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Budha

Mercury

Personification of the planet Mercury

Devanagari

Affiliation Graha

Planet Mercury

Mantra Om Vudhaya Namaha

Consort Ila

Mount Lion or chariot hauled by eight horses

of deep yellow colour

BudhaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Hindu mythology, Budha (Sanskrit: ) is the name for

the planet Mercury, a son of Chandra (the moon) with Tara or

Rohini. He is also the god of merchandise and protector of

merchants.

He is represented as being mild, eloquent, and having a

greenish complexion. 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.[1]

Budha presides over 'Budhavara' or Wednesday. In modern

Hindi, Oriya, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Urdu, Kannada and

Gujarati, Wednesday is called Budhavara; Tamil: Budhan

kizhamai; Malayalam: Budhanazhcha; Thai: Wan Phut (

).

Budha married Ila, the daughter of Vaivasvata Manu, and

fathered a son, Pururava.

Contents

1 Birth of Budha

2 Growth of Budha

3 Temples of Budha

4 In astrology

5 See also

6 References

7 External links

Birth of Budha

Chandra was a student with Brihaspati, the Teacher of devas. Tara was the wife of Brihaspati. Tara fell in love

with the beauty of Chandra(chandr). Brihaspati became angry and eventually a war started between Chandra

and Brihaspati. Shukracharya, the teacher of the Asuras, joined Chandra in the battle, while The devas joined

Brihaspati. As the battle was due to desire (kama) for Tara, it was known as Tarakaamayam. Lord Brahma, the

creator of the universe, feared the war might abolish the world. Hence, he came down and stopped the war. He

convinced Tara, took her away from Chandra, and gave her back to Brihaspati. Budha, a beautiful child, was

born to Tara.Chandra claimed to be the father of Budha, but Tara kept silent. Budha himself got angry over this

tussle and asked his mother to tell the truth. Tara said that Chandra was the father of Budha.[2]

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Growth of Budha

Chandra gives the child Budha to Rohini and Krittika, two of his wives, to raise. Budha grows up under

supervision of Rohini and Krittika. As he grows up, he feels angry and ashamed about his birth. He wants to

rectify the sin of his birth and hence goes to Saravanavana in the Himalayas to do Tapas. Vishnu, pleased with

the tapas, shows up to Budha. By Vishnu's blessings Budha learns all the Vedas and arts. However according to

another version, Budha was raised by Brihaspati and is thus called his son.

Temples of Budha

Thiruvenkadu in Tamil Nadu which houses the Navagraha temple has a shrine for Budha in the northern end of

the Brahmavidyambhika Temple.

In astrology

In Vedic astrology Budha is considered a benefic, unless he is joined with a malefic planet, in which case he

becomes malefic also. Mercury rules over Mithuna (Gemini) and Kanya (Virgo), is exalted in Kanya and in his

fall in Meena (Pisces). Budha is friendly with Saturn and Venus, hostile to the Moon, Mars and Jupiter, and

neutral towards the other planets. Budha represents intelligence, intellect, communication, analysis, the senses

(especially the skin), science, mathematics, business, education and research. The written word and journeys of

all types fall within his domain. Budha is lord of three nakshatras or lunar mansions: Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and

Revati (nakshatra). Budha has the following associations: the color green, the metal brass and gemstone

emerald. The direction associated with Budha is north, the season is autumn and the element is earth.

See also

Days of the week

References

Mythology of the Hindus by Charles Coleman p.1331.

http://www.eegarai.net/t6780-topic2.

External links

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