Dina Koota

Dina Koota is about health and familiar happiness.

It is based upon the Tara. In Tara calculation 9 groups of Nakshatras are considered. Each group has a benefic or malefic significance.

Tara can be applied to a single planet (e.g. the Moon) or it can be interpreted for a pair of planets. In Dina Koota the relationship between the Moon positions (i.e. the relationship of Janma Nakshatras) of the couple is evaluated.

The table below shows the Tara types and their assignment to the Nakshatras.

No.	Tara	Effect	Cycle 1	Cycle 2	Cycle 3
1	Janma	Benefic	Aswini	Magha	Moola
2	Sampat	Prosperity	Bharani	Poorvaphalguni	Poorvashadha
3	Vipat	Obstacles	Krittika	Uttaraphalguni	Uttarashadha
4	Kshema	Gains	Rohini	Hasta	Sravana
5	Pratyak	Destruction	Mrigasira	Chitra	Dhanista
6	Sadhaka	Success	Ardra	Swati	Satabhisha
7	Vadha	Destruction, Death	Punarvasu	Visakha	Poorvabhadra
8	Mitra	Benefic	Pushyami	Anuradha	Uttarabhadra
9	Parma Mitra	Prosperity	Aslesha	Jyeshta	Revati

Nakshatras 3, 5 and 7 are regarded as malefices.

Dina Calculation

The rule for Dina Koota calculation is

Definition

Count the number of Nakshatras from to groom to the bride and divide it by 9. If the remainder is 3, 5 or 7, no points are assigned, else 1.5. Repeat the same in reverse order, again 1.5 points are assigned if the remainder is not 3, 5, or 7.

So the Dina Koota value can be 0, 1.5 or 3.