Budh (Mercury)

Budh is the god of the planet Mercury and the son of Chandra (the moon) with Tara (Taraka). He is also the god of merchandise and protector of merchants. He is of Rajas Guna and represents Communication.

He is represented as being mild, eloquent and of greenish colour. He is represented holding a scimitar, a club and a shield, riding a winged lion in Ramghur temple. In other illustrations, he holds a sceptre and lotus and rides a carpet or an eagle or a chariot drawn by lions.

Budh presides over 'Budh-var' or Wednesday. In modern Telugu Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada and Gujarati, Wednesday is called Budhvar; in Tamil and Malayalam it is Budhan.

Mercury is the planet of intellect and communication. It can be seen in the morning and evening as a shining star and sometimes even during the day because of its power of radiation. Mercury is the smallest planet of our solar system.

Budh rules the zodiacal signs Virgo and Gemini. Friends of Budh are the Sun, Venus, Rahu, and Ketu, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are neutral to Budh, and Budh maintains enmity with the Moon.

Effects of Budh (Mercury)

Budh rules education, writers, lecturers, artists, teachers, traders, businessmen, the nervous system, lungs, and intestines. It rules intelligence, speech, self-confidence, humor, wit, astrology, mathematics, and short journeys.

Budh is adored for bestowment of blessings of good education, business, sharp intellect, and pleasing appearance and also to keep off from heat-induced ailments, general debility and depressions. The planet also monitors the family affairs in life.

It is related to peace of mind, earnings, intellect, education and business, if it is favourable.

Gemstone for Budh (Mercury)

The navratna gemstone for Budh (Mercury) is Emerald, one must obtain natural emerald with good luster and color and wear it on Wednesday in little finger, the gemstone must be of 2 Carat or more in weight.

How to get rid of negative effects of Budh, when Budh is vakri, when Budh is neech

The ill effects of Budh can be minimized and the good effects can be increased according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one can select as per one's convenience.

• Green is the colour and Wednesday is the weekday dear to Budh. So, astrologers recommend donation of green coloured clothes on any Wednesday.
• Worshipping goddess Parvati with yellow or green flowers is recommended for better beneficial results.
• Giving away in charity alloy or alloy utensils according to capacity is considered to keep one away from ill effects of Budh.
• Distributing Khand (Sugar Powder), butter oil, grams to needy persons and fodders to animals will appease Budh.
• Distributing fruits is another way recommended to please Budh.

108 Names of Budh