The 27 Nakshatras

Ashwini, Magha & Mula

The three nakshatras ruled by Ketu — the first stop on the Vimshottari lord cycle.

Ruled by Ketu, first of the 27

Ashwini opens the nakshatra cycle at 0° Aries. Its deity is the Ashwini Kumaras, twin divine physicians who heal instantly. Its symbol is a horse's head — speed, urgency, first response.

Deva gana, pioneering energy

Ashwini belongs to the deva gana (divine temperament). Its theme is swift initiative — starting things, healing quickly, moving before others do.

Remember it

Ashwini: first, fast, healing. The horse's head that starts the race.

Ruled by Ketu, seat of the ancestors

Magha sits at 0° Leo. Its deity is the Pitris (ancestors), and its symbol is a royal throne — inherited authority, lineage, and legacy.

Rakshasa gana, tradition's weight

Magha belongs to the rakshasa gana. Its theme is honoring what came before — status earned through ancestry, tradition, and rank.

Ruled by Ketu, at the root

Mula sits at 0° Sagittarius. Its deity is Nirriti, goddess of dissolution, and its symbol is a bundle of tied roots — literally 'the root'.

Rakshasa gana, uprooting to rebuild

Mula belongs to the rakshasa gana. Its theme is getting to the root of a matter — investigation, and sometimes destruction that clears the way for something truer.

The Ketu thread

Ashwini heals, Magha honors, Mula uproots — three faces of Ketu's detachment: quick release, ancestral memory, and getting to the bottom of things.

Terms introduced here

Ashwini

Ruled by Ketu; deity the Ashwini Kumaras (divine healers); symbol a horse's head; deva gana. Theme: swift, pioneering healing.

Magha

Ruled by Ketu; deity the Pitris (ancestors); symbol a royal throne; rakshasa gana. Theme: lineage, authority, tradition.

Mula

Ruled by Ketu; deity Nirriti (goddess of dissolution); symbol a bundle of roots; rakshasa gana. Theme: getting to the root, uprooting to rebuild.