Every year the festival of Dhanteras is celebrated on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. On this day, it is customary to worship Lord Dhanvantari, the god of death Yamraj and Kuber ji. This year the festival of Dhanteras is on 29 October i.e. tomorrow. Let us tell you that buying gold, silver, utensils etc. on this day is considered auspicious. Also, on this day, Lord Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, was born. Let us tell you the date, worship method and worship-muhurta of Dhanteras.
Dhanteras Puja Muhurta and Material
It is from 06.33 pm to 8.17 pm (one hour 44 minutes). Materials: Akshat, cow ghee, sugar or jaggery, incense, Gangajal, lamp, wooden stand, red or yellow cloth, cotton, puja mat, urn for worship, mauli, camphor, incense sticks, flowers and garland and pictures of Maa Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha and Kuber Dev.
Be sure to buy turmeric powder and whole coriander
On the day of Dhanteras, definitely buy turmeric lump. Bring and keep a lump of yellow or black coloured turmeric. Turmeric is considered to be related to Goddess Lakshmi as well as Lord Vishnu. Bringing it on the day of Dhanteras brings auspicious results. One must buy coriander on the day of Dhanteras, because Goddess Lakshmi is very pleased with it. It is believed that whole coriander should be bought on this day and offered to Goddess Lakshmi on the day of Diwali.
Shopping auspicious time
The auspicious time to buy gold, silver and other items is from 6:34 am to 10:33 am the next day and from 6.36 pm to 8.32 pm. There are three auspicious times, in which the first auspicious time is from 10.32 am on October 29 to 6.31 am on October 30, the second auspicious time is from 6.32 pm to 8.14 pm on October 29 and the third auspicious time for shopping is from 5.39 pm to 6.56 pm on October 29.
Bring a new broom home
Bringing a new broom into the house on Dhanteras is considered extremely beneficial to please Goddess Lakshmi. Broom brings cleanliness and Goddess Lakshmi resides in a clean house.
Light 13 lamps
Lighting 13 lamps at night on Dhanteras is considered auspicious. For this, take 13 lamps and put ghee, wick and one cowrie in each. Place these lamps in the courtyard of the house. By doing this, happiness and prosperity will remain in life. Also, Kubera, the god of wealth, will be kind.
Buy these items
According to the scriptures, buying gold, silver, copper and other metals on Dhanteras is considered auspicious. Actually, all these items are very dear to Goddess Lakshmi.
Follow these measures to increase your wealth
On the day of Dhanteras, worship Goddess Lakshmi along with Lord Kuber. Along with this, offer a pair of cloves to Goddess Lakshmi. Do this daily. By doing this, money related problems are eliminated. Also, there are chances of increase in wealth.
don’t buy all this even by mistake
Iron items should not be brought on Dhanteras even by mistake. Because doing so can bring negativity in life. Also, Kubera, the god of wealth, can get angry. One should also avoid buying steel utensils. Instead of steel, you can buy copper or bronze utensils. This will maintain prosperity in life. Oil or refined oil should not be bought at all on Dhanteras. Doing so can anger Goddess Lakshmi. Also, wealth and prosperity can go away from life. Therefore, if you are lighting a lamp of ghee or mustard oil on Dhanteras, then buy ghee and oil for it in advance. One should not buy any item made of glass and bring it home on Dhanteras. Glass is considered to be related to the planet Rahu. Therefore, using glass items on this day can prove to be inauspicious. Also, negativity can come into the house.