Mercury Transit in Swati

Vayu, the wind, is the deity of Swati, and its symbol is a young shoot bending in that wind. Rahu is the lord, and the usual lists make Rahu friendly to Mercury. The nakshatra lies in Libra, and Venus, its lord, is Mercury's friend. Mercury here is quick, independent and slightly unmoored.

The stay is about nine days. Trade is Swati's theme and Mercury is the karaka of trade, so the week favours markets, negotiation, currency and brokers, and independent business, air travel and speech that moves an audience also belong to Vayu. Muhurta Chintamani places Swati among the chara nakshatras, movable. Such days suit anything that must go somewhere.

Rahu as lord brings restlessness and a taste for the foreign, and the nerves, Mercury's own, tire. Sleep lightens. The mind moves from topic to topic, and a person may commit to three things in a morning. The wind also spreads seed, and a word said here travels farther than intended.

Virgo, Cancer, Taurus, Pisces, Capricorn and Sagittarius Moons and lagnas hold Mercury in the favourable houses Phaladeepika names from Libra. Libra, Leo, Gemini, Aries, Aquarius and Scorpio Moons have the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth and twelfth. They should read a contract twice before signing.

The transit shows how a person holds steady in movement, and how much steady practice there has been.

Pranayama is the remedy, since Vayu is breath as much as wind. Recite Om Budhaya Namah, worship Vishnu, and give green cloth or moong on Wednesday. For Rahu as lord, keep away from intoxicants for the stay, and honour Durga on Saturday.