Nakshatra · Mula · pada 2 of 4

Mula pada 2
3°20′ Sagittarius – 6°40′ Sagittarius

The second quarter of Mula: a Taurus navamsa, naam akshar Yo, and a birth that starts in Ketu’s mahadasha with 5.3 years to 3.5 years of it left.

Sagittarius rashiTaurus navamsaakshar Yo
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Where Mula pada 2 is

3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in it

Mula pada 2 is the second 3°20′ of Mula, 3°20′ Sagittarius – 6°40′ Sagittarius, in Sagittarius. A Moon here is named by the syllable Yo and falls in a Taurus navamsa.

Nakshatra
Mula, ruled by Ketu
Arc
3°20′ Sagittarius – 6°40′ Sagittarius
Rashi (Moon sign)
Sagittarius, ruled by Guru
Navamsa (D9)
Taurus, ruled by Shukra
Naam akshar
Yo (यो)
Deity, gana, nadi
Nirriti · Rakshasa · Aadi

Gand Mool nakshatra. Mula is one of the six Gand Mool nakshatras; many families keep a Mool shanti for a birth in any of its padas, though the junction pada is read as the stronger.

Gand Mool are the six nakshatras on the seams where a water sign gives way to a fire sign: Ashwini, Magha and Mula, ruled by Ketu, and Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, ruled by Budh. The Mool shanti is traditionally done on the 27th day after birth, when the Moon returns to the birth nakshatra.

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What this pada adds

its navamsa and its aim

Mula in Brihat Jataka (16.10) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Mula is proud, wealthy and happy, firm in their views, lives in comfort and does not wish harm on others. (Chapter 16 reads several nakshatras in each verse, one after another.) The text reads the nakshatra as a whole; the pada refines it through its navamsa, below.

Mula gives the Moon its nature through Ketu; pada 2 sends it into a Taurus navamsa, ruled by Shukra. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Shukra colours what Mula gives.

By natural friendship Shukra counts Ketu neutral, and Ketu counts Shukra neutral, so the navamsa neither helps nor hinders much.

The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: an earth navamsa makes this an Artha pada, turned towards livelihood, wealth and security.

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Names for Yo (यो)

the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaran

For a boy

  • Yogesh lord of yoga
  • Yogendra lord of yoga
  • Yogeshwar Shri Krishna

For a girl

  • Yogita focused

More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder

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The dasha it starts

Ketu, and how much is left

A Moon in Mula starts life in the mahadasha of Ketu, 7 years in all. How much is left at birth depends on how far the Moon had gone: at the start of pada 2 it is 5.3 years, at its end 3.5 years.

Ketu mahadasha · Work out yours to the day

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Upay for Mula pada 2

  • Ketu, the nakshatra lord: ॐ केतवे नमः108 times on Tuesday, with a daan of a blanket and sesame.
  • Shukra, the navamsa lord: ॐ शुक्राय नमः108 times on Friday, with a daan of white cloth and rice.

A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.

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A real birth in Mula pada 2

15 February 1985, 05:00, Jaipur: the Moon at 5.83° Sagittarius, in Mula pada 2, with Sagittarius rising. The engine gives 3 years, 11 months, 8 days of Ketu’s mahadasha left at birth.

In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.92% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 109.

Common questions

4 questions
What is the naam akshar of Mula pada 2?

Yo (यो). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.

Which rashi and navamsa is Mula pada 2?

Rashi Sagittarius, navamsa Taurus. It runs 3°20′ Sagittarius to 6°40′ Sagittarius.

Which mahadasha does Mula pada 2 start?

Ketu, with 5.3 years to 3.5 years of its 7 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.

Is Mula pada 2 gand mool?

Mula is a Gand Mool nakshatra, though this is not its junction pada. The six, and when the shanti is done, are explained above.

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