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Diwali Significance

Amavasya (New Moon) on Diwali is considered auspicious and prosperity bestowing. As Diwali falls on a New Moon day, it is also good to perform ancestral rituals and seek their blessings. Ancestral rituals of tarpanam are only done in daylight hours (after sunrise and before sunset).

• Daylight hours means – tarpanam rituals should be performed only during daytime and nights are to be avoided. Sun should be there in the sky during the rituals.

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Goddess Lakshmi is the presiding deity of Diwali. Diwali rituals always begin with a worship of Ganesha, remover of obstacles, to bestow blessings of success and ward off evil. Ganesha is worshipped for good beginnings and Lakshmi is invoked for wealth, good health, fortune and prosperity.Her blessings are essential to make our lives prosperous, fruitful and peaceful.

·        Auspicious time for performing Lakshmi Pooja is during PradoshKaal. This period starts after sunset and lasts up to two hours. PradoshKaal on TrayodashiTithi (13thMoon Phase) is considered very auspicious.

·        The best time for this day’s Lakshmi Pooja is during PradoshKaal when the Ascendant (also known as Lagna or Rising Sign, the Zodiac sign coming up on the eastern horizon) falls in a “fixed” sign (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius). When the Ascendant is in a fixed sign, it is known as Sthir Lagna.Worship during this time on this day is said to make prosperity always flourish in your house.

By lighting numerous Diwali lamps and drawing rangolis (colorful patterns) with rice flour and flowers on the floor and entrances of homes, you can attract auspiciousness into household

Significance of celebrating Diwali

·        Diwali is an important time for business persons and traders. They also sanctify their new account books with the worship of Saraswati, Goddess of Manifestation and Knowledge, Arts and Sciences. She is traditionally worshipped on Diwali for knowledge, the ultimate wealth. Knowledge is an ultimate strength that can defeat brute force and give victory.

·        Business persons and traders settle old accounts and open new account books in the presence of Goddess Lakshmi to seek her blessings for the next financial year.

Ritualistic Observances of Diwali

·        It is considered auspicious to clean homes before the celebration of Diwali. Houses are painted and decorated.

·        People decorate their homes and offices with fresh flowers like marigold, jasmine, and chrysanthemum. Mango and banana leaves are tied on doorways for auspiciousness.

·        Wearing new clothes and jewelry is believed to attract good fortune for the coming year.

·        Many buy new household utensils in metals. If not possible, ok to buy any new utensil that is affordable. The new utensil is considered a good sign to sustain prosperity in your household.

·        Preparing delicious sweets and food is another enjoyable part of Diwali. Sweets and dried fruits are given to friends and relatives as a token of sharing and caring for one another.

·        Colorful stream lights, candles and especially earthen lamps are lit across households to enjoy the festivity.

·        Firecrackers are burst with enthusiasm to welcome the coming year and rejoicing the festive spirit.

·        Family gatherings, visiting friends and relatives commonly occurs during Diwali. It is a great festival for hospitality and social refreshment.

Acts of charity are highly auspicious during this time. Feeding the hungry, giving new clothes to the poor, helping the downtrodden, giving aid to disabled persons and providing joy and cheer to those in despair is the true prayer to Goddess Lakshmi on Diwali

Kuber Mantra

Shri Kubera Mantra

In English

“Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhanadhanyadhipataye

Dhanadhanyasamriddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Svaha॥”

In Sanskrit

ॐ यक्षाय कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय धनधान्याधिपतये 
धनधान्यसमृद्धिं मे देहि दापय स्वाहा॥

Meaning : ‘I bow down to Lord Kuber who is the custodian of all the wealth in the world and the Lord of success.’

Benefit : Chanting this mantra brings in a lot of prosperity within the family who always stay calm and amiable among themselves despite staying in the presence of of wealth. One must stay very down to earth and worship Him. This Mantra also gives one a lot of confidence and status in the society.

Kubera Dhana Prapti Mantra

In English

“Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Shreem Kleem Vitteshvaraya Namah॥”

In Sanskrit

ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं श्रीं क्लीं वित्तेश्वराय नमः॥

Meaning : ‘I bow to the Lord Kuber who is the giver of wealth and fame and destroyer of all that is evil.’

Benefit : This Kuber Mantra prevents any kind of financial losses and makes sure one only profits in business provided he chant the mantra carefully and with full conviction.

Laxmi Kuber Mantra

In English

“Om Hreem Shreem Kreem Shreem Kuberaya Ashta-Lakshmi

Mama Grihe Dhanam Puraya Puraya Namah॥”

In Sanskrit

ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्रीं श्रीं कुबेराय अष्ट-लक्ष्मी मम गृहे धनं पुरय पुरय नमः॥

Meaning : ‘Ode to the Superior Lord Kuber, the partner of Goddess Laxmi to bestow upon me all the wealth and happiness of the world.’

Benefit : The Mantra develops devotion inside one for Lord Kubera who starts listening to the devotee after one achieves good levels of devotion. Worshipped together with Goddess Laxmi, Lord Kuber is known to give the best of blessings to the one who is really devoted to him.

Chanting Kuber Mantra

Kuber Mantra can be chanted with devotion and fervour by those who want to get rid of monetary problems. Kuber is known to be merciful and also helps to remove the sufferings of people who chant his mantra with sincerity and devotion.

• Kuber Mantra can be chanted while doing puja to Kuber Yantra.
• Kuber mantra can be chanted 108 times in a round and the cycle can be continued for 21 days for getting the desired results.
• While chanting the mantras, the chanters must maintain physical purity and clean state of mind.

It is essential that people are not arrogant due to their wealth. Developing arrogance is a sure way to invite the wrath of Kuber that shall give adverse results in due course. However, chanting of Kuber mantra for genuine purposes shall bless an individual with wealth and prosperity and shall remove the debt crisis.

Dhanteras To DOs

On the day of Dhantrayodashi, Goddess Lakshmi came out from the ocean of milk during the churning of the Sea. Hence, Goddess Lakshmi, along with Lord Kuber is worshiped on the day of Trayodashi.

According to a popular legend, when the devas and asuras performed the Samudra manthan (churning of the ocean) for Amrita (the divine nectar of immortality), Dhanvantari (the physician of the Gods and an incarnation of Vishnu) emerged carrying a jar of the elixir on the day of Dhanteras

	“Real dhana is health. You can pray for good health on this day. On Dhanteras, we celebrate (vegetarian) food, particularly grains. You should have plenty of food in the kitchen on Dhanteras. Then you will have a lot of food throughout the year.  Offer food to others on this day.”

	Create Dhan Kalash Dhan Kalasha
	Set up Pooja area - Put Blue or Yellow cloth underneath lakshmi/Green is also okay
	Go to temple Buy Gold Buy Gold On this day, Hindus consider it as an extremely auspicious day to make new purchases, especially gold or silver articles and new utensils. It is believed that new "Dhan" (wealth) or some form of precious metal is a sign of good luck. In modern times, Dhanteras has come to be known as the most auspicious occasion for buying gold, silver and other metals especially kitchenware. The day also sees heavy purchases of appliances and automobiles.
	Entrance
	On Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi day, drawing ॐ (Om symbol) at the main entrance with the paste of turmeric and rice (after grinding freshly), would bring wealth and prosperity at home.
	Put ghee Deepak on front door
	Entrance – sindur make swastika, to welcome maa  to your house
	Kubera Pooja
	Perform Kubera Pooja using the vidhi
	Chant Om Yakshaya Kuberai mantra Kuber Mantra
	Chant the mantra from u tube
	Lakshmi Pooja
	make a mala of 21 elachi using yellow thread and offer to maa lakshmi, it will remove evil  eye
	Sing Sri Suktam
	§ Take camphor, elachi, and take cloves, you have to burn the eachi and clove, while it is being burned, chant any Lakshmi  mantra. 0r if you do not know any mantra, chant  Shreem 108 times Om Shreem Shryay Namaha
	Paan pattay seven – lala swastika, include supari,  maata Lakshmi offer them  Paan came from Naaga loka
	Dhanvantri Pooja
	Recite your ascenadant mantra 108 times to honor Dhanvantri  Pray to a photo or a statue of Dhanwantari. The mantra for Dhanvantari is: Om Dhanvanatarayae Namah.  By repeating this mantra, you can attain good health.
	Night
	Before sleeping
	Take a lemon in your hand and mediate and tell all your problem. Cut it into four parts, and leave it on your night stand
	Next day, after doing morning Pooja, drop this to an isolated area and do not look back and go to your work

Buying Gold on Dhanteras

2021 Muhurat for New Jersey

Dhanteras Muhurat to purchase gold on Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Auspicious timings to Buy Gold on Dhanteras - 07:33 AM to 11:32 PM

Most Hindu families prefer purchasing gold during Diwali. Purchasing gold during Diwali is religiously significant as buying gold during Diwali is considered auspicious. The ritual of buying gold during Diwali is equivalent of inviting Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity at home.

Apart from jewelry, the most preferred items to purchase gold during Diwali are coins. In India, gold coins are specially molded for Diwali with Goddess Lakshmi embossed on the front and her symbol Shri embossed at the other side of the coin. In other coins, both Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, and optionally Goddess Saraswati, are embossed on gold coins.

The newly bought gold is used during Lakshmi Puja and it is kept inside an artificial home called Hatari (हटरी), which is either made of mud or silver. During Lakshmi Puja, the newly bought gold coin is attached to the navel of Goddess Lakshmi with the adhesive which is prepared ad-hoc with Sindoor and pure Ghee.

Like other important activities the most Hindus prefer Muhurat i.e. auspicious time to purchase gold during Diwali. Pushya Nakshatra day and Dhanteras are the two most auspicious days when most of the gold purchasing occurs during Diwali festivity. Nakshatra Pushya, being the birth star of Goddess Lakshmi, has got the honor of being the most auspicious Nakshatra to bring Lakshmi home.

Due to being associated with Goddess Lakshmi, Pushya Nakshatra is considered good for buying gold and gold jewelries for Diwali. When Pushya Nakshatra prevails on Thursday it creates Guru Pushya Yoga or Gurupushyamrut Yoga and when it prevails on Sunday it creates Ravi Pushya Yoga. In Vedic astrology, both Guru Pushya and Ravi Pushya are given utmost importance to perform all sorts of purchasing activities.

In most years Pushya Nakshatra prevails few days before Dhanteras and this day is preferred to do Deepawali shopping, including gold, new clothes and jewelries. Most jewelry shops make special arrangements to handle extra rush on the day of Pushya Nakshatra before Dhanteras. It should be noted that more gold coins are sold on the day of Pushya Nakshatra than the day of Dhanteras. However, on Dhanteras silver coins are more in demand along with Kalash, bowls, spoons, tumblers and Lakshmi-Ganesha statues made of silver.

Apart from Pushya Nakshatra day, Dhanteras is the most significant day to purchase Gold and this day is considered as auspicious as that of Akshaya Tritiya to purchase gold and gold jewelry.

Dhanya Kalash Sthapana on Dhanteras

Dhanya Kalash  Sthapana on Dhanteras:

On this day you invoke lord Dhanvantri, lord of health, and all types of medicine.

·        Remove the Kalash that was used last year. Either use the grain or give it to birds to eat.

Buy a new copper kalash, and the seven grains listed below.

Wash it and fill it up with one fistful of each of the seven grains representing seven planets:

Sun – wheat

Moon – rice

Mars – red daal

Mercury – moong

Jupiter – channa daal

Venus – Channa

Shani -  black urad

Put a silver coin in the Kalash

Cover it with a Green cloth and tie it with a red thread.

Store it in the north direction.

You can keep it in the kitchen in the north direction,

Time: 2021

Dhanteras Puja Muhurat - 07:00 PM to 08:39 PM

Duration - 01 Hour 39 Mins

Pradosh Kaal - 05:46 PM to 08:32 PM

Vrishabha Kaal - 06:26 PM to 08:15 PM

Trayodashi Tithi Begins - 02:01 AM on Nov 02, 2021

Trayodashi Tithi Ends - 11:32 PM on Nov 02, 2021

Chant your ascendant lord mantra

**Dhanteras pray Lakshmi – standing statue

Purchase gold coin/silver coin

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Kumbh lagna and kumbh navamsha

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How are you welcoming Lakshmi? Have you de-cluttered your house?

Know the vibrations around you

Documented research of Vastu applications in the last 20 years have proven that every object in your house emanates vibrations that affect your subconscious mind. If the object is kept as per Vastu principles – that is, it is in sync with the attributes of the 16 Vastu zones in your home as well as the five basic elements (the Panchtattva – water, air, fire, earth and space), then the vibrations emitted are positive. If the same object comes in conflict with the zonal energies and the Panchtattva, then it begets negativity. The same is the case with clutter.

A cluttered or unkempt North-East Zone in your house can produce vibrations that directly influence the mind of all individuals living in that house in a negative manner. In Vastu Shastra, the North-East is considered to be the zone of wisdom and clarity of mind. This is the zone where Vastu recommends doing meditation and thinking. This is because the energies present in this zone are responsible for your connectivity with your higher self (your Intuitive and Ananda bodies). When you meditate in this zone of your house, you feel connected and get all the necessary insights and intuitions, which show you the way to move ahead and solve your problems. Hence, if this zone is not clean – but full of clutter, waste, non-useful material, garbage, etc. – then you are not able to clearly see your goals and targets. With a scattered state of mind attracting money is a remote possibility.

When the clutter occurs in North – the zone of money and opportunities, it negates new opportunities in your business and career. And, you are not able to realise money out of your efforts – products and services.

While in the North the clutter affects new opportunities in career, in the South-West direction it creates situations wherein you may end up feeling that you are not able to perform upto the standards. Documented research on Vastu (reference from MahaVastu Handbook, the world’s largest book on Vastu Shastra) says that the South-West direction is responsible for sharpening of your skills. When you store clutter and waste products in this zone of your home or work place, the positivity and harmony in the ‘space’ gets disturbed. By storing clutter in South-West, you are unknowingly attracting such situations wherein you are not able to concentrate on your work and the result is poor performance. Due to this, your financial stability also gets affected.

Likewise, clutter in West of South-West – which is the Vastu zone of studies and savings – may make children in the house restless. Their attention keeps wandering here and there, which does not let them focus on their studies. Also you find it hard to save more.

The best remedy that Vastu recommends to get rid of problems caused by clutter is to get rid of the clutter itself. Clutter can be in many forms, starting from that stack of old newspapers in the dark corner of the storeroom, to packaging material that you thought you would use someday but never touched. It can be an old washing machine or refrigerator that you thought you would discard some day, old waste papers/documents that have no relevance today, or even your broken artefacts or furniture. There are so many similar things that could be kept in cupboards that you hardly open, under the kitchen shelves, or in some corner of your balcony.

So, this Diwali clean your home of all clutter and keep things in organised manner. This will help you become more organised in your approach. With systematic and organised approach, you will attract more money, happiness, love and prosperity in your life.