कथाThe tradition
Budh, named for his understanding
In the Bhagavata Purana, Budh is the son of Chandra, the Moon. When the child was born, Brahma Dev named him Budh for the depth of his understanding; the name shares its root with buddhi, the intellect.
In Varahamihira's Brihat Jataka, where each graha stands for a part of the person, Budh stands for speech, and at the court of the grahas he is the prince. Wednesday, Budhvar, is his day, and Mithuna and Kanya are his two rashis.
In tradition he is associated with speech, writing and trade: a letter written with care, an account book kept straight, the friendly bargaining at a shop counter. Green is his colour, and moong, the green gram, is his grain.
This card carries his yantra, drawn from its traditional form, for the study desk, the shop counter or the wallet. Budh on our navagraha page has his day and his bija mantra.
स्थानWhere it is kept
When and where families keep it
Families begin it on a Wednesday at sunrise, Budh's day, and keep it on the desk where the writing is done or the accounts are kept: a teacher's table, a writer's desk, the drawer of a shop counter. It suits a student's desk too, beside the books, and it is wallet-sized, so it can travel between the two.
नामYour card
What your Budh Yantra Card carries
- The yantra of Budh Dev, drawn from its traditional form.
- Your name, in your script. Printed exactly as you type it, in Devanagari or in English, never transliterated.
- Depending on the design, a date of birth, a gotra, a short message and a photo.
- A QR that opens the card's own page, and a serial number on the back that starts with BC-.
You add these after payment, in the app or on the web, with a live preview. Nothing is printed until you press "Make my card"; then the details are final.
विधिHow to begin
Begin your Budh yantra on a Wednesday
You do not need a pandit. On a Wednesday, ideally at sunrise:
- Unwrap it with intention, in a clean place, ideally your puja ghar or the desk where it will live. Pause for a breath first.
- Cleanse it with a soft cloth dipped in water and a pinch of haldi. It is symbolic: you prepare it for its place.
- Light a diya and offer a flower, a marigold or a rose, with a few grains of rice.
- Chant Budh's bija mantra 108 times, one mala, with the card in your right hand. It is printed on the activation card.
- Set your sankalpa, your intention in one sentence, with the card held to your forehead: "To keep my accounts each evening."
- Place it where it lives: the desk, the shop counter, a wallet or the puja ghar. Not the bathroom or the bedroom floor.
- Return to it each morning for one breath. There is nothing to renew. The practice is your attention.
The longer practice. For the planetary cards, tradition adds a longer practice: the bija mantra 108 times a day for at least 40 days, then 27 times a day.
Budh's bija mantra, as our navagraha page has it.
In the envelope
- The card, with your name as you typed it.
- The activation card, with Budh's bija mantra and the seven steps.
- A gift-ready envelope, so it can be handed over as it arrives.
If it arrives damaged or wrongly printed, write to us within 7 days of delivery with the order number and a photo, and we will replace it at our cost.
उपहारA gift
Giving it as a gift
For a student leaving for college, a new teacher, an accountant, a writer, or a shop-owner who keeps the books by hand, the card can be made in their name. Pay now and add their name after payment, in the script they write it in. Add their mobile number too, and the card waits in their wallet in the Bhagya Card app. The printed card reaches them in its gift-ready envelope, with the activation card, so they can begin it themselves on a Wednesday.
प्रश्नQuestions
Questions about the Budh Yantra Card
Which day should I begin it?
A Wednesday, Budh's day, ideally at sunrise. If you keep the longer practice, chant his bija mantra 108 times a day for at least 40 days, then 27 times a day.
Is the Budh card for exams?
Budh is associated in jyotish with speech and writing, so the card suits a study desk. For study itself, students traditionally keep the yantra of Devi Gayatri, the mother of the Vedic mantras: the Gayatri Yantra Card. We make no promise about marks or results.
Can I keep it at the shop counter?
Yes. Budh is associated with trade, and the card is wallet-sized: it fits the counter, the cash box or the drawer where the accounts are kept. For the shop itself, the collection's card for trade is the Vyapaar Vruddhi Yantra Card.
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