Dhanteras Meaning, Date & Timing, Significance for Stock Market Traders
Dhanteras (Sanskrit: धनतेरस), also known as Dhanatrayodashi or Dhanvantari
Trayodashi is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India and
the festival of Tihar in Nepal.
Dhanteras Vrat Katha - the story of Goddess Lakshmi and the Farmer
Once, Goddess Lakshmi insisted Lord Vishnu to accompany Him during one of
His visits to the earth. Lord Vishnu agreed but on the condition that She
would not fall for earthly temptations and would not look in the south
direction. Goddess Lakshmi agreed to this condition of Lord Vishnu.
However during their visit to the earth, due to Her Chanchal (चञ्चल) nature
Goddess Lakshmi got tempted to look in the south direction. When Goddess
Lakshmi was not able to resist her urge to look in the south direction, She broke her pledge and started moving towards the south. As soon as Goddess
Lakshmi started moving in the southern direction, She was mesmerized by the beauty of yellow mustard flowers and sugarcane fields on the earth.
Finally, the Goddess Lakshmi fell for the earthly temptations and decorated herself with the mustard flowers and started enjoying sugarcane juice.
When Lord Vishnu saw that Goddess Lakshmi has broken her pledge, He got annoyed and asked Her to spend the next twelve years on the earth as a
penance, serving at the field of the poor farmer who has cultivated mustard and sugarcane in the field.
With the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi, the poor farmer became prosperous and wealthy overnight. Gradually, twelve years passed, and the time for Goddess
Lakshmi to return back to Vaikuntha had come. When Lord Vishnu came to the earth in disguise of an ordinary man to take Goddess Lakshmi back, the farmer refused to relieve Goddess Lakshmi from his services.
When all attempts to by Lord Vishnu failed and the farmer didn't agree to
relieve Goddess Lakshmi from his services, Goddess Lakshmi revealed her
true identity to the farmer and told him that She could not stay any longer
on the earth and need to go back to Vaikuntha. However, Goddess Lakshmi
promised the farmer that She would visit him every year during the night of
Krishna Trayodashi before Diwali.
Dhanteras Real Translation in Modern Life
When a child needs his father's time and father keeps his mobile away, switches off the TV and gives his 100 per cent to the child, that moment is DHAN for the child. When even after 20 years of the wedding the husband still tells his wife ' I Love you ' and appreciate her for what she is with all honesty, those moments are DHAN for the wife. When parents are old and they need attention and compassion from their children and when they get it, those moments are DHAN for the parents. May your life and world be filled with all such DHAN which makes our life truly worth living.
Lastly, in Corona times we should not rush to gold jewellery stores or rush places as it is actually festival of Lord Dhanwantri who is worshipped to keep you in fit and health state.
Dhanteras is celebrated as it’s birthday of Lord Dhanvantri, father of medicine and ayurveda.
The real DHAN is our health. Wishing you and your families the best of physical,spiritual, emotional & mental health.
Happy Dhanteras!!