Explanation for selection of Mercury as the lord of Gemini and Virgo

The third sign of the Zodiac is Gemini, dual airy sign of Sattwik nature. The third house signifies common-sense, inquisitiveness, voice etc. The symbol of the sign is a couple engaged in musical activity. It signifies that this sign will have an oscillating tendency and attraction towards artistic activities. Being the airy sign, the native will be of light nature. Mercury is termed as child planet in the planetary kingdom and therefore like a child, a native born under this sign will have keen inquisitiveness to understand the world and also attraction to insignificant pleasures. This means that instead of having a fixed target, such a native will be of vibrating nature. This shows that the characteristics of Mercury are completely befitting with those of the third house and the sign Gemini. Again, the third house also signifies efforts, courage, communication, personal strength etc. One of the characteristics of child is that it never becomes despaired in the face of repeated obstructions in its activities like sports. Again, out of immature sense, a child plunges into danger being ignorant of the consequences which is also in harmony with the function of child planet Mercury. Again in the planetary kingdom, Mercury is termed as the prince because of its orbit being closest to the Sun. As the instructions of the king are communicated through the prince, in the solar system Mercury does the same. Again, Mercury is the significator of nerve system having its origin in the brain signified by the Sun. Since, the instructions of the brain are communicated to different parts of the body through the nerve system, therefore the third sign also signifies the communication system and its lord is Mercury. Again, after an individual soul assumes a body in an incarnation, it starts taking food for the nourishment of the body and thereafter within it develop child like queries, tendency to understand the surroundings and to communicate with others. This means that the selection of Mercury as the lord of the third sign Gemini after the second sign Taurus is quite justified.

The sixth sign of the Zodiac is Virgo, the dual earthy sign of Sattwik nature. The sixth house signifies all the complexes, instincts, enemies etc. In fact, the real enemies of an individual are the six complexes derived out of the animal instincts which compel the native to be engaged in different activities. This has been uttered in Shreemodbhavadgeeta wherein the Lord Krishna told Arjuna “No body can exist idle for a single moment since it is the natural instincts which will lead the native to engage himself in different activities” (Chapter III, Karmayoga Shloka 5).

The tenth sign of the Zodiac is Capricorn, the cardinal earthy sign of Tamas nature wherein are judged karmas or activities. The origin of the sign Capricorn is the ninth sign therefrom in the anti-clockwise direction i.e. the sign Virgo which means that the source of all activities are the complexes and the instructions of such activities are originated in the brain, the lord of which is the Sun, the source of the earthly creations. These instructions of the brain are conveyed to the different parts of the body at physical and mental planes through the nerve system, the significators of which are Mercury and Saturn. Mercury is the controller of the intelligence and in the physical world its medium is sensual feelings. Again, the development of proper sensations and intelligence is possible out of impartial material sense controlled by Sattwik feelings which are quite befitting with the characteristics of the sign Virgo. As such, the selection of Mercury as the ruler of the sign Virgo is also quite justified.