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Thus, whether Mula stands for Kamsa, Ravana, or the king of death, the
asterism stands for foundation, it points to a change, a radical transformation
in the nature and life expression. It has a special position in the evolutionary
scheme of the soul. With the termination of the Scorpio impulse in Jyeshta,
the soul reaches its acme of material attainments. Whatever lies within its
material sheaths is realized. For this reason, at the beginning of this asterism
Mula, the arrogance or the egoism in man knows no bounds. This Tamasic
proclivity has to be completely wiped out in order to enable the spiritual
forces to flow. Releasing such destructive impulses, Mula justifies its role as
the goddess of death. But this death is inflicted with the purpose of arousing
the dormant spiritual energy in the soul. In this sense, the asterism fulfills its
role as the foundation of a new beginning. It initiates spiritual unfoldment.
The deaths of Ravana and Kamsa brought about the destruction of their
egotism as well as their personal salvation, their spiritual awakening. Mula
marks the advent of spiritual awakening, a new spiritual era and the
downpour of Sattvic forces.
In this context, the two symbols, the elephant's goad or prod and the lion's
tail are very suggestive. The huge elephant, like the physical body of man, is
subjugated under the Mula impulse. The goad is used to control and guide
the elephant to move in the desired direction. The force exerted by the goad
is painful. This pain reminds the elephant of the elephant driver and his will.
Mula inflicts pain but the pain is intended to set the course of action along
the right track and to remind us that the outer nature has become negligent to
the real purpose of the soul. The elephant is an auspicious animal capable of
much service to its owner. In the same way, the human body has a noble
purpose and can be immensely helpful to its inner immortal ruler.
The lion has a similar significance. The lion is a symbol of the indomitable
spirit within man. When this spirit is aroused, it is capable of expressing
itself in powerful ways. When it appears as anger, it can be extremely
dangerous. The tail of the lion is very sensitive, and if disturbed at that point,
the lion becomes alert and attacks the cause of the disturbance in order to
destroy it. The stories relating to this asterism point out this characteristic.
Ravana became angry when the lust and arrogance behind his abduction of
Sita were pointed out as unethical. When Kamsa was reminded of his
brutalities he become more cruel; the beast in him was further aroused. Mula
directs the soul by inflicting pain, it "goads" the soul towards the path of
spiritual unfoldment.
Mula is motivated by Kama, the desire for sensate pleasures. As a result of
the soul's involvement with matter and the physical forms of existence, its
cravings have become intensified. Any resistance to these greatly upsets it.