Budha
| 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 |
| Color | Green |
| Number | Four (4) |
| Mount | a lion and a chariot hauled by eight yellow horses |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Consort | Ila Chitra |
| Children | Pururavas from Ila Chaitra from Chitra |
Budha (Sanskrit: बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury, personified as a god. Also a god who represented the intelligence.
He is also known as Somaya, Rohinaya, and rules over the nakshatras (lunar mansions) of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and Revati.