Chamatkar Chintamani Ch. 4: Budha Bhava Phala

Verse 1 — Mercury in 1st House (Tanu Bhava)

बुधो मूर्तिगो मार्जयेदन्यरिष्टं वरिष्ठा धियो वैखरीवृत्तिभाजः । जना दिव्यचामीकरीभूतदेहाश्चिकित्साविदो दुश्चिकित्सा भवन्ति ॥ १ ॥

budho mūrtigo mārjayedanyariṣṭaṁ variṣṭhā dhiyo vaikharīvṛttibhājaḥ | janā divyacāmīkarībhūtadehāścikitsāvido duścikitsā bhavanti || 1 ||

If Mercury is placed in the 1st house (Lagna), it cleanses and nullifies the afflictions (Arishta) of other planets. The native is endowed with a superior intellect, a radiant golden-hued physical body, deep expertise in medical healing, and earns through fine arts, writing, craftsmanship, or diplomatic strategies.

Verse 2 — Mercury in 2nd House (Dhana Bhava)

धने बुद्धिमान् बोधने बाहुतेजाः सभासंगतो भासते व्यास एव । पृथूदारता कल्पवृक्षस्य तद्बुद्धेर्भण्यते भोगतः षट्पदोऽयम् ॥ २ ॥

dhane buddhimān bodhane bāhutejāḥ sabhāsaṁgato bhāsate vyāsa eva | pṛthūdāratā kalpavṛkṣasya tadbuddherbhaṇyate bhogataḥ ṣaṭpado'yam || 2 ||

When Mercury occupies the 2nd house, the native is brilliant and achieves prosperity through self-effort. In assemblies of scholars, they shine like sage Vyasa; in enjoying luxuries they are like a honeybee, and in charity they are as benevolent as the wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpavriksha).

Verse 3 — Mercury in 3rd House (Sahaja Bhava)

वणिङमित्रतापण्यकृद्वृत्तिशीलो वशित्वं धियो दुर्बशानामुपैति । विनीतोऽतिभोगं भजेत्संन्यसेद्वा तृतीयेनुजैराश्रितोङ्गे लतावान् ॥ ३ ॥

vaṇiṅmitratāpaṇyakṛdvṛttiśīlo vaśitvaṁ dhiyo durvaśānāmupaiti | vinīto'tibhogāṁ bhajet saṁnyasedvā tṛtīye'nujairāśrito'ṅge latāvān || 3 ||

With Mercury in the 3rd house, the native maintains fruitful commercial ties and succeeds in trade. They are humble, courteous, and possess persuasive intellect to win over difficult individuals. Closely united with siblings, they enjoy life or embrace asceticism (Sanyasa) in later years.

Verse 4 — Mercury in 4th House (Bandhu Bhava)

चतुर्थे चरे चन्द्रजश्चारुमित्रो विशेषाधिकृद्भूमिनाथाङ्गणस्य । भवेल्लेखको लिख्यते वा तदुक्तं तदाज्ञापरैः पैतृकं नो धनं च ॥ ४ ॥

caturthe care candrajaścārumitro viśeṣādhikṛdbhūmināthāṅgaṇasya | bhavellekhako likhyate vā taduktaṁ tadājñāparaiḥ paitṛkaṁ no dhanaṁ ca || 4 ||

If Mercury occupies the 4th house, the native has noble friends and attains a high executive, secretarial, or ministerial post in the royal court. Their written declarations carry unquestioned authority. Though deprived of ancestral inheritance, they create vast wealth through self-enterprise.

Verse 5 — Mercury in 5th House (Putra Bhava)

वयस्यादिमे पुत्रगर्भो न तिष्ठेद्देवस्य मेधार्थसंपादयित्री । बुधैर्भण्यते पञ्चमे रौहिणेये कियद्विद्यते कैतवस्याभिचारम् ॥ ५ ॥

vayasyādime putragarbho na tiṣṭheddevasya medhārthasaṁpādayitrī | budhairbhaṇyate pañcame rauhiṇeye kiyadvidyate kaitavasyābhicāram || 5 ||

With Mercury in the 5th house, early offspring may face delays in the first thirty years of life. However, the native possesses a remarkably fertile intellect for accumulating wealth and exhibits strategic diplomatic mastery (Kootniti) and interest in occult sciences.

Verse 6 — Mercury in 6th House (Shatru Bhava)

विरोधो जनानां निरोधो रिपूणां प्रबोधो यतीनां विरोधोऽनिलानाम् । बुधे सव्यये व्यावहारो निधीनां बलादर्धकृत्संभवेच्छत्रुभावे ॥ ६ ॥

virodho janānāṁ nirodho ripūṇāṁ prabodho yatīnāṁ virodho'nilānām | budhe savyaye vyāvahāro nidhīnāṁ balādardhakṛtsaṁbhavecchatrubhāve || 6 ||

If Mercury is placed in the 6th house, although the native encounters public contention and adversaries, they have the intellectual fortitude to subdue them completely. They gain spiritual awakening from sages and channel expenditures into noble philanthropic works.

Verse 7 — Mercury in 7th House (Kalatra Bhava)

सुतः शीतगोः सप्तमे संयुवत्या विधत्ते तथा तुच्छवीर्यं च भोगे । अनस्तंगतो हेमवद्देहशोभां न शक्नोति तत्संपदो वानुकर्तुम् ॥ ७ ॥

sutaḥ śītagoḥ saptame saṁyuvatyā vidhatte tathā tucchavīryaṁ ca bhoge | anastaṁgato hemavaddehaśobhāṁ na śaknoti tatsaṁpado vānukartum || 7 ||

If Mercury occupies the 7th house (uncombust), the native is blessed with an exquisitely beautiful, devoted spouse. The native's body radiates a golden charm, and their post-marriage wealth and bodily grace are peerless.

Verse 8 — Mercury in 8th House (Randhra Bhava)

शतं जीविनो रन्ध्रगे राजपुत्रे भवन्तीह देशान्तरे विश्रुतास्ते । निधानं नृपादिक्रयाद्वा लभन्ते युवत्युद्भवे क्रीडनं प्रीतिमन्तः ॥ ८ ॥

śataṁ jīvino randhrage rājaputre bhavantīha deśāntare viśrutāste | nidhānaṁ nṛpādikrayādvā labhante yuvatyudbhave krīḍanaṁ prītimantaḥ || 8 ||

If Mercury is positioned in the 8th house, it acts as a supreme longevity booster granting a lifespan of a hundred years. The native attains global fame, receives hidden treasures or sudden windfalls, and enjoys refined sensual pleasures.

Verse 9 — Mercury in 9th House (Dharma Bhava)

बुधे धर्मगे धर्मशीलोऽतिधीमान् भवेद्दीक्षितः स्वर्णदीस्नातको वा । कुलोद्योतकृद्दानुवद्भूमिपालात्प्रतापाधिको बाधको दुर्मुखानाम् ॥ ९ ॥

budhe dharmage dharmaśīlo'tidhīmān bhaveddīkṣitaḥ svarṇadīsnātako vā | kulodyotakṛddānuvadbhūmipālātpratāpādhiko bādhako durmukhānām || 9 ||

If Mercury resides in the 9th house, the native is deeply spiritual, highly intelligent, and initiated into sacred mantras. They bathe in holy rivers, illuminate their family lineage, wield imperial authority, and effortlessly silence malicious critics.

Verse 10 — Mercury in 10th House (Karma Bhava)

मितः संवदेन्मितं संलभेत प्रसादादिवैकारिसौराज्यवृत्ति । बुधे कर्मगे पूजनीयो विशेषात्पितुः संपदो नीतिदण्डाधिकारात् ॥ १० ॥

mitaḥ saṁvadenmitaṁ saṁlabheta prasādādivaikārisaurājyavṛttim | budhe karmage pūjanīyo viśeṣāt pituḥ saṁpado nītidaṇḍādhikārāt || 10 ||

With Mercury in the 10th house, the native inherits substantial wealth from their father, enjoys executive judicial power (Dandadhikara), speaks measured and impactful words, and receives royal favors and high societal honors.

Verse 11 — Mercury in 11th House (Labha Bhava)

विनालाभभावस्थितं भेषजातं न लाभो न लावण्यमानृण्यमस्ति । कुतः कन्यकोद्वाहदानं च देयं कथं भूसुरास्त्यक्ततृष्णा भवन्ति ॥ ११ ॥

vinālābhabhāvasthitaṁ bheṣajātaṁ na lābho na lāvaṇyamānṛṇyamasti | kutaḥ kanyakodvāhadānaṁ ca deyaṁ kathaṁ bhūsurāstyaktatṛṣṇā bhavanti || 11 ||

If Mercury is placed in the 11th house of gains, the native enjoys continuous prosperity, physical beauty, freedom from debts, and health. They discharge all social duties with grand generosity and perform massive charitable gifts.

Verse 12 — Mercury in 12th House (Vyaya Bhava)

विना व्ययगे जन्मकाले बुधे नो गृहं भूमिदेवा भजन्ति । रणे वैरिणो भीतिमायान्ति कस्माद्धिरण्यादिकोशं शठः कोऽनुभूयात् ॥ १२ ॥

vinā vyayage janmakāle budhe no gṛhaṁ bhūmidevā bhajanti | raṇe vairiṇo bhītimāyānti kasmāddhiraṇyādikośaṁ śaṭhaḥ ko'nubhūyāt || 12 ||

When Mercury is placed in the 12th house, learned scholars and saints are welcomed with noble hospitality at the native's home. Opponents fear them in battle or debates, and their golden treasury remains secure for pious and public welfare expenditures.

Chamatkar Chintamani — Chapter 4: Budha Bhava Phala

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