Akshaya Tritiya is a very important day in the Hindu Calendar for the great religious overtones it bears.

It falls on the Tritiya thithi of the Sukla paksha in the Chaitra month as per Tamil calendar and Vaisakha month in other regional calendars. Akshaya Tritiya is a day dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi.

Akshaya Tritiya is known as ‘Akti’ and‘Akha Teej’ in Chattisgarh and in Gujarat and Rajasthan respectively. It is an important day for the Jains also since they celebrate the Tirthankara Rushabanatha’s breaking continuous fasting one year by drinking sugarcane juice.

This year, Akshaya Tritiya falls on 28, April 2017. 

Religious significance of Akshaya Tritiya

Akshaya Tritiya bears many religious specialities.

It is the birthday of Lord Parasurama of the Dasa Avatars of Lord Vishnu.

It is the starting day of the Treta Yuga after Satya Yuga.Thus, it is considered as the Ugadi thithi for Treta Yuga.

It is the day when Sudhama (kuchela) offered aval to Lord Krishna and got a bounty of wealth through the grace of Krishna.

The same day, Pandavas received Akshaya pathra (bowl) from Lord Krishna and thus were able to get unlimited food during their exile.

The day has the credit of Veda Vyasa starting the great Mahabharata with Lord Vinayak writing it.

It is the day Ganges came down upon the earth from heaven.

Astrological significance of Akshaya Tritiya

Akshaya Tritiya is the day when the planets Sun and Moon are in their exalted positions. Their power is entire on this thithi and thus whatever people aspire on this day will be accomplished without fault.

The day’s speciality is that it is devoid of any malefic influence and thus there is no need for picking up a muhurta (auspicious time) for conducting any function on this day.

Meaning of the word Akshaya

The word Akshaya means ‘never diminishing’ in Sanskrit. So, this day is considered as very auspicious for starting any new business venture, conducting grihapravesham, marriage etc. Students start new educational enterprises on this day for best outcomes.

Why do we worship Lord Vishnu on Akshaya Tritiya?

Since Lord Vishnu is connected with most of the religious occurrences mentioned above, he is considered as the Lord of the day and is the God of worship for the day.

Vishnu is the preserver of the world and so when we pray to Him on Akshaya Tritiya, He preserves our new endeavours for future benefits and enables us to gain profitable outputs in future.

How to observe Akshaya Tritiya?

Akshaya Tritiya is considered very propitious for offering dhanams of goods like umbrella, sandals, hand fans, food etc.

Annadhanam on this day brings bounteous religious benefits to the donor.

It is good to feed cow and calf -a charity that relieves one of his sin and dhosham.

Pithru tarpanam on Akshaya Tritiya helps one seek the ancestors’ blessings to a great extent.

Fasting, Doing japa on Akshaya Tritiya are considered sacred as it gains passport to the other world for a devotee.

Bathing in holy river is considered auspicious and donating rice, wheat, salt, ghee, vegetables, fruits, clothes and tamarind adds to the religious merits of a devotee.

Doing pooja to Goddess Lakshmi

Doing Lakshmi Narayana Pooja or invoking Goddess Lakshmi along with Lord Vishnu is the mode of prayer for the day. Since it is a day meant for prosperity, wealth and profit, it is but natural to pray to the epitome of wealth and prosperity, that is, Goddess Lakshmi.

Let us indulge in some meaningful enterprise on Akshaya Tritiya,

Donate something to the needy and poor,

Get the blessings of Lord Vishnu for a prosperous life.

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