Now effects for Mercury in the 12 houses.
49. Mercury in the Ascendant: One with Mercury in the ascendant will have many children, be arrogant, fond of religion, highly impactful, be not sinful, be endowed with excellent virtues and go well with the king.
Notes: The native having Mercury in the ascendant will incur obstacles to learning and marriage provided Mercury is well-placed.
He will attain fame, be skillful in Mantra . Sastra and mathematics, and be fond of artificial make-up. He will be jocular in disposition and will have an addiction for ease and indolence. He will have skills in other branches as well, viz. medicine, law, religion etc. and will know many languages. He will profusely sweat. He will consume little but pure food, be very wicked, liberal and will sleep for long hours. Mercury joining Mars in a fiery sign ascending (Aries, Leo or Sagittarius) will cause dangerous diseases relating to Sweat and skin, apart from skin eruptions.
If Mercury in Pisces ascendant is in conjunction with Saturn or Mars or node, the native will have defects of left eye.
In this Yoga, Jupiter or the Sun Joining Mercury in Pisces ascedant will stall such a possibility.
Mercury in Pisces ascendant will deprive one of bed comforts and he will be a heterodox.
Mercury in the ascendant identical with a malefic’s sign or a foe’s sign and in union with a malefic or inimical planet will cause severe diseases including leprosy. This Yoga will further deny over-all happiness.
Mercury in the ascendant in a benefic’s sign and in relation to a benefic planet will grant knowledge of astrology but the person will incur enmity with good men, diseases of the eyes and will be involved in disputes with co-born in his 17th year. Further, as a result of this position, he will cheat his brothers and sisters. That is, this good Yoga has adverse contents as well.
An extremely well-placed Mercury in the ascendant, and with more and more benefic Vargas, will produce a child prodigy or one who will have clear memories of his past life.
50. Mercury in the 2nd: One with Mercury in the 2nd house will be exceedingly wealthy, will like his kinsfolk, be charming, will honour gods and Brahmins, be intelligent and will earn fame.
Notes: Further, the person will be learned in many branches, or be highly qualified in general. He will have a number of children, be very firm in his decisions and will enjoy abundant gains. He will never say no to help-seekers.
Classical authors compare one with an excellent Mercury in the 2nd house to Maha Vishnu in riches, to Brihaspati in intelligence, to Kalpa Vriksha (or the Celestial Boon-giver Tree) in granting others’ wishes, and to Veda Vyasa in learning. A practical concept behind this suggestion is that the native in question will be a person with wealth, learning, generosity and eminence.
Further, the native will be devoted to his father, be afraid of sinful and questionable deeds, and be very happy.
There are also authorities to state that Mercury in the 2nd house will cause loss of wealth through profligacy which is found to be quite true. Or the native will lavishly and foolishly spend his money
Mercury in the 2nd house in association with Jupiter will bless the person with knowledge of astrology and
mathematics.
Mercury in the 2nd house in debility or in malefic’s sign or in an inimical sign will cause speech defects and windy diseases like gastric troubles, rheumatism, arthritis and paralysis.
51. Mercury in the 3rd: One with Mercury in the 3rd house will earn fame, be immodest, will have many friends, be liked by women and devoid of illusion and chicanery.
Notes: Our text states that the person will be bereft of illusion and chicanery while Kalyana Varma states that the native will be quite cunning. The latter statement is found to be generally true.
Further, one will be industrious in nature but will not be close to his people. He will be always after money. This position of Mercury will not help a long lease of life.
The subject will enjoy all-round, happiness, will obtain progeny very soon after marriage and be endowed with immovable properties. He will be an expert writer and will manipulate skilfully to achieve his ends.
While some texts state that Mercury in the 3rd will deny co¬-born, many rightly say that there will be many brothers and sisters.
If Mercury in the 3rd is aspected by Mars or by Saturn, one’s sister will be childless.
52. Mercury in the 4th: One with Mercury in the 4th House will be greatly intelligent, physically strong, will gain from agriculture (or will have professional gains), be modest and will enjoy freedom from diseases and foes. He will torment others.
Notes: One with Mercury in the 4th will have trembling hands. He will enjoy happiness through his parents, but will not gain out of inheritances, be courageous, will have abundant financial gains after the age of 16 and will possess landed properties.
He will be a good adviser and his words will fetch respect. However, he will incur problems in respect of progeny. He will enjoy various kinds of wealth and learning.
53. Mercury in the 5th: One with Mercury in the 5th house will have a limited number of progeny, be weak, will resemble Yama – the Hindu god of death – (Le. will possess terrifying looks), be highly sinful and devoid of hunger and desires.
Notes: The native with Mercury in the 5th house will be a terror to his children. He will be inauspicious for his maternal kinsfolk but will enjoy happiness in respect of his mother. He will acquire a virtuous and learned spouse, be pure in heart and will have a lotus-like face.
There will also be loss of some children, possibly the first child (or the first pregnancy to spouse) may be endangered. The person will achieve skills in Mantra Sastra, astrology, and mathematics. His mother will be in danger in his 5th year or 26th year. He will lose his health gradually after his mid-youth.
lf the 5th lord is weak, as Mercury is in the 5th house, one will adopt a child.
54. Mercury in the 6th: One with Mercury in the 6th house will have many enemies, be of inimical disposition, fond of quarrels and meat, will not honour Brahmins, be ever anxious and troubled by sexual lust.
Notes: The native will further be highly skilful in arguments, litigations and the like. He will have knowledge of astrology, be inimical to his kinsfolk and will keep up his word.
He will face obstacles to his academic pursuits, honoured by high-ups, opinionated, a good writer and will achieve even the most difficult task.
This position of Mercury will lead to inimical terms with mother. The person will become famous after the age of 30.
Should Mercury be in the 6th with Saturn, Rahu or Ketu, one will suffer from cardiac arrest or related diseases and will be in trouble concerning his cousins.
If Mercury in the 6th is in a sign of Mars, skin and nervous diseases will trouble the subject.
Mercury in the 6th in retrogression will cause enmity with others, diseases and litigations.
