Budha
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Not to be confused with Buddha (disambiguation).
Budha (Sanskrit: बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury.[2][3] Budha is also a god of Planet Mercury.[4]
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Budha | |
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Member of Navagraha | |
Affiliation | Graha, Deva |
Abode | Budhaloka |
Planet | Mercury |
Day | Wednesday |
Number | 5 |
Mount | a lion and a chariot hauled by eight yellow horses |
Personal information | |
Parents | |
Consort | Ila[2] |
Children | Pururavas |
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He is also known as Somaya, Rohinaya,[4] and rules over the nakshatras (lunar mansions) of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and Revati.[5]