• Ruler of planet mercury and sign Gemini and Virgo helps in removing malefic of mercury in an
horoscope and strengthen its position in a birth chart.
• Mercury; this planet is the significator of speech. Proper, witty answer is to be given to something
in proper time. Is the factor of mercury?
• Description of mercury: O Vipra Mercury possesses an attractive physique and the ability to make
pun or to speak words having double meaning, sense of humor. He has a blend of all three humors of
Bile, Phlegm and wind (vaat).
• In Hindu mythology, Budha (Sanskrit: gti,) 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.
• Its chief domain is over mind, memory, intellect, intelligence, perception, knowledge, commerce
and education, power of speech, writing, art of painting.
• Astrologically, Mercury represents the principles of communication, mentality, thinking patterns,
rationality and reasoning and adaptability and variability. Mercury governs schooling and education,
the immediate environment of neighbors, siblings and cousins, transport over short distances,
messages and forms of communication such as post, email and telephone, newspapers, journalism
and writing, information gathering skills and physical dexterity.
• Effects of malefic Mercury: When mercury is afflicted it makes the person clever, cunning, and
mischievous, his tongue will work against the people he does not like, he will be a liar, gambler, showy
person. The person tends to be over talkative with unprincipled, boastful and inconsistent talk. There
will be lack of memory fluency in speech is missing and an inclination to lie.
• Effects of benefic Mercury : When benefic it makes a person intelligent, well read, with a good
grasping power and good memory. The person will a an able orator and master different languages
with good argumentative powers. It also makes a person intuitive with good entrepreneur ability and
successful in business.