Is Dhanteras about Wealth or Health?
Dhana Trayodashi (or Dhanteras, Hindi: धनतेरस, धनत्रयोदशी) is the first day of the Indian Deepawali. The festival is also known as “Dhanvantari Trayodashi”. It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Ashwin.
Shopping on Dhanteras is a very essential part of all Hindu’s as per tradition. BUT is really Dhanteras about Dhan (Money)?
Although Dhanteras has become associated with wealth and people buy gold or silver jewellery and utensils on this day, there is no association of either wealth or gold with Dhanvantari, who is a provider of good health rather than wealth.
Dhanvantari is considered to be the teacher of all physicians and the originator of Ayurveda. So basically market played & we started celebrating ‘Wealth’ than ‘Health’!
Wish you all a Healthy Dhanteras ?
