Mula - Revision history

Sushoff at 13:48, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Mula nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Mula, 19th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]		[[File:Mula nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Mula, 19th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]

Sushoff at 17:22, 14 December 2025

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 The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'.
 === Origin of Constellation ===
 The temple depiction of the nakshatra asterism shows eleven stars surrounding a longish structure that broadens towards the right end. The stars are typically identified with the group of the tail of Scorpius which has plenty of stars. The eight stars ε, μ, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, and λ Scorpii are certainly part of it, for the additional three, it could be υ Sco, Q Sco and G Sco. Yet, in historical star catalogues, υ and λ Sco are sometimes counted as a double star, which would allow for adding the open star cluster M7 ("Ptolemy's Cluster") as a "fuzzy star": all this is uncertain; we only know that the 11 stars surrounded the area of dark clouds in the Milky Way which may suggest that "the root" itself was considered a dark constellation or consisted of such (e.g. the earth in which the root is placed).
 === Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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Sushoff at 16:36, 30 October 2025

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	[[File:19 Mula draw.~~png~~\|thumb\|Mula, ~~the~~ 19th nakshatra, ~~as depicted~~ in ~~temples~~.]]		[[File:Mula nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Mula, 19th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]

	Mūlā (मूल), The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. Perhaps identified with ε, μ, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, and λ Scorpii.		Mūlā (मूल), The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. Perhaps identified with ε, μ, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, and λ Scorpii.

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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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			File:Mula nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Mula, 10th century CE
			File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Tibet nakshatra 17.png\|Mula, Tibetean
			File:尾宿（仏像図彙）.png\|Mula, Chinese
			File:19 Mula draw.png\|Mula as reconstructed by Jones (1720).
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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==

Sushoff at 06:52, 14 October 2025

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	[[File:19 Mula draw.png\|thumb\|Mula, the 19th nakshatra, as depicted in temples.]]		[[File:19 Mula draw.png\|thumb\|Mula, the 19th nakshatra, as depicted in temples.]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]
	Mūlā (मूल), The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Mūlā (मूल), The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. Perhaps identified with ε, μ, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, and λ Scorpii.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

Sushoff at 15:36, 13 October 2025

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	[[File:19 Mula draw.png\|thumb\|Mula, the 19th nakshatra, as depicted in temples.]]		[[File:19 Mula draw.png\|thumb\|Mula, the 19th nakshatra, as depicted in temples.]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]
	~~Mula~~, The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Mūlā (मूल), The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			'''Name Variants'''

			* Mula,
			* Nirtibha

	[[File:Milky Way 24mm.jpg\|thumb\|Milky Way center (CC BY Martin Bernardi)]]		[[File:Milky Way 24mm.jpg\|thumb\|Milky Way center (CC BY Martin Bernardi)]]
	It brightest part of the Milky Way Galaxy, today known as "Galactic Bulge" appears visually like a tuber from which new plants are born. This might be the cause for the name of this constellation and section of the ecliptic.		Its brightest part of the Milky Way Galaxy, today known as "Galactic Bulge" appears visually like a tuber from which new plants are born. This might be the cause for the name of this constellation and section of the ecliptic.

	The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'.		The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'.

Sushoff at 18:28, 8 August 2025

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			[[File:19 Mula draw.png\|thumb\|Mula, the 19th nakshatra, as depicted in temples.]]
			[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025. Mula is the left (easternmost) of them. ]]
	Mula, The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Mula, The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

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	The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'.		The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'.
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
			The temple depiction of the nakshatra asterism shows eleven stars surrounding a longish structure that broadens towards the right end. The stars are typically identified with the group of the tail of Scorpius which has plenty of stars. The eight stars ε, μ, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, and λ Scorpii are certainly part of it, for the additional three, it could be υ Sco, Q Sco and G Sco. Yet, in historical star catalogues, υ and λ Sco are sometimes counted as a double star, which would allow for adding the open star cluster M7 ("Ptolemy's Cluster") as a "fuzzy star": all this is uncertain; we only know that the 11 stars surrounded the area of dark clouds in the Milky Way which may suggest that "the root" itself was considered a dark constellation or consisted of such (e.g. the earth in which the root is placed).

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

Sushoff at 14:27, 31 May 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Milky Way 24mm.jpg\|thumb\|Milky Way center (CC BY Martin Bernardi)]]
	It brightest part of the Milky Way Galaxy, today known as "Galactic Bulge" appears visually like a tuber from which new plants are born. This might be the cause for the name of this constellation and section of the ecliptic.		It brightest part of the Milky Way Galaxy, today known as "Galactic Bulge" appears visually like a tuber from which new plants are born. This might be the cause for the name of this constellation and section of the ecliptic.

Sushoff at 14:26, 31 May 2025

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	~~...~~ is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Mula, The Root, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~What does~~ the ~~term mean~~, ~~does it always have~~ the ~~same meaning - was it changed over time~~.		It brightest part of the Milky Way Galaxy, today known as "Galactic Bulge" appears visually like a tuber from which new plants are born. This might be the cause for the name of this constellation and section of the ecliptic.

	The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'		The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'.
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

Sushoff at 14:17, 31 May 2025

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	What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.		What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.

			The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad'
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

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... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

==Etymology and History==
What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.

=== Origin of Constellation ===

=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

== Mythology ==
mnemonic tales and cultural significance

== Weblinks ==

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== References ==

* [[References]] (general)

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