What to do on Akshaya tritiya?

Find out what you should do on Akshaya Tritiya and how that can help you derive spiritual benefits that this day has to offer.

Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated on the third day of the bright fortnight in the month of Vaishakha (vaisakha Shukla Paksha Tritiya). Akshaya (Sanskrit) means inexhaustible, that which never deteriorates. It is the most auspicious day to start a new venture.

Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akha Teej, is considered highly auspicious and is celebrated with much fervour and joy. Akshaya in Sanskrit means ‘never diminishing’ and Tritiya means ‘third’. Celebrated on the third lunar day of the bright fortnight, it is believed to be the day when the sun and the moon become equally bright. There are many legends associated with the day, one such legend is from Mahabharata when the Pandavas were in exile, Lord Krishna gifted Draupadi a bowl called the ‘Akshaya Patram’, which produced infinite food to the Pandavas. Hence it is said that valuable acquired on the day replenish endlessly. While according to another legend, Parashurama is the sixth incarnation of Vishnu and son of Jamadagni and Renuka. After a fight between his parents, his father asked him Parashurama to kill his mother. Obeying his father’s command, he killed his mother. For his task, Jamadagni blessed him with a boon and he asked his mother to bright back her life. It is considered auspicious to buy gold, vehicles or property on this day to bring good fortune and luck. In 2018, Akshaya Tritiya falls on April 18. We bring to you must do’s on Akshaya Tritiya.

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Puja: Perform a simple puja within the auspicious mahurat time taken out especially for this day. This simple task performed with the family will bring in all the good energy on this day and help in celebrating with fervour.

Donate Food: Donating food to the homeless people, poor people or animals will create a sense of happiness and accomplishment on this auspicious day. The people who are starving will bless you and thereby create feelings of spreading good vibes.

Buying gold: Gold is considered a symbol of power, wealth and prosperity. Over the years buying gold on Akshaya Tritiya has become a tradition. It is believed that gold bought on the day never diminishes and stays with the family forever.

Buying vehicles: It is believed buying vehicles on Akshaya Tritiya ensure longevity and blesses with safe commutation. Hence, on this many automobile companies offer a huge discount on vehicles. Earlier there was a tradition to buy horses, cows and bullock carts, as those were the modes of transportation then.

Buying new house: Buying a house or any form of property is a profitable asset as real estate provides high returns over a period. Akshaya Tritiya is believed to be an auspicious day to invest in a house or any property. During this period real estate sector come up with several deals to attract customers.

Marriages: The day is said to be full of blessings for people to start a new relationship and tie themselves into the secret bond of marriage. The day is also popular for communal marriages where hundreds of couples get married at the same time and venue.

Starting a new business:  If you have been planning to start a new venture forever, then Akshaya Tritiya is the best time for your own start-up. Since the day is considered auspicious for any new beginnings the business started on the day will for sure flourish and thrive.

Plant trees: Planting a tree on this day is also considered auspicious and this is like giving back to nature that always gives to us unconditionally.

“Akshaya Tritiya is a very important day to develop wealth consciousness. Celebrate the prosperity energy that is coming to us because of the positioning of the Sun and the Moon on this day…the phase of the Moon is Tritiya, which is the third Moon. If you miss this day, you will have to wait for one more year.”