Budh (Mercury) stands in its own or exalted sign in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house: Bhadra, one of the five Mahapurusha ('great person') yogas. It gives a quick, learned mind with a gift for words, numbers and many subjects. You protect your family, friends share your good fortune, and you have a good name, pleasant company and a hand always held out to relatives. It suits writing, teaching, accounts, trade, law and counsel, and ripens in Budh's dasha.
