The Budh Deeksha is simply received to get the blessings of Budh or Mercury. Deeksha is the foundation of a disciple, fuel of the spiritual life, completeness of the mind, basis of the fusion with Shiva, and the path to reach one’s destination.
The planet of Mercury represents logic, calculation, and mathematics in astrological parlance. Mercury is in charge of trade commerce, sports, cinema, and other artistic pursuits. Your speech patterns, communication style, sense of humor, quickness of thought, etc depend on the position of Mercury in the Horoscope.
Mercury owns the Zodiac Signs of Gemini and Virgo. The sign of exaltation of Mercury is Virgo and the sign of debilitation of Mercury is Pisces. As a God, Budh is the most intelligent of all. He is a Vaishya by caste and has four arms and his vehicle is a lion. He is the son of Som (Moon) and Tara. He is extremely learned and has a bright appearance.
Mercury, known as Budha represents ‘buddhi’ – intelligence, whereas the Moon (Chandra) signifies the innocent mind. Mercury is a karaka or indicator of intelligence, commerce, education, writing, books, humor, scholars, orators, lawyers, and consultants.
Budha means the intelligent, clever, or wise man in Sanskrit. It is also the name of one of the nine grahas whose movement affects human beings as well as nations and weather conditions that are the subject matter of the divine science known as Vedic Astrology.
Process of Receiving Budh Deeksha
You will be given the auspicious time for Deeksha. Guruji provides this Deeksha in an auspicious time only. You can attend this Deeksha in absentia or via mobile. This Deeksha is very powerful and may sometimes involve the transfer of powerful energies.