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0°–13°20′ Sagittarius · ruled by Ketu · A bunch of tied roots
Mula is the root — the drive to dig down to the absolute foundation of things. Ruled by Ketu and Nirriti, you are here to uproot illusion and find raw truth, even when it means tearing things down first. Philosophical, intense and fearless, you ask the deepest questions and undergo profound transformations. Endings clear the way for your real purpose.
The symbol of Mula is a bunch of tied roots, and its presiding deity is Nirriti (goddess of dissolution) — the mythic force that shapes its whole character. Its gana (temperament) is Rakshasa: fierce and intense — powerful, strong-willed and unafraid of the shadows. Ruled by Ketu, Mula carries a signature of roots, truth, investigation, transformation — the deeper current running beneath everything a Mula native does.
You love with searching intensity and need truth and depth, not comfort. Relationships may go through upheavals that ultimately reveal what’s real.
Research, philosophy, medicine, investigation, spirituality, healing — anywhere getting to the root and transforming it matters.
| Ruling planet | Ketu |
| Lucky colours | smoky grey & multicolour |
| Lucky gemstone | cat's eye (lehsunia) |
| Lucky day | Tuesday |
| Favourable direction | south |
| Presiding deity | Nirriti (goddess of dissolution) |
In one breath, Mula is about roots, truth, investigation, transformation. If the Moon sat in Mula at your birth, this is the deep flavour it gives your emotional nature — the quiet themes your life keeps returning to. It colours how you love, what you chase, and where your soul feels most at home. Read it gently: a nakshatra is a doorway into yourself, not a box. 🐑
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