The 20 porondam
The twenty compatibility checks used in Sri Lankan chart matching. What each one is read for, what it is worth, and exactly how this app decides it.
- 1NakshatraGeneral agreement between the two stars · 3
- 2GanaTemperament — Deva, Manushya or Rakshasa · 6
- 3MahendraChildren and the growth of the household · 1
- 4Stree DeerghaThe bride's welfare and security · 1
- 5YoniPhysical compatibility · 4
- 6RashiMental compatibility and harmony at home · 7
- 7Rashi AdhipathiFriendship between the two sign lords · 5
- 8VashyaMutual attraction and influence · 2
- 9RajjuHow long the marriage endures · 1
- 10VedhaObstructive pairings between the stars · 1
- 11NadiHealth and children · 8
- 12VarnaSpiritual and working compatibility · 1
- 13BhuthaElemental agreement — earth, water, fire, air, ether · 1
- 14LingaThe gender attributed to the star · 1
- 15GothraThe rishi lineage attributed to the star · 1
- 16PakshiThe bird attributed to the star · 1
- 17VrukshaThe tree attributed to the star · 1
- 18AyushaNot judged
- 19DinaThe count of days between the two stars · 1
- 20GrahaAgreement between the ruling planets of the two stars · 1
This page sets out what the traditional texts hold, not what is established fact. The calculations use Swiss Ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa.