Details About Planet Mercury

MERCURY

 
Mercury is the smallest and rediant planet of solar system. As per Ancient Vedic Texts, Mercury is considered as Prince of the Solar System. Mercury is nearest to planet Sun and it is a natural benefactor of Business and Speech. The planet Mercury is the Lord of zodiac sign Gemini and Virgo. The planet Mercury is EXALTED in sign Virgo and DEBILITATED in sign Pisces.
Mercury is auspicious when it is in company with benefic planets. Similarly, it gives inauspicious effects when it is situated with malefic planets. Mercury by itself is always auspicious. Debilitated Mercury combined with Sun is considered inauspicious.

Mythology:

According to the Linga Purana, Mercury is the son of the Moon by his wife Rohini.
Yet in the Vishnu Purana, Brahma Purana, Devi Bhagvata Bhagwat Purana, Harivansha Purana, Padma Purana and Vayu Purana a story is told of the seduction of Brahaspati's (Jupiter's) wife Tara by the Moon - and Buddha is born from her. He is called Saumya, that is, "Son of Soma [Moon]." From Buddha springs the lunar race. The Moon, being his father, is friendly toward him, but Mercury knows that he is son of the wife of Jupiter and so he is in conflict with the Moon, who seduced his mother.
Mercury is sexless and neutral and is a cold and moist planet. Being a neutral planet it changes according to its placement in a sign and house, and that is why it is said to have a "mercurial" nature. Because it is nearest to the Sun it is restless, which also makes it quick-changing, fickle, and often retrograde. Mercury sometimes precedes the Sun and sometimes follows it.

Mercury 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. Being adaptable, it becomes malefic when conjunct with Mars and makes its natives nervous, overly excit-able, and insecure.
Mercury 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.

As a lord of Gemini Mercury has two faces : it gives a double nature and makes one detached and independent as well as an extremist. Its color is the green of a blade of fresh grass.
Mercury is dominated by the three doshas wind, bile, and mucus, all rajasic. Earth is its element, it is a merchant by nature, shudra by caste, lover of humor and wit, ever green, weak in body constitution, delicate, having mixed feelings. Mercury loves the company of learned people, and is the lord of the direction North.
The day related to Mercury is Wednesday, while the gemstone related to Mercury is emerald. Mercury rules number 5 in indian numerology.

The planet Mercury represents Education, Intelligence, Business, Friends, Speech, Mathematics, Salesmanship, Brokerage, Journalism, Banking, Skin, Astrology, Lawyer, Publishers & Writers.
Whenever planet Mercury is placed in its own sign or in its EXALTATION sign, in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house of the horoscope, it forms a very good Yoga known as Bhadra Panch Mahapurush Yoga which makes a person very intelligent and long lived.

A person with a weak or malefic Mercury suffers from diseases of Nerves, Brain, Nervous Breakdown, Skin Diseases, Speech defects like Stammering, Insomnia and Sexual Weakness like Impotency.
Those who are weak at studies, lack concentration and suffer from blood pressure and sugar problem etc., should worship Mercury. Also those running Mercury Dasha or Sub-period, a prayer to Mercury, on Wednesdays, brings in manifold benefits like removing obstacles, progeny, possession of fertile lands, etc.

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT PLANET - MERCURY

Lord of Nakshatra  :
   Ashlesha, Revati and Jayestha
Duration in Each:
21 to 30 days
Lord of Rashi   :
  Gemini ( Mithun ) & Virgo ( Kanya )
Exalted in  :
   Virgo ( Kanya )
Debilitated in :
    Pisces ( Meen )
Day  :
   Wednesday
Gender :
    Neutral
Representation : sisters:
Friendly Planets     Sun & Venus
Neutral Planet  :   Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Enemy Planets  :   Moon
Direction  :   North     
Color    : Green
Metal   :  Brass
Gem    : Emerald, Onyx, Green Tourmaline, Green Zircon
Element   :  Earth
Period of Maha Dasha :    17 years
Diety   :  Goddess Durga
Season     Autumn ( Sharad Ritu ): October - November
Vedic Mantra :    Om Bum Buddhaya Namah
Beej Mantra   :  Om Braang Breeng Braung Sah Buddhay Namah - 17000 times
Articles of Donation     Green Gram, Brass, Green Flowers, Green Cloth, Emerald, Ghee, Sugar, Honey and Mercury Yantra ( in the morning )
 
Role Of Mercury In Astrology

Mercury is nearest to the Sun. In Vedic Astrology this is called Budh which means cleverness. This planet represents the qualities of intelligence, wit and humor in a person. Mercury is considered a benefic planet but under some situations it may play a role of malefic planet. Mercury placed in 6th, 8th or 12th houses fails to deliver good results. The same is the result when Mercury is the lord of 6th, 8th or 12th houses in a horoscope.

Mercury is the planet of communication and it represents the fields related to commerce, trade, accounts, banking, and computers. A Strong Mercury denotes success in these fields. People with Mercury in strong position in their chart have sharp thinking but inborn anxiety and indecisiveness also.

Mercury is dual natured planet and governs two zodiac signs namely Gemini and Virgo. Body parts that are ruled by Mercury are the arms, ear, lungs and nervous system.

Mercury believes in logic. People with strong Mercury in their horoscopes possess the excellence of reasoning and analytic ability. Researchers also have strong Mercury in their natal chart.

Telephone and Telegraph controls means of communication too; therefore Mercury also governs the work related to telephone, telegraphs, e-mails, couriers and post etc. Therefore well-placed, strong mercury is usually seen in horoscopes of writers, astrologers, mathematician, engineer, dealers, brokers, businessmen (a person with Mercury in strong position in their chart is undeniably charming and shrewd), and media persons. Mercury also develops verbal communication and hand skills. Hence many lecturers, artists, sculptors and salesmen are also the result of well-placed mercury.