Characteristics of Mercury in Vedic Astrology

vāpuḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ślīṣṭavāk ca

hy atihasya-rucir budhaḥ

pittavān kaphavān dvija

māruta-prakṛtis tathā

Budha has beautifully proportioned limbs, his speech is full of poetic suggestion and is goodhumoured. O brāmaṇa, he is of equal constitution, tri-doṣa.

Source avatāra: Śrī Buddha

Disposition: Gentle, saumyā

Microcosm / Macrocosm: Speech giver , vāṇi-pradāyakaḥ

Planetary Cabinet: Prince, rāja-kumāraḥ

Complexion: Dark brown-green, dūrvā-śyāmam

Divinity: Viṣṇuḥ

Gender: Neuter, klībam

Element: Earth, bhūniḥ

Caste: Merchant, vaiśyaḥ

Mode: Passion, rajas

Bodily Layer: Skin, tvak

Residence: Places of play and gaming, krīḍādīnām

Time Unit: Season (one of six), ṛtuḥ Season: Early Autumn (maturation), śaradā. 22 August to 21 October. Sun in tropical Virgo & Libra.

Taste: Mixed, miśraḥ

Plants: Plants that do not bear fruit, aphalatā

Garments: Dark linen, kṛṣṇa-kṣaumam

Tripartite: Living entity, jīvaḥ

Kārakas: Maternal relatives, mātṛ-sajātīyāś ca mātulādyaś ca bāndhavāḥ

Natural Age: Student life (5-15). Matures at 32 in the native. Bṛgu-cakra 13-24. Viṁśottari daśa length: 17 years

Luminosity: Starry, tārāgrahāḥ

Movement: Sky-goer, vihagaḥ

Direction: North

Moisture: Losing moisture, jalar-kṣaḥ

Gaze: Side-looking, kaṭākṣeṇa dṛṣṭi

Constitution: Mixed, miśraḥ

Grain: Mung Dhal, śyāma-mudgā

Syllables: ṭa, ṭha, ḍa, ḍha, ṇa