Birth star 19 of 27
Mula
मूल
240°00′–253°20′ sidereal longitude
Ruled by Ketu · 19 of 27
The root-digger: investigates to the source, rebuilds from scratch.
The tradition links Mula with roots and the search for what is basic. People born under it are often described as probing, honest and unafraid to tear down what is not working. They tend to want the truth, even when it is uncomfortable.
Strengths the tradition names
- Gets to the source
- Unafraid of hard truths
- Rebuilds well
Worth watching
- Tearing down too fast
- Loss of footing in upheaval
In love
Described as intense and honest, with little patience for pretense. Deep trust matters more than surface charm.
At work
Often suited to research, investigation, medicine, philosophy and turnaround work.
Why a dog and Nirriti?
Its deity, Nirriti, is tied to dissolution and what is cleared away. The animal, Dog, suggests a nose for what is hidden, and the figure, lion's tail, a hidden force at the root.
If you know Western astrology
It sits in sidereal Sagittarius, sharing that sign's love of truth and seeking, with a deeper, root-level edge.
These readings are Vediq's plain-English take on the tradition. The facts below them come from named sources.
Mula
मूल
- Real stars you can see
- the Scorpion's tail
- Nirriti
- God in the oldest Vedic list
- the Fathers
- Dog
- Rakshasa
Where these facts come from
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 (A. B. Keith, 1914)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)
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Find it in the sky
Real stars
the Scorpion's tail
No junction star is identified in our verified data.
When to look
Look up in Jul–Sep evenings. This is an approximate season for mid-northern latitudes; local visibility varies.
Its god, animal and temperament
Nirriti
In the oldest Vedic list, the , this star belongs to the Fathers; later astrology gives it to Nirriti.
Vedic name
Vicrtau
Classical figure
lion's tail
: dog
Stars that share the dog:
: Rakshasa
The tradition sorts the 27 stars into three temperaments. Others with this one:
Sources for this page
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- observational astronomy
- Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 (A. B. Keith, 1914)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)