Budha
Budha (Sanskrit: बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury. Budha is also a deity.
| Budha | |
|---|---|
| Member of Navagraha | |
Depiction of Budha from the 1842 book The Complete Hindoo Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues | |
| Affiliation | Graha, Deva |
| Abode | Budhaloka |
| Planet | Mercury |
| Day | Wednesday |
| Mount | Yali lion, or chariot hauled by eight horses of deep yellow colour |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | |
| Consort | Ila |
| Children | Pururavas |
He is also known as Saumya (Sanskrit: सौम्य, lit. son of Moon), Rauhineya, and Tunga, and rules over the nakshatras (lunar mansions) of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and Revati.
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