Dhanteras 2025 Yam Deep Daan: The festival of lights begins with Dhanteras, which ends on Bhai Dooj. The festival of Dhanteras is celebrated on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. On this day gold, silver and new utensils are purchased. Lord Dhanvantari and Mother Lakshmi are worshiped on this day. The tradition of lighting lamps and performing puja at home on this day has been going on for centuries.
There is a religious belief that worshiping Lord Dhanvantari and Goddess Lakshmi on this day brings happiness in the house. Money arrives. Yamraj, the god of death, is also worshiped in the evening on the day of Dhanteras. After the puja, a lamp in the name of Yama is lit outside the house. By donating lamps on the day of Dhanteras, Yamraj is pleased and protects the family members from untimely death. There is a mythological story related to this. Let’s read the story.
The story of Yamraj is found in the Puranas.
According to the legend, Yamraj once asked his messengers that when he takes the lives of people as per his orders, does he not feel pity on anyone and if so, when and where? On this Yama’s messengers replied to him, No Maharaj. When Yamraj asked again, he told that once such an incident had happened, due to which his heart trembled.
Yamdoots said that once a son was born to a king named Hem. Astrologers told that whenever this child gets married, he will die after four days. When the king came to know about this, he raised his son as a celibate in a cave on the banks of Yamuna. One day the young daughter of Maharaja Hans was wandering on the banks of Yamuna.
The Yamdoots said that at that very moment the celibate youth’s eyes fell on the girl. The celibate young man became fascinated by that girl. He married the girl as a Gandharva, but the prince died just four days after the marriage. Seeing her husband’s death, the newly married woman started crying bitterly. Hearing his lamentation, our hearts also trembled.
After this, a Yamdoot asked Yamraj whether there is no way to avoid untimely death? On this Yamraj suggested a solution. He said that to avoid untimely death, a person should worship and donate lamps on the day of Dhanteras, where this is done, there is no fear of untimely death.
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