Mercury as Putra Karaka

Please check this introductory article to understand the theme and purpose behind this series - https://www.astrosaxena.com/articles/NewSeries-PlanetsasJaiminiKarakas-IntroductoryArticle


Let’s cover this article under following points -


Mercury - Mercury represents communication skills, marketing, calculative ability, younger siblings, hobbies, skills with hands, intelligence, quick decision making, logical thinking, youthfulness etc.


Putra Karaka - It is planet with the 5th highest degree. It is known as Putra Karaka or Significator of Child. This planet and its position in chart will indicate towards your relation with your Children and their life. 


Results of Mercury as Putra Karaka - As I see, following results can be prominent when Mercury becomes someone’s Putra Karaka -


1.Mercury is a playful non-serious planet. Mercury is curious about many things at one time. This is Mercury’s drawback too as Mercury is unable to focus on one thing. Mercury is smart, clever, cunning at times. Mercury is our intellect and decision making skills. Mercury is one of the energy which we use in every single activity.


2.So, when Mercury is someone’s Putra Karaka, it would show a very communicative and playful relation with child. They are kind of parents who like to be friends with their children and like to have a friendly connection with them rather than authoritative one.


3.Likewise, it can show a very playful lover as Putra Karaka represents different things related with 5th house.


4.It shows a very creative person who can have various skills, interests and hobbies etc. They can be very talented in different creative interests.


5.They may also like to learn and educate themselves about various different subjects.


6.It shows that someone can be in a business related with education, their hobbies/interests or in any business related with children and counselling etc. It can also make someone interested in gambling and betting.


7.Now, whichever house Mercury rules in your chart through Gemini and Virgo signs, those houses would also indicate possible destination in life as to in which areas of life person can be interested. It also shows that who all will be important to the native in his life.


8.Then in whichever house/sign Mercury sits in chart, that shows in which area or direction of life that protection or care will be exhibited. Like, for a Sagittarius ascendant, if Mercury is in 6th house/Taurus then native can be interested in communicating or counselling about finance/assets or health care/legal matters etc. But for Gemini ascendant person, if Mercury is placed in 6th house/Scorpio then person can be interested in communicating or counselling about occult, hidden or research oriented matters.


9.If any planet is conjunct with Mercury then it adds its own flavor of things/representations which can bring authority to person.


Dignity - Dignity of Mercury would indicate if the native will attain the purpose of Mercury as Atma Karaka early in life or with delays in life. He will attain it easily or with difficulties. If Mercury is in good dignity with impacts of benefic planets then it may indicate that person may find his destination easily or in early life itself whereas if Mercury is losing dignity or impact of malefic planets are there on Mercury then person may find his destination in later life. Mercury dignity and strength also indicates the kind of support the native may get from Siblings or Friends in finding his destination in life.


Final conclusion would depend on overall analysis of chart with lots of other factors along with Mercury’s position.


Hope this helps. Thanks,