The 27 nakshatras
Mula nakshatra मूल
Star 19 of 27, ruled by Ketu, watched over by Nirriti, who unmakes. Its symbol is a bundle of roots torn up.
The essentials
Mula spans 0°00' Sagittarius to 13°20' Sagittarius. Dasha lord Ketu (7 years). Deity Nirriti, who unmakes. Gana Rakshasa, yoni dog, nadi Adya (Vata). Naming syllables ये, यो, भा, भी. A birth Moon here makes Mula your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Ketu period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 0°00' Sagittarius to 3°20' Sagittarius | Aries navāṁśa | ये |
| Pada 2 | 3°20' Sagittarius to 6°40' Sagittarius | Taurus navāṁśa | यो |
| Pada 3 | 6°40' Sagittarius to 10°00' Sagittarius | Gemini navāṁśa | भा |
| Pada 4 | 10°00' Sagittarius to 13°20' Sagittarius | Cancer navāṁśa | भी |
Each pada colours the star through its navāṁśa sign, which is why two people of the same nakshatra can wear it differently. The syllable of the birth pada is the one tradition offers at a naming ceremony.
The character of Mula
Mula digs to the root and is not sentimental about the flower. Its people investigate, audit, and uproot, in medicine, research, and reform. What they pull up does not grow back, so the star's ethics lie in choosing the weed correctly.
Mula in kundli matching
A Rakshasa gana star of the dog yoni, sharing its animal with Ardra. In Ashtakoota matching, the gana enters the six point Gana test, the yoni its four point test of instinctive accord, and the nadi the heaviest test of all at eight points, where two identical nadis score nothing. None of these verdicts stands alone, and the full milan arithmetic weighs all eight kutas before anything is concluded.
Your dasha begins with Ketu
Born under Mula, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Ketu mahadasha, and the balance left at birth depends on the Moon's exact degree within the star. The dasha guide explains the whole 120 year wheel. A computed chart names your current period to the day.
Common questions
Where does Mula fall?
0°00' Sagittarius to 13°20' Sagittarius, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Mula births?
Ketu's, up to 7 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
ये, यो, भा, भी, one for each pada.