Gana is the sixth koota — 6 of 36 points reading basic nature and temperament, sorting every nakshatra into one of three classical types: divine, human, or demonic.
Gana means "group" or "tribe," and this koota reads basic temperament and behavioral instinct — how a person naturally reacts, argues, and relates to others day to day. Despite names that sound like a moral hierarchy, Rakshasa ("demonic") Gana isn't read as a character flaw — it simply describes an assertive, strong-willed temperament, just as Deva describes a gentler, more accommodating one. Gana carries 6 of the 36 Ashtakoot points, one of the three heaviest kootas alongside Graha Maitri and Nadi.
Every nakshatra is classified into one of three Ganas, determined by its ruling deity's classical nature:
Both partners' birth-nakshatra Gana is compared: the same Gana on both sides earns the full 6 points, Deva paired with Manushya (or Manushya with Rakshasa) earns partial credit, and Deva paired with Rakshasa — the two most opposite temperaments — earns 0. This last combination is the one classical astrologers flag most often, since it pairs a highly accommodating temperament with a highly assertive one, a gap that can go either way: genuine complementarity, or repeated friction, depending on the rest of the chart.
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No — despite the name, Rakshasa Gana simply describes an assertive, driven, strong-willed nature. It's a temperament type, not a moral judgment.
It combines the two most opposite temperaments — highly accommodating versus highly assertive — which classical astrologers flag as needing more conscious effort to harmonize, though it can also be genuinely complementary.
Entirely by the birth nakshatra (lunar constellation) the Moon occupied at birth — each of the 27 nakshatras has a fixed Gana assignment.
By points, yes — Gana carries 6 of 36 points versus Varna's 1 and Vashya's 2, making it one of the three heaviest-weighted kootas.