Mula Nakshatra

About Mula nakshatra

Mula is the 19th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 0°00′ Sagittarius to 13°20′ Sagittarius in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Ketu, its deity is Nirriti, goddess of dissolution, and its symbol is roots tied together.

People born with the Moon in Mula are traditionally described as deep, questioning, research minded and direct.

• Lord: Ketu
• Deity: Nirriti, goddess of dissolution
• Symbol: roots tied together
• Gana: Rakshasa
• Yoni: dog
• Nadi: Adi
• Nature: sharp

Mula nakshatra padas and name letters

Each pada is 3°20′ and has its own letter and navamsa sign.

• Pada 1: letter Ye, Sagittarius (Dhanu) rashi, navamsa Aries.
• Pada 2: letter Yo, Sagittarius (Dhanu) rashi, navamsa Taurus.
• Pada 3: letter Bha, Sagittarius (Dhanu) rashi, navamsa Gemini.
• Pada 4: letter Bhi, Sagittarius (Dhanu) rashi, navamsa Cancer.

Mula in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Mula gives Rakshasa gana (6 points), dog yoni (4 points) and Adi nadi (8 points), together 18 of the 36 points.

1. Find both birth nakshatras.
2. Compare nadi: same nadi scores 0.
3. Compare gana and yoni.
4. Add the remaining kootas for a score out of 36.

Mula personality, love and career

Deep, questioning, research minded and direct. In love, the rakshasa gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: deep, questioning, research minded and direct.
• Nature in muhurat: sharp.
• Planet to know: Ketu.

Mula and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Mula natives begin in Ketu mahadasha (7 years in full).

1. Ketu mahadasha, 7 years
2. Venus mahadasha, 20 years
3. Sun mahadasha, 6 years
4. Moon mahadasha, 10 years
5. Mars mahadasha, 7 years
6. Rahu mahadasha, 18 years
7. Jupiter mahadasha, 16 years
8. Saturn mahadasha, 19 years
9. Mercury mahadasha, 17 years

Mula in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Mula as sharp. Light nakshatras suit travel and trade, fixed ones suit foundations, soft ones suit art and marriage, sharp and fierce ones suit firm or bold tasks.

Mula nakshatra in depth

The word nakshatra is often translated as lunar mansion. The Moon moves roughly 13 degrees a day, so it spends about one day in each of the 27 nakshatras and completes the circle in a little over 27 days. Ancient astronomers used these star groups as a calendar long before the twelve signs became popular, and that is why Indian families still ask for the janma nakshatra before anything else. Mula sits at position 19 in that circle, after Jyeshtha and before Purva Ashadha.

The deity of Mula is Nirriti, goddess of dissolution. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, roots tied together, gives a picture that is easy to remember. The ruling planet (swami grah) Ketu adds its own colour, and because Vimshottari dasha begins from the birth nakshatra lord, Ketu becomes the first planetary period in the life of anyone born with the Moon here.

Matching uses three attributes of Mula directly. Gana describes temperament, and Mula is Rakshasa gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Mula carries the dog yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Mula is Adi nadi. Together these three kootas carry 18 of the 36 guna milan points, which is why two people's nakshatras matter so much in kundli milan.

In muhurat, Mula is a sharp nakshatra. Muhurat texts sort nakshatras into groups such as fixed, movable, soft, light, sharp and fierce, and each group suits certain kinds of work. Families look at this when choosing a day for naamkaran, griha pravesh, travel, purchases or a wedding, along with tithi, weekday and lagna.

For a newborn, the pada matters most. Each of the four padas of Mula gives a different starting letter: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi. Families who follow the custom pick a name that begins with the letter of the birth pada, then often check the name number (naam ka ank) in numerology (ank jyotish) as a second, lighter step.

How to find your nakshatra

Your janma nakshatra is where the Moon stood at birth.

1. Open the free nakshatra calculator.
2. Enter date, time and place of birth.
3. Note the nakshatra and pada.
4. Read this guide for your nakshatra.