Mercury Transit in Pushya

Pushya lies in the middle of Cancer, with Brihaspati as deity, Saturn as lord and a cow's udder or a lotus as symbol. Mercury is neutral toward Saturn, and Saturn is a friend to Mercury. The sign belongs to the Moon, whom Mercury counts an enemy, so the stay mixes a nourishing nakshatra with an unsettling sign.

Mercury stays about eight days, longer when it turns vakra nearby. Brihaspati is the priest and teacher and Saturn the worker, and Mercury's speech turns toward counsel, instruction and slow, careful accounting. Writing that teaches does well. So does trade in food, milk, grain and land.

Muhurta Chintamani counts Pushya among the laghu nakshatras, light, and the muhurta texts favour it for almost every beginning except marriage.

Gemini, Aries, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Libra and Virgo Moons and lagnas hold Mercury in Phaladeepika's favourable houses from Cancer. Cancer, Taurus, Pisces, Capricorn, Scorpio and Leo Moons have the other six. For them the week asks for fewer words and more listening, especially with elders and teachers.

Here a person learns how they receive instruction. Pushya feeds, and Mercury in the Moon's sign is not always willing to be fed. A week spent as a student is well used.

Honour the teacher: offer a yellow flower or a sweet to Brihaspati on Thursday, and keep a fixed hour of study. Recite Om Budhaya Namah, worship Vishnu, and give green cloth or moong on Wednesday. Saturn as lord is pleased by patience with slow work.