer for a 6/8 shadashtak?
- Friendly or enemy kind. In the commentary's reading only the enemy kind carries the dosha; the friendly kind is called auspicious 1.
- Which tradition the astrologer follows. Prasna Marga rejects a boy 6th from a girl born in an even sign, a pair the Muhurta Chintamani commentary counts as friendly 13.
- Whether nadi is also a problem. Fewer 6/8 couples have a clean nadi than 2/12 couples, so the usual exceptions are blocked more often 5.
- Who sits 6th from whom. Raman reads the boy's Moon 6th from the girl's differently from the girl's 6th from the boy's 4.
How many couples have a 6/8 shadashtak, and how many get an exception?
About one couple in six has a 6/8 shadashtak. The figures come from 10,000 random couples born 1960 to 2005, with Moon positions calculated from public astronomical data with the open-source astronomia library 5.
| Calculated fact | Share |
|---|---|
| Couples with Moon signs 6/8 apart | 17.0% |
| Of those, an enemy shadashtak by the commentary's odd and even rule | 51.2% |
| Of those, both Moon signs ruled by one planet | 16.9% |
| Of those, nadi clean | 61.4% |
| Of those, same or mutually friendly lords with nadi clean | 13.8% |
The low nadi figure has a simple cause. Signs six apart often hold nakshatras of the same nadi group, so the exception's condition fails more often here than for 2/12 pairs.
What do the classical texts say about a 6/8 Moon sign match?
Muhurta Chintamani 6.31 names shadashtak first and reads it as mrityu, harm to life 1. Its Hindi commentary then narrows this: only the enemy shadashtak, where the lords are enemies, is read that way 1.
The commentary gives five separate exceptions for shadashtak: friendly shadashtak, one lord for both signs, strong friendly navamsha lords, vashya, and tara 2. It says even one is enough, but nadi must be clean in every case 2.
Prasna Marga quotes older authorities who disagree. Madhavacharya reads a man's Moon 6th from the woman's as disease and separation, while Brihaspati rejects the 6th and 8th unless the lords are one planet or friendly 3.
B. V. Raman reads the 6th about children, not life. The boy's Moon 6th from the girl's he reads as loss of children, and the girl's 6th from the boy's as children who prosper 4.
| Text | What it says about 6/8 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Muhurta Chintamani 6.31 | Read as harm to life | 1 |
| Commentary on 6.31 | Enemy kind only; friendly kind is good | 1 |
| Commentary on 6.32 | Five exceptions, nadi clean in all | 2 |
| Prasna Marga 21.5 | Girl in an odd sign: 6th or 8th optional; even sign: 6th rejected, 8th accepted | 3 |
| Prasna Marga 21.8 | Vasya without vedha makes 6/8 good | 3 |
| Raman, Muhurtha | Boy 6th from girl: children suffer; girl 6th from boy: children prosper | 4 |
Which Moon sign pairs are a friendly shadashtak and which an enemy one?
Six of the twelve 6/8 sign pairs are a friendly shadashtak and six are an enemy one, by the commentary's rule 1. The lords' relation follows Raman's friendship table 4.
| Moon sign pair | Sign lords | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Aries and Scorpio | Mars and Mars, one lord | Friendly |
| Taurus and Libra | Venus and Venus, one lord | Friendly |
| Leo and Pisces | Sun and Jupiter, mutual friends | Friendly |
| Gemini and Capricorn | Mercury and Saturn, friend and neutral | Friendly |
| Cancer and Sagittarius | Moon and Jupiter, neutral and friend | Friendly |
| Virgo and Aquarius | Mercury and Saturn, friend and neutral | Friendly |
| Aries and Virgo | Mars and Mercury, one sees the other as an enemy | Enemy |
| Taurus and Sagittarius | Venus and Jupiter, one sees the other as an enemy | Enemy |
| Gemini and Scorpio | Mercury and Mars, one sees the other as an enemy | Enemy |
| Cancer and Aquarius | Moon and Saturn, one sees the other as an enemy | Enemy |
| Leo and Capricorn | Sun and Saturn, mutual enemies | Enemy |
| Libra and Pisces | Venus and Jupiter, one sees the other as an enemy | Enemy |
What do people get wrong about this?
Belief: Shadashtak always means harm to a partner's life.
The commentary on Muhurta Chintamani 6.31 reads only the enemy kind that way and calls the friendly kind auspicious 1.
Belief: If the sign lords are the same, nothing else needs checking.
The commentary on verse 32 still requires nadi to be clean before the same-lord exception counts 2.
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- Is our 6/8 a friendly or an enemy shadashtak?
- Is our nadi clean, so an exception can apply?
- Do our Moon signs have vasya, and is there vedha?
- Which text's rule are you following for 6/8?
- What do the navamsha lords of our two Moons show?
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Questions people ask
What is 6/8 shadashtak in kundli matching?
Shadashtak is the bhakoot dosha where one partner's Moon sign is 6th from the other's, which puts the other 8th back. In 36-point matching it scores 0 of 7 in bhakoot. Classical texts read it as the heaviest of the three bhakoot distances, but they also split it into a friendly and an enemy kind.
Is 6/8 shadashtak always bad for marriage?
No, 6/8 shadashtak is not always read as bad. The commentary on Muhurta Chintamani calls the friendly kind auspicious, and Aries with Scorpio or Taurus with Libra share one lord. Prasna Marga also accepts 6/8 when both signs have vasya and no vedha. An astrologer checks which case yours is.
How do I know if our shadashtak is friendly or enemy?
Find the sign from which the other is 6th. If that starting sign is odd, such as Aries, Gemini or Leo, the commentary calls it an enemy shadashtak. If it is even, such as Taurus, Cancer or Virgo, it is a friendly one. The friendly pairs usually have sign lords who are friends.
Can 6/8 bhakoot dosha be cancelled?
Yes, the commentary on Muhurta Chintamani gives five ways a 6/8 bhakoot dosha is cancelled: a friendly shadashtak, one lord for both signs, strong friendly navamsha lords, vashya and tara. Any one is enough, but nadi must be clean. In random couples only 61.4% of 6/8 pairs have a clean nadi.
What are the remedies for 6/8 bhakoot dosha?
The first step most astrologers take for 6/8 bhakoot dosha is free: check whether it is the friendly kind or whether an exception applies. Traditional practices such as prayer or charity are described on the remedies page. Get a second opinion before paying for any ritual, and never pay under pressure.
Can I check our shadashtak on Kismo before the families meet?
Yes, a Kismo astrologer can check your shadashtak from both birth details before the families meet. Kismo is an app where you talk to verified Vedic astrologers by chat or call, in 16 languages. Each astrologer sets one rate from ₹15 a minute, billed per started minute from a wallet.
An astrologer says shadashtak means death and wants money for a puja. What should I do?
Treat a death warning tied to a paid puja as a red flag. The classical commentary itself says the friendly kind is good and lists exceptions for the rest. Get a second opinion before paying for any ritual. On Kismo, pressure or asking for money outside the app is handled by a person.
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Where do these facts come from?
- Muhurta Chintamani with Hindi commentary by Pt. Mahidhara Sharma, ch. 6 v. 31: shadashtak and the friendly and enemy kinds, pp. 83-84, Khemraj Shri Krishna Das Prakashan, Mumbai, via Internet Archive. Accessed .
- Muhurta Chintamani with Hindi commentary by Pt. Mahidhara Sharma, ch. 6 v. 32: five exceptions to shadashtak, p. 84, Khemraj Shri Krishna Das Prakashan, Mumbai, via Internet Archive. Accessed .
- Prasna Marga, Part 2, chapter 21: marriage compatibility, stanzas 5-10 (tr. B. V. Raman), Internet Archive. Accessed .
- Muhurtha or Electional Astrology, rasi kuta and planetary friendships, pp. 84-87 (B. V. Raman, 1948), Internet Archive (Digital Library of India). Accessed .
- astronomia: astronomical algorithms in JavaScript (open-source library used for the Moon positions), GitHub, commenthol/astronomia. Accessed .
