🪷 बुध · Budha (Mercury)
Graha · Pṛthivī (Earth) · Rajas · Neuter · North-direction · Vimśottarī 17 yrs
Krishna-aspect
Krishna IS the buddhi (intelligence) of the intelligent (BG 7.10 buddhir buddhimatām asmi) and the AUM in Vedic mantras (BG 7.8). Mercury in any chart IS Krishna's discrimination-power.
Today's transit (2026-05-14)
| Rāśi (sign) | Vṛṣabha |
|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Kṛttikā · pāda 2 |
| Sidereal longitude | 30.8715° |
| Motion | Direct (mārgī) |
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)
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Classical attributes (per BPHS)
- Alternate names
- Saumya · Rauhiṇeya
- Ruling rāśi(s)
- Gemini (Mithuna) · Virgo (Kanyā)
- Exalted
- Virgo (Kanyā) (15°)
- Debilitated
- Pisces (Mīna)
- Mūla-Trikoṇa
- Virgo (Kanyā) · 15°-20°
- Friends
- Sun · Venus
- Enemies
- Moon
- Neutrals
- Mars · Jupiter · Saturn
Significations (kāratva)
- Buddhi · intellect · viveka
- Speech · communication · vāk
- Education · learning · writing
- Trade · accounting · skills
- Maternal uncles · friends · networks
Mantra
oṁ braṁ brīṁ brauṁ saḥ budhāya namaḥ · oṁ namo budhāya
Remedy summary (śānti-upāya)
Viṣṇu-Sahasranāma · emerald (panna) · Wednesdays · green-flower offerings · serving teachers
Cross-references
- BG 10 Vibhūti Yoga · all of Krishna's named excellences
- Krishna-as-Paramaatma · BG 7 manifest
- Compute your own birth-chart
- API: today's krishna-tattva (Ujjain reference)
📚 See Also
- Virgo (Kanyā) · Mercury's exaltation rāśi · Where Mercury attains maximum strength
- Sun · a friend-graha of Mercury · Friendly graha per BPHS classical relationships
- Venus · a friend-graha of Mercury · Friendly graha per BPHS classical relationships
- BG 10 Vibhūti-Yoga · grahas as Krishna's tejo-aṁśas · Krishna IS the grahas (BG 10.21-22)
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia of grahas · rāśis · nakshatras · tithis · karaṇas
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See Mercury's position + dignity + house for YOUR chart
- Why we can compute 1.6M BCE → 429K CE · The Sūrya-Siddhānta engine moat
📖 References
- Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on graha attributes · the source of Mercury's significations · dignities · aspects
- Sūrya-Siddhānta · Anonymous (~500 CE) — Computational treatise on planetary motion · the engine behind every position-calculation
- Bhagavad-Gītā BG 10.10 — Krishna's explicit identification with this graha-aspect