नक्षत्र · Nakshatra 19 of 27 · 0°00′–13°20′ Dhanu
मूल Mūla(Mula)
Data
| Span | 0°00′–13°20′ Dhanu |
|---|---|
| Lord | केतु Ketu |
| Deity | Nirṛti, goddess of dissolution — the clearing that precedes new growth |
| Symbol | A bundle of roots tied together; an elephant goad |
| Gana | rakshasa |
| Temperament | Sharp and radical (tīkṣṇa) — 'radical' in its literal sense: of the root. |
Mula means 'the root': these natives are born investigators who must get to the bottom of things — medicine, philosophy, research, healing — and who can uproot in one season what others cling to for decades. Popular fear around Mula misreads it: the classical texts describe a soul doing foundation work, and its dissolutions consistently clear ground for sturdier growth. Its opening degrees touch the gandanta threshold — a deep passage, fully workable, never a verdict.
Cited fromTaittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5BPHS, Chs. 46–49BPHS, Ch. 6Nakshatra tradition
पद · The four padas
| Pada | Reading (by navamsa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Meṣa navāṁśa (Mars): the fearless digger — direct, courageous pursuit of the root cause. |
| 2 | Vṛṣabha navāṁśa (Venus): the patient excavator — grounding the search in method and material results. |
| 3 | Mithuna navāṁśa (Mercury): the root-analyst — research, diagnosis and the words to explain what was found. |
| 4 | Karka navāṁśa (Moon): the healing root — investigation in service of emotional and ancestral repair. |
मिलान · Mula compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Mula compatibility with all 27 nakshatras
Bride's nakshatra Mula, groom's below — the reverse order can score differently. Typical gun milan score out of 36.
- Ashvini 12/36
- Bharani 20/36
- Krittika 18/36
- Rohini 13/36
- Mrigashira 13/36
- Ardra 15/36
- Punarvasu 13/36
- Pushya 16/36
- Ashlesha 24.5/36
- Magha 25/36
- Purva Phalguni 19/36
- Uttara Phalguni 13/36
- Hasta 13/36
- Chitra 26/36
- Swati 21/36
- Vishakha 26/36
- Anuradha 16.5/36
- Jyeshtha 16/36
- Mula 28/36
- Purva Ashadha 27/36
- Uttara Ashadha 14.5/36
- Shravana 15/36
- Dhanishtha 20/36
- Shatabhisha 21.5/36
- Purva Bhadrapada 14.5/36
- Uttara Bhadrapada 25/36
- Revati 26.5/36
प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions
- Which planet rules Mūla nakshatra?
- Mūla is ruled by Ketu (केतु). It is nakshatra 19 of 27, spanning 0°00′–13°20′ Dhanu of the sidereal zodiac.
- What are the deity and symbol of Mūla?
- The presiding deity is Nirṛti, goddess of dissolution — the clearing that precedes new growth. Its symbol is A bundle of roots tied together; an elephant goad.
- What is the gana of Mūla?
- Mūla is a rakshasa gana nakshatra. Temperament: Sharp and radical (tīkṣṇa) — 'radical' in its literal sense: of the root..
- Which starting syllables are used for Mūla baby names?
- Per the traditional nāmakaraṇa chart, the syllables for padas 1-4 are: Ye (ये), Yo (यो), Bha (भा), Bhi (भी). The exact pada comes from the birth chart.
Sources
- Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.5Taittiriya Brahmana 1.5 (with parallels in Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 and Atharva Veda 19.7): the Vedic nakshatra lists with their presiding deities. Vedic corpus, public domain.
- BPHS, Chs. 46–49Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Chs. 46–49 (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the Vimshottari dasha as the foremost dasha system — sequence and years (Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17; total 120), effects of each graha's dasha, and antardasha doctrine. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- BPHS, Ch. 6Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 6 'The Sixteen Divisions of a Rashi' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the navamsa (D9) scheme underlying the pada framework — each pada of 3°20′ is one navamsa. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- Nakshatra traditionCommon Jyotish nakshatra doctrine — symbols, the deva/manushya/rakshasa gana classification, and temperament — standardized across muhurta and jataka manuals and consistent from the medieval synthesis treatises (e.g., Jataka Parijata) onward. Editorial synthesis in our own words; no copyrighted translation reproduced.