About Akshay Tritya
"Om Yaksha Rajya Vidhmaya Alakadeesaya Deemahe
Tanna Kubera Prchodayath "
Akshay Tritya is known as Akha Trij(Third Day of Gujarati month),Vaisakha Trij and Navanna Parvam.The day Baisakh Shukla Tritya, is in recognition of the belief that Satyug and Tretayuga commenced on this day.Akshay Tritra is a Sanskrit Word.'Akshay' word means never diminishing or inexhaustible and 'Tritya' means the third day.It is an auspicious day of the birthday of Lord Parasurama who is the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. On this day Veda Vyas and Lord Ganesha began to write Mahabharata.The day is marked with fast , worship, austerities, knowledge and charity.It is considered more auspicious, if this day happens to fall on a Monday or under Rohini planet.A dip in the Gangas on this day has a great importance.In charity, fan,rice,salt,ghee,suger,vegetables,tamarind, fruit, clothes etc.should be given.Lord Vishnu is invoked on this day, by enthroning his image or his picture, with the oblations of water soaked grams, gram pulse and crystallized sugar, and by sprinkling Tulsi water while performing Aarti.
On Yudhistra's asking Sri Krishna , elaborated on the importance of this day, " Akshay Tritya is utmost pious.It is called 'Yugaadi Trity' because Satyug commenced on this day.The invocation of Lord Vishnu is very fruitful on this day. Moreover, laying stress on the importance of the day, krishna narrated the story of poor righteous brahmin, who , in spite of his poverty and good actions.He observed this day every year and as a result, in his rebirth, he became the king of Kushavanti.
It is believed that whatever Jap, Tap, Daan etc done on this day would return infinte or Akshaya Punya. It is believed that if Gold is bought on this day would never end and will keep growing keeping the house with wealth and prosperity. Hence lot of people throng jeweler shops to purchase Gold.It is believed that Treta Yuga started on Akshaya Tritiya day. It is believed that any work started on this day would be successful.
Akshay Tritya Date
Akshay Tritya in year 2016- Monday 9th May
Akshay Tritya in year 2017- Friday 28 April
Akshay Tritya in year 2018- Wednesday 18 April
Akshay Tritya in year 2019- Tuesday 7th May
Akshay Tritya in year 2020- Sunday 26 April
Akshay Tritya in year 2021- Friday 14 May
Akshaya Tritiya Significance
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most significant days, both, according to
the Hindu calendar and mythology.
Calendar wise (traditional Hindu), it
falls on the third day of the bright half of Vaishakha (late April -
early May), when the sun and the moon are in exalted positions and at
the peak of their brightness. Such a phenomenon happens only once a year
and is astrologically considered the perfect time to start any
meaningful endeavor. And per various mythological legends that are
linked to the day, it proved to be nothing but fruitful to many: sacred
river Ganga descended onto the earth from heaven, Lord Parashurama, the
sixth incarnation of Lord Shiva being born, Pandavas getting unlimited
supply of food from the Akshaya Patra, and Sudama getting blessed by
Lord Krishna more than he could have asked for; all happened on this
day.
Even according to the Sanskrit meaning of the word Akshaya:
imperishable or never diminishing, the fruits that are borne on this
day, keep on multiplying. It's precisely because of this reason and
another, according to which the day is ruled by the Preserver God
Vishnu, that any venture: be it a business or any personal quest for
self improvement; gets fulfilled positively. Lord Vishnu sees the
intention and preserves what has been started, in the long run. On this
day, people buy and wear gold: an ultimate symbol of wealth and
prosperity, which is believed to invite the Goddess of wealth, Laxmi,
into the households. It's even considered an auspicious time to make
long term purchases in the form of gold or silver, real estate, diamonds
and other precious stones, and shares and bonds.
Doing charity
is one of the important aspects of Akshaya Tritiya and it's believed
that specific items donated on this day like land, gold, umbrellas, hand
fans, cool refreshing drinks and activities like feeding the poor,
feeding the cow and calf, bring in blessings from the above. Blessing
the money or the material, mentioned above or any other, to be given out
on this day multiplies many times over. Another significant aspect of
this is the worship of Goddess Laxmi with gold coins and other items
kept in the Puja (ritualistic worship) makes the wealth accumulate all
through the year. Also, bathing in the holy rivers, especially Ganga and
Yamuna, charity in the form of giving out rice, wheat, ghee, salt,
fruits, vegetables, tamarind, and clothes and remembering the departed
ancestors is believed to do much good to the devotees. Irrespective of
what section of the society does one belong to, the festival of Akshaya
Tritiya is celebrated in all the parts of the country.
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