“हर काम पूरा हो, कोई सपना न अधूरा हो, धन-धान्य और प्रेम से भरा हो जीवन, घर में हो मां लक्ष्मी का आगमन !! अक्षय तृतीया की हार्दिक बधाई “|
It is the day when it is believed that the Sun and the Moon are in their most holy positions in the sky. This day marks the celebration of the time when Lord Ganesha started writing the epic of Mahabharata, word to word, as narrated by sage Vyasa.
This spring festival is celebrated annually by the Hindus and Jains. Akshaya Tritiya is also known as Akti or Akha Teej. It falls on the third tithi(lunar day) of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the month of Baishak.
On Akshaya Tritiya, people worship Lord Vishnu( preserver and protector of the Universe) and Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth and Good Fortune).
In Sanskrit, the word Akshaya (अक्षय) means “never decreasing” in the sense of “ prosperity, hope, joy, success ,” while Tritiya ( तृतीया) means “ third phase of the moon”.
In Jainism, the day celebrates the end of the first Tirthankara’s one – year austerity by drinking sugarcane juice and observing fasts.
In Hinduism, a legend is associated with this day where Krishna used ‘Akshaya Parra’ a container of food that never gets empty, to satiate the hunger of Pandava princes during their exile.
On the Siddha Yoga path, our Gurus have taught us to perceive each moment as the bearer of auspicious ways. In India, suspiciousness is respected, understood and embraced as something highly significant and sacred. Therefore celebrating Akshaya Tritiya is immensely powerful. Why is this so? The Indian scriptures extol this day and explain that every moment of Akshaya Tritiya is auspicious.
River Ganga is believed to have descended on Earth on this auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, this day is celebrated as ‘Gangavatran’ , the day when the beloved river Ganga descended on Earth.
Akshaya in Sanskrit means “eternal “ or “ imperishable”. On the Indian lunar calendar, Tritiya is the third day after the new moon in the month of Baishak , which occurs in April or May in the Western calendar. Akshaya Tritiya is considered one of the three and a half most auspicious days of the year.
On the Siddha Yoga path, whenever it’s an auspicious day, all Siddha Yogis know that this is the best day to perform the Siddha Yoga practices. The reason is that the effects of one’s practice multiply exponentially on such a day. This is not merely a metaphorical statement. There is a heightened energy that permeates the atmosphere on an auspicious day.
The Indian scriptures abound with legends, stories, and auspicious events associated with Akshaya Tritiya. Depending on the scriptural text, one can read about various Indian deities, sages and seers, and sacred places. For example, the birthday of one of the greatest sages, Parashurama, the immortal warrior who was the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is celebrated on this day.
Akshaya Tritiya is also the day the revered sage Veda Vyasa began composing the Mahabharata. And according to the Puranas, this day marks the beginning of Treta Yuga, the second of the four yugas, or ages, of humankind. An extraordinarily beautiful story in the Mahabharata tells how the Pandava princes received the Akshaya Patra, the divine bowl, from Lord Krishna on this day. The Akshaya Patra provided unlimited food for the Pandavas during their time of exile.
For this reason, many believe that anything acquired on this auspicious day will multiply exponentially. Therefore, according to another story, on Akshaya Tritiya it is traditional for those devoted to Goddess Mahalakshmi to perform special puja for her. On this day many people invest in gold and silver coins and ornaments, replicating the light of the celestial bodies in their own lives, making the connection between heaven and earth, the Divine and the individual soul, and symbolizing oneness.