In Aries, that is in Ashwini, Ketu is very adventurous, very playful, very straightforward, can even die for someone. And if required, can even take somebody’s life. In Magha, Ketu is very creative. Creative intelligence is excellent in giving good performance. And by the time Ketu comes in Mula, Ketu is completely matured. Now Ketu is more interested in the philosophy of life, exploring the spiritual path. That is why Mula Nakshatra natives are highly spiritual by nature. Their whole focus is understanding the purpose of life, finding its meaning. A person with Moon in Mula Nakshatra is definitely not shallow but has immense depth of understanding. Never take a Mula person lightly—he or she carries great wisdom. In early life they may appear foolish; people may call them stupid, just as it happened with Kalidas. In his early days, he was considered an idiot, then married to a princess who quickly discovered his foolishness and expelled him. Homeless, he wandered through towns and villages, where people threw stones at him. But he was not mad.
Finally he came to a Kali temple and began penance. After years with no result, he resolved to cut off his head. As he raised the knife, Goddess Kali appeared and blessed him with wisdom and love. The same Kalidas whom the world had mocked became the Shakespeare of India—one of the Nine Gems of King Vikramaditya.
Kalidas may well have been a Moon-in-Mula native. Initially ignored and ridiculed, he was thrown out on the street, yet he rose to such greatness that we still celebrate him. So never underestimate a Mula Nakshatra person. Always remember: a lake is large but shallow; a well is small but deep. People draw from the well, not the lake. Only Mula Nakshatra has that depth, and that is why I love it. Here Ketu spreads his wings and enables the evolved soul to progress on the spiritual path. To progress spiritually, much must be cut away—only the essential must remain. You must become more and more detached, and Mula Nakshatra is the perfect place to attain that stage of detachment.
It is said that a young man lost his entire family—wife, son, daughter—in an accident. Dejected and depressed, he took to alcohol. The villagers labeled him a drunkard, threw stones at him, beat him, called him evil. One day, torrential rains flooded the village for six days. Homes, cattle, children were lost; the village cried out in sorrow. Rituals failed to appease God.
Then the drunken man appeared, bottle in hand. He sensed his fellow villagers’ pain. Looking up, he said, “God, if you stop the rains, I will give up alcohol until my last breath.” Immediately the rains ceased. The villagers apologized for their cruelty; he replied, “I am not great—God is great. If He heard me, I will honor my vow.” He left the village forever, thirsty for divine love, longing for God. He sang on his path:
On the great high mountains dwells my Lord Shiva.
Innocent and lovable, I am His devoted lover.
This world is a pretence; I love only Shiva.
I know not how I became His devotee,
But now I sing and dance in His holy name.
That is how Mula becomes a blessing in disguise. Through one hand it may take away something, but with the other it gives something far more beautiful and divine. The man lost his family but gained divine wisdom and love of Lord Shiva. He became a monk whose journey became the destination.
In simple words, Moon in Mula suits those willing to walk—or already walking—the spiritual path. Its intensity and power are too great for the shallow soul, but for the evolved, Mula is a profound blessing.
Jai Sri Ganesha. Jai Guru.
