| Budha | |
|---|---|
| Member of Navagraha | |
 Depiction of Budha from the 1842 book The Complete Hindu Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues | |
| Affiliation | Graha, Deva |
| Abode | Budhaloka |
| Planet | Mercury |
| Day | Wednesday |
| Number | 5 |
| Mount | a lion and a chariot hauled by eight yellow horses |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Consort | Ila[2] Chitra |
| Children | Pururavas from Ila Chaitra from Chitra |
Budha (Sanskrit: बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury,[2][3] personified as a god.[4]
He is also known as Somaya, Rohinaya,[4] and rules over the nakshatras (lunar mansions) of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and Revati.[5]
- ^ "Lord Budha, Planet Mercury, Hindu God Budha – AstroVedPedia".
- ^ a b Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An alphabetical guide. Penguin Books India. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
- ^ "Best Life Story of Gautam Budhha in Hindi". motivatorindia.in. September 2019.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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