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Dhanteras Katha: The holy festival of Dhanteras will be celebrated from tomorrow. Every year the festival of Dhanteras will be celebrated two days before Diwali. In such a situation, do you know the story related to this?
Dhanteras story: This year the festival of Diwali will be celebrated on 20th October. Before this, Dhanteras is to be celebrated on 18th October, the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. It is also known as Dhantrayodashi. Buying utensils, brooms and gold and silver on this day is considered very auspicious. Also it is considered a symbol of happiness and prosperity. Lord Dhanvantari, Mother Lakshmi and Yamraj are worshiped on this special occasion. In such a situation, let us know about the story of Dhanteras through this article.
Importance of Dhanteras
The festival of Dhanteras is considered to mark the beginning of Diwali. According to the scriptures, when the ocean was churned, Lord Dhanvantari appeared with the nectar pot. Due to this this day is known as ‘Dhanteras’. Lord Dhanvantari is also considered the god of health and Ayurveda, hence on this day he is worshiped for health and longevity. Goddess Lakshmi and Kuber are also worshiped on this day, so that there is happiness and prosperity in the house.
Lord Dhanvantari is also the father of health and Ayurveda.
In Indian culture, health is considered the greatest wealth and Lord Dhanvantari is considered to be a part of Lord Vishnu who gave the knowledge of medical science i.e. Ayurveda to the society. For this reason, on the day of Dhanteras, the Vaidya community across the country worships Lord Dhanvantari Jayanti.
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Appeared during Samudra Manthan
It is believed that during the churning of the ocean, Lord Dhanvantari appeared with the nectar pot on Trayodashi date. During this time, he had a golden urn in his hand, seeing which the gods considered it a symbol of nectar. Since then, the tradition of buying utensils and gold and silver started on this day. Buying gold, utensils and brooms on this day brings happiness and prosperity in the house.
What is the mythological story of Dhanteras?
The story of Dhanteras is such that once Yamraj asked his messengers whether they ever felt pity while taking the life of a human being. Hearing this question, a Yamdoot told that once it happened when a newly married woman was mourning the death of her husband, then her heart ached. If the story is to be believed, one day a king named Hans had gone hunting and lost his way. While wandering, he reached another state. The ruler there, Hema, honored the neighboring king. On the same day the king’s wife also gave birth to a son. Then the astrologers told that if this child gets married, he will die after 4 days. Then the king kept his son in a cave on the banks of Yamuna so that even the shadow of women would not fall on him. But this could not happen and coincidentally King Hans’s daughter went there. Seeing the celibate prince present there, she became fascinated by him. Both of them got married to Gandharva and the prince died after 4 days. Then Yamdoot said that his heart ached after seeing the sorrow of the newly married woman.
Man can save himself from untimely death in this way
According to the story, when the messengers of Yama asked if there was any solution by which untimely death could be avoided. Then Yamraj said that worshiping and donating lamps as per the rituals on Dhanteras does not lead to untimely death. Therefore, Yamraj, Mata Lakshmi and Lord Dhanvantari are worshiped on this day.
