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Nakshatra #19 of 27

Moola

मूला

Ruled by Ketu · 240° to 253.33° · Sagittarius

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Deity
Nirriti (Goddess of Destruction/Calamity)
Symbol
Bunch of Roots/Tied Roots/Elephant Goad
Gana
Rakshasa (Demon)
Quality
Sharp/Fierce (Tikshna)
Element
Air
Direction
North
Gender
Male
Color
Brown/Yellow

🧠 Personality

Fiercely investigative, destructive yet philosophical, uprooting all that is false. Powerful spiritual intensity. Can destroy and rebuild from scratch. Direct, blunt, and uncompromising. Strong past-life karmic patterns.

💼 Career

Research, medicine, herbalism, philosophy, preaching, investigation, demolition, root cause analysis. Roles involving getting to the root of things.

🏥 Health

Hips, thighs, sciatic nerve, feet. Prone to accidents, injuries, and sudden health crises. Karmic health patterns.

🧘 Spiritual Path

Nirriti destroys to liberate. Moola is the root of the spiritual tree. Growth through radical uprooting of attachments, ego death, and returning to the source. The most karmic nakshatra.

4 Padas

Pada 1:Aries Navamsha — Fierce uprooting, warrior investigation, courageous destruction.
Pada 2:Taurus Navamsha — Material uprooting, destruction of false securities, practical roots.
Pada 3:Gemini Navamsha — Intellectual investigation, communicative uprooting, analytical roots.
Pada 4:Cancer Navamsha — Emotional uprooting, nurturing destruction, karmic family patterns.

Remedies & Mantras

Mantra: Om Nirritaye Namah

Remedy: Worship Goddess Nirriti/Kali. Donate roots and tubers to the poor.

Gemstone: Cat's Eye (Lehsunia)

All 27 Nakshatras

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