Budha

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Budha is the Hindu deity associated with the planet Mercury, revered as the god of intellect, communication, and wisdom.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Budha canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
Navagraha ⓘ
associatedColor green ⓘ
associatedElement earth ⓘ
associatedMetal bronze ⓘ
associatedWith Mercury ⓘ
astrologicalRole karaka (significator) for business ⓘ
karaka (significator) for education ⓘ
karaka (significator) for intelligence ⓘ
celestialBody planet Mercury ⓘ
child Pururavas ⓘ
consort Ila ⓘ
culturalSphere Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
dayOfWeek Wednesday ⓘ
direction north ⓘ
domain commerce ⓘ
communication ⓘ
intellect ⓘ
learning ⓘ
speech ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
iconography depicted as a youthful deity ⓘ
holds a lotus ⓘ
holds a mace ⓘ
holds a shield ⓘ
holds a sword ⓘ
often shown with four arms ⓘ
languageAssociation Sanskrit grammar and eloquence ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Sanskrit root "budh" meaning to awaken or to know ⓘ
parent Chandra ⓘ
Tara ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInAstrology significator of communication ⓘ
significator of intellect ⓘ
significator of trade ⓘ
textMention Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
various Hindu astrological texts ⓘ
vehicle chariot drawn by lions ⓘ
lion ⓘ
worshipPurpose to enhance intellect ⓘ
to gain success in trade and business ⓘ
to improve communication skills ⓘ
to mitigate malefic effects of Mercury in horoscope ⓘ
zodiacAssociation Gemini ⓘ
Virgo ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navagraha Temple → hasDeity → Budha ⓘ
Navagraha → hasPart → Budha ⓘ
Pururavas → father → Budha ⓘ
Hindu pantheon → hasDeity → Budha ⓘ
Chandra → parent → Budha ⓘ