The planet Mercury has its abode in the Houses Gemini and Virgo. Gemini is Mercury’s positive swakshetra; Virgo is your negative house. Mercury is exalted by 15 degrees. Virgo. Mercury represents everything that is fast, understanding, knowledge, readiness, alignment, maintenance, etc. On the highest pedestal, he is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is assigned the job of maintaining this world; while the work of creation for Lord Brahma and the work of destruction for Lord Shiva. Mercury represents computer.
Rightly Lord Vishnu himself must be a super large computer to take care of the task of maintaining the world or all worlds. Mercury, which represents the computer, gets energy from the Moon. The moon is the giver of power to all planets. Although Mercury is considered the enemy of the Moon, the Moon is not the enemy of Mercury. The energy required for a computer comes from electricity. Without electricity, there is no computer. This electricity is generated from a hydroelectric source. The Hydro fountain represents the Moon. If the source of electricity is Thermal, then it is the Sun that does the work for and on behalf of the Moon. The Sun and the Moon grant their powers to Mercury.
Mercury is intelligence. Computer software; While Mars is the hardware, it represents engineering. Achieve perfection; Buddhi and Buddha; Mercury is telecommunications; However, Mercury is a child; Childish. Afflictions to Mercury indicate difficulties in childhood, such as speech defects, separation from parents. However, the child full of capabilities. He is the son of the father. Sriramachandra as a child cried for Moon to be trapped in his hand. Mercury is the son of the Moon.
While the Gemini house is Mercury’s positive swakshetra, all of Mercury’s energy is exerted, manipulated, and expended on maintenance work. The Virgo house is the negative; Gather energy and store. The unique and characteristic power of Mercury is represented by Virgo in its healing power, as the Greek god Demi Centaur. Mercury has its exaltation up to 15 degree, Moolatrikona at (16-20) degrees and the last 10 degrees as swakshetra. Therefore, Mercury has three types of qualities in Virgo.
To worship Mercury, the seed mantra is “Om, Aim, Bum Budhaya namha:”. The deity is Lord Vishnu. He is best worshiped and pleased through Lord Lakshmi Narasihma or Sita, Lakshmana Hanumatsameta Kodanda Rama. Offer Sri Tulasi mala to the deity of Lakshmi Narasihma or Kodanda Rama; Offer lotus flowers to Sita Mata or Lakshmi; and then fruits for Lord Hanuman, starting the pooja on the First Wednesday of Shukla paksha. Continue pooja for five Wednesdays.
You will see miracles in your life. If Mercury is in difficult houses in a birth chart, aspected by malefics, then use Mercury Yantra, Pooja start Wednesday as mentioned above. Do not use precious stones such as Green Emerald or any other, if the Mercury is in difficult houses or aspected by malefics. This tends to increase difficulties. The famous and legendary film artist Amitabh Bachan wore green emeralds when Mercury was in difficult houses, first associated by Ketu in Virgo and then aspected by Mars, who in turn aspected by Saturn. Amitabh Bachan was shocked and admitted to hospital in November 2005.