By Bhavana Sharma 
Dhanteras, Diwali ke paanch din ke utsav ka pehla din hota hai, aur is din dhan aur sampatti ki Devi Lakshmi aur Bhagwan Dhanvantari ki puja ki jati hai. Ye puja dhan, sukh-samriddhi aur achi sehat ke liye ki jati hai. Aayiye jaante hain Dhanteras Puja Vidhi:
1. Samagri Ki Samigri
Dhanteras puja ke liye kuch khas saamagri ka hona zaroori hai, jaise:
- Lakshmi-Ganesh ki murti
- Dhanvantari Bhagwan ki murti ya tasveer
- Chandi ka sikka
- Diya (mitti ya metal ka)
- Kapoor, agarbatti, aur ghee
- Phool (khas taur par gulaab aur genda ke phool)
- Roli, chawal, aur haldi
- Mithai aur naivedya ke liye kuch mithaai
- Kacha dhan ya chawal
- Ek lota pani aur kalash
2. Dhanteras Ki Puja Ka Sthaan Taiyar Karen
Puja ke sthaan ko saf-suthra banayein aur wahan ek achi jaga par kapda bichha lein. Is par Lakshmi, Ganesh aur Dhanvantari ki murti ya tasveer rakhein aur unke aas-paas diya jalayein.
3. Ganesh aur Lakshmi Ka Avahan
Puja ki shuruaat Bhagwan Ganesh ki vandana se karte hain. Ganesh ji ki puja ke baad Devi Lakshmi ka avahan karte hain aur unhe pushp, haldi, roli aur chawal arpit karte hain.
4. Dhanvantari Bhagwan Ki Puja
Bhagwan Dhanvantari, jo ayurveda ke devta maane jate hain, unki bhi is din puja ki jati hai. Unki tasveer ya murti ko safed phool, haldi, aur roli se sajayein. Prarthana karte hain ki wo humein swasthya aur tandurusti ka aashirvad dein.
5. Diya Jalana aur Aarti
Lakshmi ji aur Dhanvantari ji ki puja ke baad, diya jalayein aur aarti karein. Dhanteras ke din diya jalana shubh mana jata hai kyunki is se dhan aur sukh-samriddhi ka pravesh hota hai. Ghar ke pravesh dwaar par bhi ek diya jalana chahiye.
6. Sankalp Aur Prarthana
Puja ke samay ek sankalp lein ki aane wale varsh mein apne aur parivaar ke sukh aur samriddhi ke liye prayatn karenge. Bhagwan se prarthana karein ki aapke ghar mein dhan aur tandurusti ka vaas bana rahe.
Dhanteras puja se ghar me sukh-samriddhi aur swasthya ka vikas hota hai. Is puja vidhi ko apnaa kar aap is din ka poora labh utha sakte hain. Dhyan rahe, shraddha aur bhakti ke saath ki gai puja sadaiv fal deti hai.