Effects and Influence of Mercury and Jupiter on Human Life

Mercury -- This planet specially controls the month. It is the lord of signs Gemini and Virgo. It’s own nakshatras are Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati. It is a eunuch planet but is very Satvic. It is exalted in Virgo and debilitated in Pisces. Signs friendly to it are Taurus, Leo and Libra. Its inimical sign is Cancer. It behaves in a Rajasic-way with Venus but inimically with Moon. It aspects fully the house 7th from it. The daily speed of Mercury is 245 kalas and 32 vikalas. It is 3,700,00,00 miles away from earth. Its diameter is 3140 miles. It revolves round the zodiac in 316 days, 19 ghatis, 31 palas and 30 vipalas. Under the Vimshottari-system the duration of its dasha is 17 years. In different situations this planet becomes the Karaka or significator  for sages, Vedas and Shastras, astrology, uncle (maternal), winess, Government, trade, practice of medicine, leprosy, dysentry etc. With Jupiter and Moon it gives good results but with Venus it gives mixed result. Situated with Rahu-Shani (Saturn) Mars and Ketu it gives bad results. By location in Ashlesha, Jyestha, Revati, Rohini, Hast and Shravan it gives good results while by location in Ardra, Swati, Pushya, Anuradha, Chitra, Magha and Moola it gives bad results. Mercury is significator for trade. Situated in Virgo it makes the native efficient in trade or sale and purchase business.

Jupiter --This planet controls the area of the kidneys. It traverses a sign in about a year. It has lordship over Sagittarius and Pisces, but is specially strong in the former sign. Jupiter’s own nakshatras are Punarvasu, Vishakha and Poorvabhadrapad. It is male and Ralasic planet. Its sign of exaltation is Cancer and that of debilitation Capricorn. Friendly signs of Jupiter are Aries, Leo, Virgo and Scorpio. Its inimical signs are Taurus, Gemini and Libra. Jupiter has Satvic relation with Sun, Rajasic with Moon and Tamasic with Mars. Its relation with Mercury and Venus are inimical. It aspects with full power the houses 5th, 7th and 9th from ft. The daily motion of Jupiter is 14 kalas and 46 vikalas. It is at a distance of 48,500,00,00 miles from the earth. It has a diameter of 27,5000 miles. It completes its revolution in the heavens in 11 years, 10 months, 15 days, 36 ghatis and 8 palas. In 43 years ft reaches the same point from which ft may have started originally. Under the Vimshottari-systern it has a dasha period of 16 years.

In its various positions in natives’ birth-chart ft is studied for progeny, welfare of progeny, education etc. Besides, self-control, governmental favour, gains, honour, and pure living are also examined from this planet. In horoscopes with Aries Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, and Pisces ascendants this is a Yoga-Karak (affluence denoting) planet. It gives good results in Krittika, Uttaraphalguni, Punarvasu, Vishakha, Poorvabhadrapad nakshatras. On the other hand ft gives bad results in Ardra, Swati, Shatbhisha nakshatras. In problems of marriage of a girl this planet has special importance. Jupiters’ location in the 4th, 8th or 12th from the girl’s rashi is bad.