ध्यान श्लोक
प्रियङ्गुकलिकाश्यामं रूपेणाप्रतिमं बुधम्।
सौम्यं सौम्यगुणोपेतं तं बुधं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥
बीज मन्त्र
ॐ ब्रां ब्रीं ब्रौं सः बुधाय नमः॥
गायत्री मन्त्र
ॐ गजध्वजाय विद्महे सुखहस्ताय धीमहि।
तन्नो बुधः प्रचोदयात्॥
Budha Stotram
The Budha Stotram - a hymn to Budha Deva (Mercury), recited for intellect, learning and the wellbeing governed by Mercury.
dhyana shloka
priyangukalikashyamam rupenapratimam budham।
saumyam saumyagunopetam tam budham pranamamyaham॥
bija mantra
om bram brim braum sah budhaya namah॥
gayatri mantra
om gajadhvajaya vidmahe sukhahastaya dhimahi।
tanno budhah prachodayat॥
Frequently asked questions about Budha Stotram
What is on this page?
The dhyana shloka for Budha - dark as the priyangu bud, incomparable in form, gentle and endowed with gentle qualities - with the beej mantra and the Budha Gayatri.
When is it recited?
Wednesdays, in the morning, with green offerings and a ghee lamp. Students, writers and traders recite it before study or before opening a shop.
What does Mercury govern?
Intelligence, speech, calculation, trade and writing; the nervous system and the skin. It is the graha most directly tied to how a person talks and deals - see the career tool for your own placements.
What is given in daan for Mercury?
Moong dal, green cloth, green vegetables and bronze on a Wednesday, with truthful speech and care in accounts as the part that asks something of the person.
Does Mercury retrograde change anything?
Vedic astrology reads a retrograde graha as intensified rather than disabled, and the popular idea that everything breaks during Budh vakri is a modern overlay. Recite as usual; the transit page shows the current motion.
About the Budha Stotram
The Budha Stotram - a hymn to Budha Deva (Mercury), recited for intellect, learning and the wellbeing governed by Mercury.
Meaning
The hymn salutes Budha, green as the priyangu flower, of gentle and brilliant nature, the giver of intelligence and speech, son of the Moon.
Benefits
Recited on Wednesdays to strengthen Mercury for intellect, memory, learning, business acumen, communication and overall mental sharpness.
The Budha Stotram above is given in both Devanagari (Sanskrit) and Roman transliteration so you can read it in whichever script you are comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above, share the link, or download a PDF.
A stotram is a longer Sanskrit hymn of praise, not a forty-verse chalisa and not the lamp-song of an aarti. Browse every stotra on the Stotram index. For japa of a short formula use a mantra. The steps of worship around the recitation are in Puja Vidhi.
