Budha
Budha (Sanskrit: बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury. Budha is also a god of Planet Mercury.
| Budha | |
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Mercury | |
| 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 |
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| Consort | Ila |
| Children | Pururavas |
He is also known as Somaya, Rohinaya, and rules over the nakshatras (lunar mansions) of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and Revati.
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