Mercury / Budh
Briefing the Nature of the Planet
Mercury 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.
Favourite Colour : Green
Favourite Day : Wednesday
Favourite God / Deity : Goddess Parvati
The ill effects of Mercury 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 Mercury. 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 Mercury.
• Distributing Khand (Sugar Powder), butter oil, grams to needy persons and
fodders to animals will appease Mercury.
• Distributing fruits is another way recommended to please mercury.
• Offering of multiple coloured flowers or flowers of assorted colour in the
Hawan (Fire Sacrifices) is another proposition to please Mercury.
• Putting a Tilak (Spilus Mark) on forehead of paste of ivory or wearing bead of
ivory are suggested to appease Mercury. Tilak (Spilus Mark) of saffron can
also do good.
• Reciting Mercury's Vedic Mantra will also go a long way to appease the planet.
• Chanting Mercury's Beej (Seed) Mantra will also propitiate the Planet.
• Fasting on Wednesdays is another way to get favourable results.