Udaya

Nakshatra 19 of 27

Moolam (Mula)

investigative, honest and deep, a star that goes to the bottom of things

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The star in short#

Where it sits
0°00′ to 13°20′ of Dhanusu
Lord
Ketu (Ketu) · a 7-year mahadasha
Gana
Rakshasa (fierce, assertive)
Yoni
the male Dog
Rajju
Pada (foot) — the mildest of the five, read for a settled life; wandering and unsettled living are the words used
Nadi
Aadi (vata)
Known for
roots
Shared star
a star the almanacs say should not be shared
Vedha
Ayilyam — the stars held to obstruct this one

Rank every star against it → Cast a jathagam →

Its four padas#

Each pada is 3°20′. Nine padas fill a rasi, so a star either sits in one sign or straddles two.

PadaRasiDegreesSyllablesNames
1Dhanusu0°00′ to 3°20′Ye யே10 names · few settled names
2Dhanusu3°20′ to 6°40′Yo யோ15 names · few settled names
3Dhanusu6°40′ to 10°00′Bha ப16 names
4Dhanusu10°00′ to 13°20′Bhi பி11 names · few settled names

A child is named from the syllable of the pada the Moon stood in at birth. The whole table, with the names and their meanings, is on the baby names page.

Which stars match, and which do not

Computed, not tabulated: the ten Tamil poruthams and the 36 guna run for all 27 stars against Moolam in Dhanusu, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 17 match well, 9 are borderline, 4 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Avittam DhanishtaKumbam7.5 of 1029.5 of 36
Poorattathi Purva BhadrapadaMeenam7.5 of 1015 of 36
Punarpoosam PunarvasuKadagam7.5 of 109 of 36
Uthiradam Uttara AshadhaDhanusu7 of 1024.5 of 36
Karthigai KrittikaMesham7 of 1023.5 of 36
Visakam VishakhaViruchigam7 of 1022.5 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Kettai JyeshthaViruchigam4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Moolam MulaDhanusu5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Ayilyam AshleshaKadagam5.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Aswini AshwiniMesham6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Magam MaghaSimmam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Revathi RevatiMeenam6.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails

The ten checks are not symmetric — Dina counts from the bride's star to the groom's, and the Tamil vasya table is read from the bride's rasi — so the list from the other side is a different list, and a real pair is checked both ways with both birth times.

Its dasha, and the parihaaram for its lord#

Everything here belongs to Ketu, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Moolam begins life in a Ketu mahadasha of 7 years, the part of it still to run decided by how far the Moon had gone through the star. Work out the periods.
Day
Tuesday
Colour
Mixed colours, brown and smoke-grey
Gem
Cat's eye (Vaiduryam) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Ketu gayatri (Om Aswadhwajaya Vidmahe Sula Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Ketuh Prachodayat); Ganapathi Atharvashirsham; Ganesha worship — the texts
Fasting
Tuesday; Sankatahara Chaturthi for Ganapathi

Where it is worshipped

79 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Ketu; the ones near you are on the temples page. Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.

The name#

The same star in every script this app carries.

  • English Moolam
  • தமிழ் மூலம்
  • తెలుగు మూల
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೂಲಾ
  • മലയാളം മൂലം
  • हिन्दी मूल
  • বাংলা মূলা
  • ગુજરાતી મૂળ
  • मराठी मूळ
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମୂଳା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮੂਲ
  • සිංහල මුල

Also written Mula. The glossary's entry for Moolam lists the other spellings a family may have been given.