#Dhanteras2022 Dhanteras (Dhan represents riches, and Teras denotes the 13th day), also called Dhanvantri Trayodashi and Dhanatrayodashi. Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day festival of Deepavali. Today people buy utensils, jewelry, vehicles, and home appliances, since
it is considered auspicious to buy metals on Dhanteras. Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped today for happiness, prosperity and wealth. The house is cleaned and decorated for Her arrival and Puja is done in the evening. Kubera is also worshipped today. On this day, traders worship
their books of account and pray for business success to Kubera the god of wealth. This day is also dedicated to lord of medicine Sri Dhanvantri. Today is the day when Mahalaksmi and Dhanvantri came out of the milky ocean. Another deity who is worshipped today is Lord Yamaraj.
There is a reason behind the worship of Yama. King Hima’s son, whose horoscope predicted that he would die on the 4th day after his marriage because of a snake bite. On hearing this, his wife decided to change her husband’s fate. She ensured that her husband didn’t sleep on the
4th day of their marriage by narrating stories and keeping him awake. To deceive the snake, she made a pile of all her coins and ornaments at their bedroom entrance and lit several lamps. When the god of death arrived disguised as a snake, he couldn’t see anything due to the
brightness of the lights and the metals. Lord Yama stayed the entire night and left without killing King Hima’s son. For this reason, Dhanteras is also known as Yamadepdaan, where people offer earthen lamps to Lord Yama to pray for the long lives of their family. Dhanteras is not
celebrated by south Indians but is a popular Hindu festival in the north. Yellow colour is the colour loved by Goddess Lakshmi and so Saffron Kheer is offered to Her on this day. If not Kheer, one can make Laddoo. Anyway making sweets for Deepavali like in the south starts today.
Wishing all of you a #happydhanteras and a very #Happydeepawali Let us light lamps and burst crackers and wear new clothes as per our custom and tradition!
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam🙏
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