Do you know that a house build as per the rules of Vastu has a circulation of natural energy and powers? Dhanteras is a time when you either buy precious metals or household utensils made up of steel. Here are the top 5 things to buy this festive season. Prior to that let us have a quick look at the legend behind dhanteras.
Why Do People Celebrate Dhanteras? The Age-old Legend behind Dhanteras:
As per one legend of Dhanteras, son of the King Hima was destined to die on the 4th day of his marriage. His wife thought of a plan to save the life of her husband. She did not let her husband sleep that night and heaped all precious ornaments, coins and steel utensils at the door and began to sing songs. When the Lord of Death (Yamadev) came there as a serpent to bite him, he was blinded by the shine of ornaments and could not pass the door. Moreover, he was so enchanted by the songs that he slept at the doorsteps and woke up the next day. This way his wife became a savior and rescued her husband’s life.
This Dhanteras Shop According to Vastu and Notice the Difference!
You purchase either gold or household utensils at Diwali. However, irresistible it may seem do not try to purchase antique items or crockery. Steel is auspicious. Buy steel utensils and make sure they remain filled with kheel, khilona and chriwa while performing Laxmi puja on Diwali keep these utensils at the place of worship. If you have bought crystal items keep them in the Eastern direction. Metal and stone items should be kept in the south direction. Water fountain is to be placed in the North-East.
5 Things You Must Buy this Dhanteras:
Physical Gold:
Obviously gold tops the list. Traditionally, Dhanteras is the most auspicious day to buy gold. You can consider buying hallmarked gold ornaments. Not only ornaments, gold coins and gold bars are also considered to be great options. You can buy coins either from the jewelers or from the banks. Buying gold bars is preferred more because you get solid gold which can be molded into ornaments.
Gold ETFs:
Do you know what it is? It is an Exchange-traded fund which aims at tracking the domestic physical gold price. These represent gold in the physical form which is in paper or in a de-materialized form. One gold ETF is equal to one gram of gold. These are considered to be auspicious in buying Gold not only on Dhanteras but on other occasions like Akshay Tritiya also. This is a favorite choice among investors because they spare them from the issue of keeping Gold in the physical form. This is the investment in the precious yellow metal on the Stock Exchange Platform.
Silver:
If you cannot afford buying gold on Dhanteras, you can invest in buying silver which is equally auspicious. This Diwali purchase silver idols of Laxmi and Ganesh and silver coins for gifting purpose.
Utensils made up of Steel:
Apart from the precious metals, stainless steel is also a popular choice. You can buy either steel or silver utensils which would not cost you much and considered to be auspicious.
Appliances:
This is another great way to bring prosperity to home. Buying appliances at this Dhanteras would fill your house with prosperity. You can consider buying microwave, washing machine, television, tablets or phones.
Most important of all, keep all your doors and windows clean, if they are cluttered around or unkempt, money would be obstructed. Apart from this, make sure to buy a purple colored thing at Dhanteras. Purple color represents money.