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On Trayodashi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month, a lamp should be kept outside the house for Yamraj.
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Dhanteras festival will be celebrated on Friday, October 10, 2023.
Dhanteras 2023 Deepdaan: Kartik month has great importance in the Hindu calendar. This month has a special significance for the worship of Yamraj along with all the gods. According to Skandapuran, a verse has been described regarding Dhanteras, according to which ‘Kartiksyasite Pakshe Trayodashyan Nishamukhe. Yamdeepam bahirdadyadapamrityurvinishyati. This means that keeping a lamp outside the house for the purpose of worshiping Yamdev in the evening on the Trayodashi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month prevents premature death. According to Padmapuran, ‘Kartiksyasite pakse trayodashyan tu paavke. Yamdeepam bahirdadyadapamrityurvinashyati. This means that on Trayodashi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month, a lamp for Yamraj should be kept outside the house. This destroys death. On the day of Dhanteras, a four-sided oil lamp is lit. It is said that darkness is worshiped by Yamraj, when we light a lamp, light is created and darkness is eliminated. After lighting a four-faced lamp, the light becomes brighter and hence, a four-faced lamp burns for a longer time than other lamps. Therefore, a lamp is lit for Yama on this day.
when is dhanteras
The festival of Dhanteras will be celebrated on Friday, October 10, 2023. According to the Hindu calendar, Dhanteras is celebrated on the Trayodashi day of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. Lord Dhanvatari, Lord Kuber and Mother Lakshmi are worshiped on this day. Besides, worship of Yamraj on the day of Dhanteras also has special significance.
What is the secret of lighting the Yama lamp?
The tradition of donating lamps in the name of Yam on the day of Dhanteras has been going on since the Purana period and on this day a four-sided lamp made of flour is made for Yamraj and kept at the main entrance of the house. The women or the head man of the house pour oil in this lamp and light four lights at night. The face of this lamp is towards south direction. While lighting the lamp, face towards the south and say ‘Mrityunaam Dandapashaabhyaan Kalen Shyamaya Saha. The mantra ‘Trayodshyam Deepdanat Suryajah Priyatam Mam’ is chanted. One should wash hands after lighting the lamp.
That’s why we donate lamps
On the day of Dhanteras, a lamp is donated in the name of Yamraj. Donate a lamp for Yamraj by making a four-faced lamp made of flour and lighting it. On the next day, float the four-faced lamp made of flour in a river or feed it to a cow. This removes the fear of your short death. Do not throw it here and there. The reason behind this tradition is Another mythological story is related according to which once Yamraj asked his messengers whether you ever felt pity for anyone while taking the lives of living beings. Then he hesitates and says no, Maharaj. When Yamraj asked him the same question again, he left his hesitation and told that once such an incident had happened which made his heart tremble.
When to light the lamp for Yamraj
On the night of Dhanteras, after finishing all the work, pour mustard oil in a lamp and put cotton wicks in it. After this, take the lamp out of the house and keep it facing south and then light the lamp. This eliminates the fear of untimely death.
Those who donate lamps on Dhanteras get freedom from the fear of untimely death.
Once the wife of a king named Hem gave birth to a son, the astrologers calculated the horoscope and told that when this child gets married, he will die within four days. Knowing this, the king raised the child as a celibate in a cave on the banks of Yamuna. Once when the young daughter of Maharaja Hans was roaming on the banks of Yamuna, the celibate boy got fascinated and married her to a Gandharva. But the prince died on the fourth day of the marriage. Seeing the death of her husband, his wife started crying bitterly and seeing the lamentation of the newly married woman, our hearts, that is, the Yamdoots, trembled. Then a Yamdoot asked Yamraj, ‘Is there no way to avoid untimely death?’ Yamraj said- There is a solution. To get rid of untimely death, a person should perform puja on the day of Dhanteras and also donate a lamp in a ritual manner. After this there is no fear of untimely death. Since then there is a tradition of donating lamps in the name of Yamraj on Dhanteras.
Astrologer Sanjeet Kumar Mishra
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