The Wednesday Upay
Mercury (Budh) — The Lal Kitab Way
Mercury in Lal Kitab is intellect, speech, business and the wit that makes deals close. A weak Mercury shows up as stammering, business losses, skin trouble, or a mind that just will not settle. The Mercury upay is the most distinctive in the system: donate whole green moong dal, feed green fodder to cows, and flow a holed copper coin in running water.
Quick Facts — Mercury in Lal Kitab
WEDNESDAY The complete 43-day Lal Kitab Mercury upay involves five elements, performed continuously without missing a day:
- Donate whole green moong dal in a temple or to the poor every Wednesday. 1.25 kg is the traditional measure.
- Feed green fodder (grass, spinach, palak) to a cow on Wednesdays. If no cow is available, feed any herbivorous animal.
- Take a copper coin, drill a small hole through it, and flow it down a river or running stream every Wednesday for the first three weeks of the upay.
- Maintain good relations with your sisters and aunts. Speak gently. Avoid arguments with women, especially female cousins.
- Recite Om Budhaya Namah 108 times on Wednesday mornings before starting your day.
Cost estimate: Under ₹500 across the full 43 days. Result timeline: Most practitioners report visible shifts within the second week and steady results by day 43.
Mercury in All 12 Houses
The single most useful Lal Kitab insight is this: where Mercury has fallen in your fixed-house chart decides whether it acts as friend, foe, or somewhere between. The table below summarises Mercury’s behaviour in each of the 12 fixed houses and the priority of upay required.
| House | Mercury’s Behaviour & Recommended Action |
|---|---|
| 1st (Tanu) | Quick intellect, sharp tongue, possible skin sensitivity. Speak gently; donate green moong. |
| 2nd (Dhan) | Wealth through speech, sales, writing. Sweet voice when Mercury strong. |
| 3rd (Sahaj) | Strong communication, writing, journalism, IT careers. Excellent placement. |
| 4th (Sukha) | Friendly placement — education excellence, business from home, scholarly mother. |
| 5th (Putra) | Sharp children, mathematical or analytical minds. Speech-related blessings. |
| 6th (Ripu) | Skin disorders, debt from miscommunication, court cases over contracts. |
| 7th (Vivah) | Sharp-witted spouse, business partnership marriage, intellectual bond. |
| 8th (Ayu) | Nervous-system disorders, speech impediments, secret business losses. Strict upay required. |
| 9th (Bhagya) | Lucky through education, writing, religious scholarship. Travel for learning is favoured. |
| 10th (Karma) | Careers in communication, IT, finance, accounts, writing, teaching. Sharp public reputation. |
| 11th (Labh) | Excellent gains from business, network, sales. The classic businessman’s Mercury. |
| 12th (Vyaya) | Foreign IT careers, hidden writing talent, expenditure on education. Skin needs care. |
The summary above is the quick read. Below is each placement in full — what Mercury actually does from that house, and the specific upay the tradition prescribes for it. Houses in Lal Kitab are fixed: the 1st house is always Aries-natured regardless of your ascendant, so find Mercury’s house number in your Lal Kitab kundli rather than your Vedic chart.
Mercury in the 1st House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Quick intellect and a tongue sharp enough to cut before the mind has decided to. Skin sensitivity is the physical marker.
Upay: Speak gently — Lal Kitab treats restrained speech as the primary Mercury upay, not an afterthought. Donate green moong on Wednesdays and keep the teeth clean, which the texts name specifically.
Mercury in the 2nd House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Wealth through speech, sales and writing. When Mercury is strong the voice itself is the asset.
Upay: Donate green moong on Wednesdays. Fasting on Wednesdays without salt is the classical strengthening upay where the income from speech has dried up.
Mercury in the 3rd House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Excellent for communication, writing, journalism and IT. Younger siblings are capable and supportive.
Upay: No remedy needed. Keep writing — for a 3rd-house Mercury, disuse rather than affliction is what weakens the placement.
Mercury in the 4th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
A friendly placement. Education runs well, business from home succeeds, and the mother is scholarly or at least literate in the family’s affairs.
Upay: Maintenance only. Keep a bottle of Ganga water buried in the ground on the property where that is possible; the instruction is traditional and specific to this house.
Mercury in the 5th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Children are sharp, analytical and mathematically able. Blessings arrive through speech and through what the children say rather than do.
Upay: Worship Saraswati on Wednesdays and donate green moong. Where a child’s speech or learning is the concern, the tradition directs the remedy to a school rather than a temple.
Mercury in the 6th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Skin disorders, debt arising from miscommunication rather than overspending, and court cases over contracts and wording.
Upay: Strict upay: green moong donated for 43 Wednesdays, plus a silver ring worn on the left hand. Put every agreement in writing — for a 6th-house Mercury the texts treat documentation as a remedy.
Mercury in the 7th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
A sharp-witted spouse and a marriage that works as an intellectual partnership. Business partnerships with the spouse tend to succeed.
Upay: Maintenance only. Wear silver on the left hand. Avoid conducting serious discussion with the spouse when either of you is tired; this placement argues for sport rather than substance.
Mercury in the 8th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Nervous-system disorders, speech impediments and business losses that stay hidden until they are large.
Upay: Strict upay required. Silver ring on the left hand worn permanently, green moong on Wednesdays, and a yearly audit of anything financial — an 8th-house Mercury hides its own losses from the native.
Mercury in the 9th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Fortune through education, writing and religious scholarship. Travel undertaken for learning returns more than travel for leisure.
Upay: Maintenance only. Keep studying something formally; a 9th-house Mercury that stops learning loses the luck attached to it.
Mercury in the 10th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Careers in communication, IT, finance, accountancy, teaching and writing. Public reputation is built on being quick and accurate.
Upay: Maintenance only. Keep professional communication precise — for a 10th-house Mercury the texts hold that a reputation for carelessness with words is what breaks the career.
Mercury in the 11th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
The classic businessman’s Mercury. Gains through trade, networks and sales, and an instinct for the margin that cannot be taught.
Upay: No remedy needed. Donate green moong on Wednesdays to maintain it, and keep accounts scrupulously honest — an 11th-house Mercury that cuts corners loses the instinct.
Mercury in the 12th House — Lal Kitab Remedy
Foreign IT or writing careers, talent that stays hidden, and heavy expenditure on education. Skin needs ongoing care.
Upay: Donate green moong and keep the skin treated rather than ignored. Writing privately, without publishing, is named in the texts as a 12th-house Mercury remedy in itself.
Common Myths About Mercury in Lal Kitab
Myth: A weak Mercury needs an emerald (Panna).
No. The Lal Kitab Mercury remedy is moong dal, green fodder to cows, and the copper coin in running water. An emerald is the Vedic recommendation; Lal Kitab works with action.
Myth: The “holed copper coin in water” is a superstition.
It is a traditional Lal Kitab remedy with eighty years of folk use behind it. Whether you read it spiritually or symbolically — releasing a small piece of stuck wealth to running water as a gesture of letting communication flow — the discipline of doing it is the genuinely effective part.
Myth: Mercury upay cures stammering instantly.
No. It supports steady improvement when combined with speech-therapy and slow-speech practice. The 43-day upay is a foundation, not a magic cure.
Myth: Mercury is always neutral.
Mercury is neutral in nature but takes on the colour of whatever planet it is conjunct with. A Mercury sitting with Mars becomes hot and argumentative; a Mercury with Jupiter becomes wise and reflective. Read the conjunction before prescribing the upay.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to make Mercury strong in Lal Kitab?
Restrained speech is the primary Mercury upay — the texts treat it as the remedy itself rather than as advice alongside one. Add green moong donated on Wednesdays, a silver ring worn on the left hand, clean teeth, and fasting on Wednesdays without salt where Mercury is badly afflicted.
What are the Lal Kitab remedies for Mercury in the 5th house?
Mercury in the 5th gives sharp, analytical children and blessings that arrive through speech. It is a favourable placement needing maintenance rather than correction: worship Saraswati on Wednesdays and donate green moong. Where a child’s speech or learning is the specific concern, the tradition directs the charity to a school rather than a temple.
What is the best remedy for Mercury?
Green moong donated on Wednesdays, combined with genuinely gentle speech, is the core. A silver ring on the left hand is the standard metal remedy — Lal Kitab does not prescribe emerald. Where Mercury is in the 6th or 8th house the course runs strict for 43 unbroken Wednesdays and the texts add a practical instruction: put every agreement in writing.
Where do I find a copper coin to drill?
Any old Indian copper coin works, or a cheap copper washer from a hardware shop. Drill a clean hole through the centre. The point is the act of releasing copper to flowing water, not the coin’s monetary value.
Can I do the Mercury upay if no river is nearby?
Yes. Any consistent moving water works — a stream, a canal, a flushing toilet on the last day, or even a clean drain. Tradition prefers natural running water; intention substitutes when geography does not cooperate.
Does Mercury upay help with skin disorders?
Yes — this is one of the classic uses of the upay. The Mercury upay combined with green fodder donation and moong dal in the diet often helps with chronic eczema and itching. Combine with a dermatologist’s care.
Should I avoid pulses on Wednesdays?
No, the opposite. Eat green moong yourself on Wednesdays as part of the upay. Avoid only non-vegetarian food.
Is Mercury upay good for business growth?
Yes — this is the most popular use of the Mercury upay. Mercury rules trade, contracts and negotiation. The 43-day discipline of donation plus polite communication produces noticeable business momentum for those who complete it.
What if I have Mercury combust (in the same degree as Sun)?
Combust Mercury is a strong Lal Kitab affliction — intellect, speech and business all suffer. Run the standard 43-day upay twice consecutively, with a small break of one Wednesday between cycles.
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