Vedic Astrology Remedies- Strengthening The Mercury

Radhika Kothuri 

Jan 2022

Mercury:

Mercury is well placed in a chart that gives intelligence, good analytical power, communication, and reasoning ability. 

If the Mercury is malefic because of placement or aspect, it gives speech disability, negative approach, differences with friends and relatives, dullness of mind, absent mind

Symptoms of weak Mercury:

Weak Mercury will give changes in the job and erratic finances due to bad decision-making.  Health ailments of the skin, frequent headaches, nerve-related ailments like nerve pinch in the back, sciatica pain, stammering, and abnormal sexual interest may be there.

Remedies for malefic Mercury:

  1. Recite Vishnu sahasranama.
  2. The day for fasting or performing puja is Wednesday
  3. God to propitiate is Lord Vishnu in his various forms.
  4. Recite Mercury Beeja/moola mantram for 17000 times-  "Om Braam Breem Brou saha:: Budhaya Namaha"
  5. Performing pujas at Sri Swetaranyeswarar temple in Thiruvengadu, Tamilnadu, or any one of the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temples like Ahobila, or Vedadri, Simhachalam, etc all in Andhrapradesh.
  6. Donate Green lentil (Moongdal) and feed greens to Cow on a Wednesday
  7. Drink water from a copper vessel and wear a copper bracelet.
  8. Gem is Emerald, Colour is Green and Rudraksha is Chaturmukhi.
  9. For health- All green vegetables, the plants with hairy and fuzzy leaves are good. Herbs that are good for weak Mercury are lavender, lemongrass, eucalyptus, dill, fennel, etc.

**These remedies are quite helpful and will give good results. Some important things to be kept in mind while performing remedies are:

  1. Consult an astrologer before you perform any remedy. Based on your chart and the malefic intensity of the planet, an astrologer will suggest what kind of remedy needs to be performed and the period in which they need to be executed.
  2. Remedies have to be performed/recited by the person themselves. Exceptions may arise if the individual is a child, aged, or severely sick, in which a person close to them will need to perform the ascribed remedy.
  3. Homas and shanti pujas have to be done under the guidance of Vedic Pandit.
  4. Partaking in Prasada of shanti pooja is a must.
  5. In the case of mantra chanting one should get the texts in their mother tongue for accuracy, if in doubt it is better to seek the help of a learned to avoid any mistakes.
  6. One should do these remedies with full faith and dedication.
  7. As these planets give results according to our karma, hence, it is best to follow dharmic life, and help those in need. As it is said “Manava sevaye Madhava seva” is helping those in need is equal to praying to God. 
  8. Lastly, it is important to note that remedies do not change our fate but have the ability to reduce the impacts of negative situations and will help improve the inner strength of an individual. Remedies also help one to improve the positive aura.