Jaipur : Every year in the month of Kartik, the festival of Diwali is celebrated with great enthusiasm and zeal. According to the Vedic calendar, the festival of Dhanteras is celebrated on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. This time the festival of Dhanteras is being celebrated today i.e. on 29th October. Purchasing many things on this special occasion is considered auspicious. On the day of Dhanteras, Lord Dhanvantari is worshiped ritually along with Mother Lakshmi. There is a religious belief that by shopping and worshiping on this day, one gets the blessings of Lord Dhanvantari and one never faces shortage of money in life.
There is a religious belief that reciting the story of Dhanteras during worship on the day of Dhanteras brings auspicious results and gives relief from all the sorrows of life. If you also want to get financial benefits, then do read its story during the puja on the day of Dhanteras. In such a situation, let us read the story of Dhanteras.
Dhanteras Lord Dhanvantari Katha
According to the legend, Lord Dhanvantari appeared on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. During the churning of the ocean, many things came out, including poison and nectar. After this, during the churning of the ocean, Lord Dhanvantari appeared with the nectar pot. For this reason, the festival of Dhanteras started being celebrated across the country as the festival of appearance of Lord Dhanvantari. Lord Dhanvantari had a Kalash in his hand, hence buying gold, silver or utensils on the day of Dhanteras is considered auspicious. Lord Dhanvantari is also considered the god of medicine and healing. It is believed that worshiping them provides relief from all types of diseases.
Second story related to Dhanteras
The second story of celebrating the festival of Dhanteras is related to the Vaman incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the creator of the world. This story is mentioned in Bhagwat Purana. According to this popular story, on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month, Vaman Avatar had asked for the three worlds as a donation from Asuraja Bali and provided the gods with their lost wealth and heaven. For this reason, the festival of Dhanteras is celebrated every year before Diwali.
Dhanteras mythology
Once Yamraj asked the Yamdoots that you know how many people’s lives you take. Don’t you ever feel pity for someone who takes human lives? The Yamdoots said, No Maharaj, we only follow the instructions given by you. Then Yamraj said, feel free to tell whether you have ever felt pity in taking the life of any person? Then a Yamdoot replied that once such an incident had happened, seeing which my heart ached.
One day a king named Hans went out hunting and got lost in the forest path. While wandering, the king reached the border of another king. There was a ruler named Hema and he treated his neighboring king with great respect. On the same day, King Hema’s wife gave birth to a son.
Astrologers, looking at the planets and constellations of the newborn child, predicted that he would die within four days of the marriage. Then the king ordered that this child should be kept as a celibate in a secret cave on the banks of Yamuna, where no one could come. But the provisions of law approved something else.
Coincidentally, King Hans’s daughter wandered into that cave on the banks of Yamuna and there she saw the king’s son. That prince also liked the girl and both of them got married to Gandharva. The king’s son died four days after the marriage. Seeing the death of her husband the princess started crying loudly. Then Yamdoot said that his heart ached after hearing the lamentation of the newly married woman. After listening to all the things, Yamraj said what to do, this is the rule of law and we will have to do this work while living within the decorum.
Yamraj told the solution
After this the Yamdoots asked Yamraj, O Maharaj! Is there any solution by which untimely death can be avoided? Then Yamraj said that on the day of Dhanteras, performing puja with rituals and donating lamps does not lead to untimely death. Because of this incident, Lord Dhanvantari and Mother Lakshmi are worshiped on the day of Dhanteras and there is a tradition of donating lamps.
