Mercury (Budh) is the planet of speech, communication, and youthful, sometimes immature energy. It is also considered a "female" or eunuch planet in traditional astrology.
When Mercury sits in the 1st house (Lagan) of a male chart, Dr. Sharma points out a very funny but accurate *Nishaniya*. This man will have a habit of constantly gossiping, making up stories ("baatein banaya kar"), and chatting endlessly.
Because of this talkative, gossip-loving nature, he will often prefer sitting with women rather than men! Dr. Sharma jokingly advises him to stop gossiping and "sometimes sit among the boys too" ("kabhi ladkon mein bhi baith jaya kar") to balance his masculine energy.