What is Graha Maitri in Kundli matching?

Graha Maitri is one of the Kundli matching parameters or Koota also called Graha Maitri Koota. Graha Maitri literally means friendship of planets or friendship between two planets in astrology.

What is Graha Maitri?

Graha Maitri or the general friendship between planets is one of the core principles of Vedic astrology. Graha Maitri is all about the natural relationship between the major 7 seven planets of Vedic astrology. Which are as follows:

  1. Sun
  2. Moon
  3. Mars
  4. Jupiter
  5. Mercury
  6. Venus
  7. Saturn

Every planet has a different type of relationship with each other as per Vedic astrology. These relationships of planets are classified as either friendship or enmity.

For example, Planet Jupiter and Moon are known as very good friends and holds a good planetary relationship with each other. While Planet Saturn and Sun are known as enemies of each other in Vedic astrology.

Graha Maitri in Kundli matching

The Graha Maitri parameter in Kundali matching analyses the friendship between the planetary lord of the Moon sign of the bride and the planetary lord of the Moon sign of the groom for marriage compatibility.

Graha Maitri in allotted 5 points weightage in Ashtakoot Guna Milan, a method of Kundli matching.

Graha Maitri Chart - Table of Planetary Friendship

Below is the table of planetary friendship also known as the Graha Maitri chart which will help an astrologer or an astrology enthusiast to understand the general friendship between planets in Vedic astrology.

Planet is Friend is Enemy is Neutral
Sun Moon, Mars, Jupiter Venus, Saturn Mercury
Moon Jupiter, Sun, Mars -- Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Mars Sun, Moon, Jupiter Mercury Venus, Saturn
Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars Mercury, Venus Saturn
Mercury Sun, Saturn, Venus Moon Mars, Jupiter
Venus Mercury, Saturn Sun Mars, Jupiter
Saturn Venus, Mercury Sun, Moon, Mars Jupiter

Now, that we know the general friendship between planet. Let‘s try to understand mutual friendship between any pair of two planets with the help of table below.

Mutual friendship between any two planets in vedic astrology

Planet A Planet A considers Planet B as? Mutual Relation Planet B considers Planet A as? Planet B
Sun Friend Mutual friendship Friend Moon
Sun Friend Mutual friendship Friend Mars
Sun Friend Mutual friendship Friend Jupiter
Sun Enemy Mutual animosity Enemy Venus
Sun Enemy Mutual animosity Enemy Saturn
Sun Neutral One way friendship Friend Mercury
Moon Friend Toxic for Moon Enemy Mercury
Moon Neutral One way friendship Friend Mars
Moon Neutral One way friendship Friend Jupiter
Moon Neutral One way enmity Enemy Saturn
Moon Neutral One way enmity Enemy Venus
Mars Friend Mutual friendship Friend Jupiter
Mars Enemy One way enmity Neutral Mercury
Mars Neutral Neutral Relation Neutral Venus
Mars Neutral One way enmity Enemy Saturn
Mercury Neutral One way enmity Enemy Jupiter
Mercury Friend Mutual friendship Friend Venus
Mercury Neutral One way friendship Friend Saturn
Venus Neutral One way enmity Enemy Jupiter
Venus Friend Mutual friendship Friend Saturn
Jupiter Neutral Neutral Relation Neutral Saturn

Importance of Graha Maitri

Graha Maitri is very important to understand what will work or will not in kundli matching and also many other implementations of Vedic astrology.

The principles of Graha Maitri are rooted in planetary friendships.

Since the Graha Maitri Porutham or Graha Maitri Koota is based on Janma Rasi also known as the Moon sign. It is a marriage compatibility parameter that depends on Rashi of Bride and Rashi of Groom. And not the Janma Nakshatra of the Bride or the Nakshatra of Groom.

In Horoscope matching, Graha Maitri gives the overall idea about marriage compatibility. Telling us if the compatibility will be more tilted towards a natural inherent understand or not.

What is a Graha Maitri match?

Graha Maitri match can greatly enhance and add to the other sweet sides of marriage compatibility. For example, a good Graha Maitri match along with a good Yoni match can significantly enhance a romantic relationship between a couple while adding a strong emotional bond to it.

Good Graha Maitri match with good Varna Koota and Vashya Koota can highly increase the chances of happy married life by the means of good friendship, Mutual love and mental compatibility between a bride and groom.

Understand the Graha Maitri in Kundali matching as the mental compatibility which is not learned by staying in the relationship or growing old together. But this is a type of mental compatibility that is instinctually developed and naturally exists. The Graha Maitri is something that exists more naturally just like Nadi matching. But there are many cases where Graha Maitri can be overlooked in some cases, which we will see further in the article.

A Good Graha Maitri match is when a couple scores 4 or 5 points in Graha Maitri Koot in the overall Kundli match. When a couple scores 3 points it can be considered as an average Graha Maitri match. And anything below 3 points in Graha Maitri is considered as a Bad Graha Maitri match.

Note: Graha Maitri points are also known as Graha Maitri Guna or Graha Maitri Score.

What is Graha Maitri Dosha?

Graha Maitri Dosha is the mismatch in Kundli matching where the planetary lord of the Moon Sign (Janma Rasi) of a Bride and the planetary lord of the Moon Sign (Janma Rasi) of Groom are not friends to each other. The Graha Maitri Dosha also occurs if one of the planets, discussed above, is an enemy to other while another planet is neutral to the first planet. So a Graha Maitri Dosha occurs when both or anyone planetary lord of the Moon Signs of Bride and Groom is an enemy towards other.

Whenever a Graha Maitri Dosha occurs in Kundli matching the resultant Graha Maitri Score for the couple is either 0 or less than 2.

Graha Maitri Dosha can harm the overall aspect of the relationship because of its negative impact on the natural bonding factor between two people who suffer from such dosha. This may lead to quarrels, fights etc. but only when paired with other adversities of the kundli chart.

How does Graha Maitri work?

In Vedic astrology, every zodiac sign has a planetary lord assigned to it. For example, Moon is a planetary lord for the zodiac sign of Cancer. The Graha Maitri works at the level of checking the relationship between planetary lords of a couple's Moon signs. From that planetary relationship, we can understand the basic level of mutual inclination and understanding between partners.

And for the sake of measuring this mutual rapport, a Graha Maitri Score is given to a Kundli match between bride and groom.

Graha Maitri Points Table

Graha Maitri or Planetary Friendship in Vedic Astrology

Below is the Graha Maitri points chart which will better help you understand the relationship type between the two planets.

Groom Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
Bride ↓
Sun 5 5 5 4 5 0 0
Moon 5 5 4 1 4 0.5 0.5
Mars 5 4 5 0.5 5 3 0.5
Mercury 4 1 0.5 5 0.5 5 4
Jupiter 5 4 5 0.5 5 0.5 3
Venus 0 0.5 3 5 0.5 5 5
Saturn 0 0.5 0.5 4 3 5 5

Graha Maitri Dosha Cancellation

Can a Graha Maitri incompatibility be cancelled or nullified? Let us understand whether a Graha Maitri dosha can be cancelled or the effect can be reduced to some extent.

As far as our observations the Graha Maitri dosha can be neutralised to some extent in this way. A Kundli match is all about the zodiac sign and Nakshatra of the moon. If you understand Graha Maitri, it is the relationship between planetary lords. Moon is the planet in Vedic astrology that absorbs the qualities of the zodiac sign in which it is placed and also the qualities of any planet with it and even the Nakshatra it is placed into.

So consequently, when a planet is conjunct with Moon. Then Moon can absorb the qualities of that planet. So in the cases of Kundali matching with a low Graha Maitri score. When a bride's moon and the groom's moon is conjunct by the same planet. For example, Jupiter. It can greatly reduce the incompatibility arising due to Graha Maitri dosha.

In the same way, when two planets conjunct to the moon of bride and groom respectively are friends it can have the same Graha Maitri dosha cancellation effects.

How can Graha Maitri Dosha be cancelled?

Let us understand the Graha Maitri dosha with the help of more realistic examples.

Whenever we see the Graha Maitri, what is seen is the lord of Moon sign in kundli.

If the lords of two moon signs, the moon sign of bride and the groom, are friends (Jupiter and Mars). We conclude it as a good friendship. Hence the good Graha Maitri.

When the lords of the moon sign of bride and groom are not good friends (like Sun and Venus) we consider it as a bad friendship relation. And hence, the bad Graha Maitri.

Now keep in mind that the cancellation of Graha Maitri Dosha needs some external influence on the Moon.

Example 1: If the Moon of the bride and the moon of the groom is conjunct with the same planet. The Graha Maitri dosha or its effects are nullified.

Example 2: If the Moon of the bride and the moon of the groom is conjunct by the planets who are a friend to each other. Even then the effects of Graha Maitri dosha are reduced.

Example 3: If the Moon of the bride and the moon of the groom is influenced by the same planet. It lowers the effects of Graha Maitri dosha.

More about Planetary Friendship in Astrology

Planetary friendship in general is also one of the very important fundamentals in Vedic astrology. Many things are determined based upon this planetary friendship, not just the Graha Maitri matching. Graha Maitri score and analysis is intended for marriage matching analysis.

Planetary friendship is one of the cornerstones of Vedic astrology. From auspicious yogas to the functional nature of the planet all is determined by the rules and principles derived from this core fundamental of planetary friendship or Graha Maitri.

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Written by Nachiket Patel