☿ Mercury in House IV - Mother & Own Home
Bhrigu Sutras
Mercury in the Fourth House
Sutras 32-37-If Mercury is in the fourth house, the native will have very active hands, he will be patient, will have broad eyes and happiness from parents. He will be learned and happy. In his 16th year he will acquire wealth by questionable means and acquire many kind of conveyances. If the lord of the 4th house is strong he will have palanquin as his conveyance. If Mercury is associated with Rahu, Ketu or Saturn the native will be deprived of the comforts of conveyances. He will have no land, will have bitterness with his relations and will be deceitful.
Comments-Very beneficial results have been ascribed to Mercury in the fourth house when he is alone or when the lord of the 4th is strong. Evil effects have been indicated when Mercury is associated with Saturn, Rahu or Ketu. In Sutra 32, does he mean to say that the native will be clever in handicrafts ? In the same Sutra it is said that the native will have broad eyes. Neither Mercury nor the fourth house have anything to do with eyes. This statement therefore seems to be irrelevant. We also feel that in Sutra 34 the meaning of the Sutra will then be that in his 16th year he will get wealth as a gift. In the fourth house Mercury will be in a Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition therefore in his own sign or in his sign .of exaltation (Gemini and Virgo) will give rise, to Bhadra yoga the effects of which have already been indicated earlier in this chapter.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will be learned.
Phaldeepika-The native will be learned, a flatterer, wealthy, will own lands and have good friends. He will also be happy.
Saravali-The native will be wealthy, will have good relations, will own conveyances and good clothes. He will also be learned. Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be wise. He will have enjoyments with his friends. He will be Chief Accountant of the Government Secretariat. He will be deprived of ancestral property.
Note-All the above authorities are in agreement that Mercury in the fourth house gives beneficial results in accordance with the significations of that house. Chamatkar Chintamani, however, says that Mercury in the fourth will deprive the native of his ancestral property. This is likely to happen if the lord of the fourth house is placed in 6th, 8th or the 12th house or Mercury is in the 4th as lord of these evil houses.