Mercury in the 2nd gives eloquent speech, good with numbers and earning through trade, writing, teaching or consulting.
What the 2nd house governs
The 2nd house, Dhana bhava, covers wealth, savings, family, speech, food and early education.
What Mercury brings
Budh, Mercury, is the prince — intelligent, quick and communicative. It governs speech, trade, mathematics and learning.
What changes the result
- Sign and dignity: Mercury exalted or in its own sign gives the best version of this placement; debilitated or in an enemy sign, the weaker version.
- House lordship: which houses Mercury rules for your Lagna decides whose matters it carries into the 2nd house.
- Aspects and conjunctions: Jupiter's aspect protects; Saturn, Mars or Rahu add pressure.
- Dasha: the placement shows most strongly during Mercury's own Mahadasha or Antardasha (17-year Mahadasha).