'I pray for everyone's happiness, prosperity & health': PM Modi wishes nation on Dhanteras; Shah, Yogi also greet

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Dhanteras .

Taking to X, PM Modi in a post wrote, "Heartfelt Dhanteras greetings to all my family members in the country. On this sacred occasion, I pray for everyone's happiness, prosperity, and good health. May Lord Dhanvantari bestow his abundant blessings upon all."

देश के मेरे सभी परिवारजनों को धनतेरस की अनेकानेक शुभकामनाएं। इस पावन अवसर पर मैं हर किसी के सुख, सौभाग्य और आरोग्य की कामना करता हूं। भगवान धन्वंतरि सबको अपना भरपूर आशीर्वाद दें।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 18, 2025

Home minister Amit Shah also sent "heartfelt greetings to all" on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras.

"I pray to Lord Dhanvantari for happiness, prosperity, and good fortune in everyone's life," he said in a post on X.

धनतेरस के पावन पर्व की सभी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।

भगवान धन्वंतरि से सभी के जीवन में सुख, समृद्धि और सौभाग्य की कामना करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/eS2g4Z7SHR

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 18, 2025

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath also greeted the nation, wishing them happiness, prosperity, and good health.

"UPCM @myogiadityanath has extended heartfelt congratulations to the people of the state on Dhanteras and wished for their happiness and prosperity. The Chief Minister said that Dhanteras, in the Purushartha Chatushtaya of India's eternal Hindu religion, symbolises not only Dharma but also Artha. Dhanteras is also the birth anniversary of Lord Dhanvantari, the deity of health," UP CMO wrote in a post on X.

"Happiness and prosperity can be achieved only through good health. May Lord Dhanvantari bring happiness and prosperity to the lives of all the people of the state, and I wish that Uttar Pradesh becomes established as the leading state economically," the post added.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also wished the nation, urging citizens to uphold prosperity, harmony and environmental protection.

He wrote in a post on X, "Heartfelt greetings to all fellow citizens on the auspicious arrival of Deepotsav festival Dhanteras. My wish is that with the blessings of Mother Lakshmi, every home is filled with prosperity, opulence, and radiance, and with the grace of Lord Dhanvantari, every individual remains healthy and long-lived. Along with personal advancement, let us make our nation eternally glorious, protect the environment, and promote social harmony; with this resolve, auspicious Dhanteras."