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Budha Gayatri Mantra (Mercury Gayatri)

Budha Gayatri Mantra (Mercury Gayatri) in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 On Wednesday (the day of Mercury); at dawn and the sandhya times·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Budha (Mercury), among the Navagraha Gayatris

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Budha Gayatri Mantra is the Vedic Gayatri-meter prayer to Budha (Mercury), the planet of intelligence, speech, learning and commerce among the Navagraha. Addressed as the elephant-bannered, parrot-bearing wise one, Mercury is invoked to sharpen and illumine the intellect. It is chanted for wisdom, eloquence, sharp memory, success in study and business, and to strengthen a weak Mercury.

Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Budha (Mercury), among the Navagraha Gayatris · Traditional (Vedic)

Each of the nine planets (Navagraha) has its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter invoking that graha to bestow its blessings and illumine the intellect. The Budha Gayatri invokes Mercury, the planet of intelligence, speech and learning, depicted with an elephant on his banner and a parrot in his hand. As the lord of wit, eloquence and commerce, Mercury is honoured through this mantra in the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat," especially on Wednesdays and before study or trade.

✦ As told in scripture

Because Mercury governs intellect and speech, students and merchants troubled by a weak Budha are traditionally counselled to chant the Budha Gayatri on Wednesdays; devotees report sharper memory, clearer expression and better fortune in studies and business through its steady recitation.

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The Mantra

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Om Gajadhwajaya Vidmahe Sukahastaya Dhimahi. Tanno Budhah Prachodayat.

Meaning:Om. May we know the one whose banner bears the elephant; may we meditate upon the one holding a parrot; may that Budha (Mercury) inspire and illumine our minds.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Om🔊the primordial sound, the Supreme Brahman

Gajadhwajaya🔊to the one with an elephant on his banner

Vidmahe🔊may we know / we seek to know

Sukahastaya🔊to the one holding a parrot in his hand

Dhimahi🔊we meditate upon

Tannah🔊therefore, for us / may that

Budhah🔊Budha, the planet Mercury, the wise one

Prachodayat🔊may he inspire and illumine (our intellect)

Benefits of Chanting Budha Gayatri Mantra (Mercury Gayatri)

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The Gayatri mantra of Budha (Mercury) among the nine planets (Navagraha) — invoked to strengthen Mercury

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Chanted for intelligence, sharp memory, eloquent speech and clarity of thought, the domains of Mercury

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Sought for success in study, examinations, writing, communication, trade and business

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Helps pacify a weak or afflicted Mercury, which governs the intellect and nervous system in Jyotisha

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As a Gayatri, it illumines the intellect along the timeless pattern Vidmahe-Dhimahi-Prachodayat

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Especially powerful on Wednesday (Budhavar), Mercury's own day, and at the sandhya times

How to Chant Budha Gayatri Mantra (Mercury Gayatri)

Repetitions108times

Best TimeOn Wednesday (the day of Mercury); at dawn and the sandhya times

After a bath, sit facing east or north with a calm mind and chant "Om Gajadhwajaya Vidmahe Sukahastaya Dhimahi. Tanno Budhah Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Wednesday is the special day of Mercury; green is its colour, and offering green moong, green flowers and durva grass is traditional. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times. It is especially fitting before study, writing, examinations or business, and may be made part of a daily Navagraha or Gayatri sadhana.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Budha Gayatri Mantra (Mercury Gayatri) written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the Gayatri mantra of the planet Mercury (Budha): "Om Gajadhwajaya Vidmahe Sukahastaya Dhimahi. Tanno Budhah Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Mercury — the elephant-bannered, parrot-bearing wise one — to sharpen and illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for intelligence, memory, eloquence and clear thinking, and for success in study, examinations, writing, communication and business. It also helps strengthen a weak or afflicted Mercury, the planet that governs the intellect in Jyotisha.

Budha (Mercury) rules the intellect, speech, learning, logic, writing, commerce and the nervous system. A strong Mercury gives a sharp mind, good communication and skill in trade; this mantra is chanted to strengthen those qualities and to remedy an afflicted Mercury.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally on Wednesday — the day of Mercury — at dawn and the other sandhya times. Green offerings are traditional. It is especially helpful before study or business, and can be made part of a daily Navagraha or Gayatri sadhana.