Budha the deity of Mercury was born from a cosmic war between the gods, raised between two worlds, and cursed before he drew his first breath. He earned his place among the Navagrahas through devotion and the force of his own intellect. His gemstone is the Emerald alive, electric green, and one of the most intellectually powerful stones in the Navratna. In this complete guide, we cover everything: Mercury's full origin story, why Emerald is his stone, what it actually does f

or thousands of years, people have mined emeralds in numerous regions around the world. Egypt has the oldest known emerald mines.