Dhanteras 2025 Auspicious time: Every year, we celebrate the festival of Dhanteras on Trayodashi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. Dhanteras is the first day of the five-day Diwali festival. This time the festival of Dhanteras is being celebrated on 18th October i.e. today. This day is considered to be the day of appearance of Lord Dhanvantari. So now let us know who is Lord Dhanvantari and why Dhanteras is celebrated and what will be the auspicious time for shopping.
Who is Lord Dhanvantari?,
In Indian tradition, health has always been considered the greatest wealth. According to the proverb, the first happiness is health and from this health Dhanteras There is a deep connection. On the day of Dhanteras, Lord Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, was born. Actually, according to mythological belief, Dhanvantari ji is considered to be the father of Ayurveda and it is described in our religious texts that Lord Dhanvantari is one of the main incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
There is a description in the Puranas that when the ocean was churned, Lord Dhanvantari appeared with a pot full of nectar filled with medicines. When the churning of the ocean took place, fourteen gems came out of the churning of the ocean. Lord Dhanvantari appeared in the form of one of those fourteen gems carrying the nectar pot.
How was the form of Lord Dhanvantari?
The form of Lord Dhanvantari is considered to be similar to Lord Vishnu. He has a conch in one hand. There is a Chakra in one hand and Amrit Kalash in the other hand. Lord Dhanvantari has four arms.
Dhanteras 2025 Tithi
According to Drik Panchang, the Trayodashi tithi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month will start on October 18 i.e. today at 12:18 pm and the date will end on October 19 at 1:51 pm.
On the day of Dhanteras, the auspicious time for worshiping Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha will be from 7:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
Dhanteras 2025 shopping auspicious time
The first time for shopping on Dhanteras will start from 12:01 pm and will last till 12:48 pm. After that, the second Muhurta will be from 1:51 pm to 3:18 pm and the third Muhurta will be from 6:11 pm to 8:41 pm.
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