Basis of Veda Porutham in Vedic Astrology

Basis of Veda Porutham in Vedic Astrology

Veda Porutham (also written Vedhai or Vedha Porutham) is one of the ten traditional poruthams used in Tamil marriage matching. It compares the birth stars (Janma Nakshatras) of the bride and groom and checks whether the two stars "pierce" or obstruct each other. The Sanskrit word vedha means piercing or obstruction.

When the two birth stars form a Vedha pair, Veda Porutham is considered not matching. When they do not, the porutham is present. Tradition links this porutham with a smooth family life free of avoidable friction.

The Vedha Nakshatra Pairs

The 27 nakshatras form twelve Vedha pairs and one group of three. The relationship is mutual: it does not matter which star belongs to the bride and which to the groom.

Nakshatra	Vedha with
Ashwini	Jyeshtha
Bharani	Anuradha
Krittika	Vishakha
Rohini	Swati
Ardra	Shravana
Punarvasu	Uttara Ashadha
Pushya	Purva Ashadha
Ashlesha	Moola
Magha	Revati
Purva Phalguni	Uttara Bhadrapada
Uttara Phalguni	Purva Bhadrapada
Hasta	Shatabhisha
Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	each other: any two of these three are Vedha

Mrigashira, Chitra and Dhanishta are the three stars ruled by Mars, and they are the only group of three: any two of them together count as Vedha. Every other star has exactly one Vedha partner.

Some older texts also list other "inimical" star pairs for different purposes. The table above is the Vedha list used in Tamil marriage matching, and it is the one Sithars Astrology uses in its porutham reports.

How to Check Veda Porutham

1. Find the birth star (the Moon's nakshatra) of the bride and of the groom.
2. Look up either star in the table above.
3. If the other person's star is its Vedha partner, or both belong to the Mrigashira-Chitra-Dhanishta group, Veda Porutham is not matching. Otherwise it is present.

Example: a bride born in Rohini and a groom born in Swati form a Vedha pair, so Veda Porutham is not present. A bride in Rohini and a groom in Hasta do not, so it is present.

Only the birth stars are compared. Padas (quarters) and rasis do not change the result.

How Important Is Veda Porutham?

Along with Rajju Porutham, Veda is one of the poruthams that many families look at first, because both come straight from the two birth stars. Even so, no single porutham decides a marriage. Astrologers weigh it together with the other poruthams, such as Yoni and Nadi, and above all with the two horoscopes themselves: the Lagna, the 7th house, the running dasas and the strength of Venus and Jupiter.

A missing Veda Porutham is a reason to look more carefully at the full charts, not a reason for fear. Couples whose charts support each other well often have a happy family life whatever a single porutham says.

Veda Porutham in Sithars Astrology

Sithars Astrology checks Veda Porutham automatically, along with the other poruthams, in its marriage matching reports. The one-page match report shows it in the 15-porutham table, and the detailed marriage match report shows it alongside the full horoscope comparison, marked as excellent (Uthamam), average (Mathimam) or not matching.

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