Mercury (Budh)

What Mercury Represents

• ✓ Intellect and intelligence
• ✓ Communication and speech
• ✓ Business and commerce
• ✓ Education and learning
• ✓ Writing and literature
• ✓ Logical reasoning
• ✓ Maternal uncles
• ✓ Friends and social network

Career & Professions

• ✓ Writers and journalists
• ✓ Accountants and finance
• ✓ Teachers and professors
• ✓ IT and software professionals
• ✓ Businessmen and traders
• ✓ Astrologers and mathematicians
• ✓ Lawyers and advocates
• ✓ Public speakers

Wearing Guidelines

• Metal: Gold (preferred) or Silver
• Finger: Little finger (Kanishtha)
• Day: Wednesday during Shukla Paksha
• Time: Morning within 2 hours of sunrise
• Minimum Weight: 3-6 carats
• Mantra: Om Bum Budhaya Namah (108 times)

Who Should Wear Emerald

• ✓ Gemini or Virgo ascendant natives
• ✓ Mercury in own sign or exalted
• ✓ Mercury as yogakaraka planet
• ✓ Students and businessmen
• ✓ Writers and communicators

Colombian and Zambian emeralds are most effective. Ensure no inclusions in the stone.

Daily Practices

• ✓ Wear green clothes on Wednesday
• ✓ Worship Lord Vishnu
• ✓ Recite Vishnu Sahasranama
• ✓ Fast on Wednesdays
• ✓ Keep green plants at home
• ✓ Feed green vegetables to cows

Special Remedies

• ✓ Donate green moong dal on Wednesday
• ✓ Respect maternal uncle and aunt
• ✓ Feed green grass to cows
• ✓ Perform Budh Graha Shanti Puja
• ✓ Visit Vishnu temple on Wednesdays
• ✓ Study and learn new things