Dhanteras Puja Vidhi Mantra
Dhanteras is the first day of the five-day Diwali Festival as celebrated primarily in Northern & Western part of India. The festival, known as “Dhanatrayodashi” or “Dhanvantari Trayodashi”.The word Dhana means wealth and Trayodashi means 13th day as per Hindu calendar. It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik.
This year Dhanteras is on 25th October 2019. Dhanteras is also known as Dhantrayodashi Puja and it is believed that during Dhantrayodashi, Goddess Lakshmi along with Lord Kuber (the god of wealth) came out of the milky cosmic sea to bless everyone with wealth, prosperity and good fortunes. Some people in India celebrate Dhantrayodashi as Dhanwantari Trayodasi as the birth anniversary of Dhanwantari (The God of Ayurveda.)
धनत्रयोदशी – Dhanteras Yamdeep daan Mantra
मृत्युना पाशदण्डाभ्यां कालेन च मया सह।
त्रयोदश्यां दीपदानात सूर्यज: प्रीयतामिति॥
इस मंत्र का अर्थ है: त्रयोदशी को दीपदान करने से मृत्यु, पाश, दण्ड, काल और लक्ष्मी के साथ सूर्यनन्दन यम प्रसन्न हों। इस मंत्र के द्वारा लक्ष्मी जी भी प्रसन्न होती हैं।
Dhanteras Kuber Mantra
धनदाय नमस्तुभ्यम निधिपद्माधिवाय च I
भवन्तु त्वत्प्रसादान्मे धन धन्यदिसेम्पध II