LIGHT IT UP WITH A DAZZLING DHANTERAS
Since we are all locked up in our houses
for almost an entire year due to this deadly pandemic scare, we need some sort
of festivity to lighten and brighten up our lives a little bit. Speaking of
brightness and lights, we have the festival of Diwali around the corner to bring
a little spark in our lives. This year has been devoted to the scores and
precaution regarding the pandemic and I’m sure that none of us got a chance to
go out with a free-spirited attitude and without the scare of catching the flu,
so we have a chance to redeem our fun times with the upcoming festivity of
Diwali. This festival of lights and joy is like a ray of hope for us as we will
have the opportunity to finally enjoy a festival, well of course with your
masks on.
INSIGHT INTO DHANTERAS
Living in India we sure have a lot of
theories and traditions behind celebrating a particular festival and Diwali is
definitely one of those festivities. Even though we might not be able to
celebrate it with the usual jot and splendor due to the norms of social
distancing, but we can always find our new ways to enjoy the festival with our
minimal family and along with keeping the norma of social distancing in our
minds. Speaking of Diwali, we have the day of celebrating Dhanteras which is
one of the first days in the series of this five-day-long festival. Also known
as Dhanatrayodashi, but for us millennials let us leave it on dhanteras as it’s
easier to understand right? Well, this festival is majorly associated with buying
gold as it is considered to be an auspicious step to buy gold or new utensils
on the occasion of Dhanteras.
As per what our ancestors have left us
with, on this day, our Goddess Lakshmi came out of the Samudra Manthan, and We
Indians also ought to give a lot of importance to Lord Kubera on this day.
Dhanteras is all about wealth and prosperity and Lord Kubera signifies the lord
of wealth and buying gold or any other utensil which involves investments is
known to be auspicious on this day as it is believed that is increased the
wealth quotient in your lives. We Indians consider it to be a customary
practice to perform the Dhanteras Kuber Puja as it is said to call out the lord
and pray him for our family’s goodwill and prosperity.
THE PROCEDURE
The entire ritual is marked by the initial
cleaning of the house and then sitting with the family and lighting up a lamp
or a simple tea light will help you recognize the ritual. Moreover, the entire
family is assumed to sit together in order to worship goddess Lakshmi and Lord
Kubera followed by offering devotional hymns and prayers to our lovely lords of
wealth and prosperity. Furthermore, the lords are offered traditional sweets
and fruits so as to mark the importance of this ritual and pray with all our
hearts and souls. There are several myths and beliefs about what to buy and
what not to buy during this festival and moreover, everything on this day has a
special and deep-seated meaning to it no matter how common it may be. Let us
discuss a few myths and options on what to buy on this occasion of Dhanteras.
SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT CAN ONE BUY:
Buying silver or brass utensils are
considered to be quite auspicious and is related to the thought that it brings
prosperity and wealth in one’s life.
Buying a broomstick is also considered to
be auspicious as it is said to demolish the scents of poverty in your
household, so go buy that broomstick and get rid of that poverty-stricken life.
Apart from gold and jewelry stuff, one can
also buy some electronics on this day so as to mark the wealth-related
significance of this day.
One of the most auspicious out of all these
is considered to be the buy of a Gold coin with an image of goddess Lakshmi on
the same as this directly solves the wealth-related purpose of this festival.
