On this day, Hindus consider it as an extremely auspicious day to make new purchases, especially gold or silver articles and new utensils. This is followed by offering the Goddess sandal paste, saffron paste, ittar (perfume), vermillion, haldi and abeer.ĭhanteras Puja on Friday, October 25, 2019ĭhanteras Puja Muhurat – 07:08 PM to 08:15 PMĭuration – 01 Hour 07 Min Purchases on Dhanteras Om Shreem Hreem Shreem Kamale Kamalalaye Praseed Praseed Om Shreem Hreem Shreem Mahalakshmaye NamahaĪfter this, take a plate and bathe the idol of Lakshmi with panchamrit (mixture of milk, curd, ghee, butter and honey). Devotees light a lamp, offer flowers, haldi, vermillion to the Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha and to the kalash. The idol of Lord Ganesha is also kept and businessmen keep their important business books near the idol of Goddess Laksmi. According to the rituals, a lotus is drawn with haldi (turmeric) over the grains and the idol of Goddess Lakshmi is kept over the grains. People also keep mango leaves in the Kalash. A Kalash half-filled with water (mixed with Gangajal), betel nut, a flower, a coin, and some rice grains is also kept together.
The cloth should be spread on a raised platform. Vrishabha Lagna is considered as sthir and mostly overlaps with pradosh kaal during Diwali festivity.ĭuring the Pradosh Kaal, which is the time after sunset and lasts for about two and a half hours, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on Dhanteras.īefore starting the rituals, a piece of new cloth is spread with a handful of grains in the middle of the cloth. During this auspicious period, it is said that goddess Lakshmi stays inside the home hence it is the best time for Dhanteras Pujan. The best time to start the puja on Dhanteras during pradosh kaal is during sthir lagna.
STHIR LAXMI MANTRA HOW TO
Om Yakshyaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaaya Dhanadhanyadi Padayehĭhana-Dhanya Samreeddhing Me Dehi Dapaya Swaha How to Worship Laxmi?Īccording to Drikpanchang, Dhanteras puja should be done during the Pradosh kaal which starts after sunset. People chant the following Kubera mantra: Lord Kubera is offered flowers, incense, fruits and sweets, and Diya. “ Om Namo Bhagavate Maha Sudharshana Vasudevaya Dhanvantaraye Amrutha Kalasa Hasthaaya Sarva Bhaya Vinasaya Sarva amaya Nivaranaya Thri Lokya Pathaye Thri Lokya Nidhaye Sri Maha Vishnu Swarupa Sri Dhanvantri Swarupa Sri Sri Sri Aoushata Chakra Narayana Swaha” After bathing and anointing the idol of Lord Dhanwantari with vermillion, nine varieties of grains are offered to the Lord. People pray for good health and wellbeing of their families. Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryessu Sarvadaa ||Īfter that, Lord Dhanwantari, founder of Ayurveda is worshipped. Vakra-Tunndda Maha-Kaaya Suurya-Kotti Samaprabha | Devotees chant the mantra and take his blessings before starting the rituals of Dhanteras. A red cloth is offered to the Lord and then fresh flowers are showered on the idol of Lord Ganesha. They worship Lord Ganesha and before that, give him a bath and anoint him with sandal paste.
In the evening, the family members gather and start the prayer. People also worship Lord Yamaraja, the God of Death in the night and offer prayers to seek blessings as Yamadeepa. This way the serpent couldn’t enter the prince’s chamber and soon got hooked to the wife’s stories and songs and apparently spared the life of the Prince. Supposedly when the God of Death came in disguise of a snake, he was blinded by all the dazzling jewelry and coins. She laid out all the ornaments and coins at the entrance in a heap to lure the snake away. On the 4th day of his marriage, his wife made sure her husband didn’t sleep, as she narrated stories to keep him awake.
According to this legend, it is believed that the horoscope of a king Hima’s son predicted that he would die on the fourth day of marriage after getting bitten by a snake. As an ode to Dhanvantari, the God of Ayurveda in the Hindu script, the day is celebrated as Dhanteras.Īnother mythology links the festival with Yama. Another legend tells us that, Lord Dhanvantari, an avatar of Lord Vishnu emerged from Samudra Manthan with a pot of elixir which was given to the gods and asuras lost. One such story states, During the Samundra Manthan, churning of the Ocean, during the thirteenth day Goddess Laxmi emerged along with Kuber, and choose to marry Vishnu, hence the day is celebrated to honor her and seek her blessings.
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