AKSHAY TRITIYA
Well today is Akshaya Trithiya.Most of us try to buy gold today.But it is not all about buying gold or any other thing .It is all about helping people,charity and remembering god.
I bought a new landline phone and a high speed router for Akshay Trithiya. But my maid servant Rani did much more than that.She distributed salted buttermilk or Chaas to about 150 people. despite her below average income. So much charity on a terribly hot day in Chennai.God bless her.
In Sanskrit, the word "Akshayya" (अक्षय्य) means "imperishable, eternal, the never diminishing" in the sense of "prosperity, hope, joy, success", while Tritiya means "third". It is named after the "third lunar day" of the spring month of Vaisakha in the Hindu calendar, the day it is observed.
Akshayya Tritiya is believed in Hinduism to be the birthday of Parasurama who is the sixth incarnation of Vishnu, and he is revered in Vaishnava temples.Those who observe it in the honor of Parasurama sometimes refer to the festival as Parasurama Jayanti.Alternatively, some focus their reverence to Vasudeva avatar of Vishnu. According to one legend, Ved Vyasa began reciting the Hindu epic Mahabharata to Ganesha on Akshayya Tritiya. Another legend states that river Ganges descended to earth on this day.
In Jainism, it commemorates the first Tirthankara's (Rishabhanatha) ending his one-year asceticism by consuming sugarcane juice poured into his cupped hands. Some Jains refer to the festival as Varshi Tapa. Fasting and ascetic austerities are marked by Jains, particularly at pilgrimage sites such as Palitana (Gujarat).
The day is considered auspicious by Hindus and Jains in many regions of India for new ventures, marriages, and any new beginnings. It is also a day of remembrance for the loved ones who have died. The day is regionally significant for women, married or unmarried, who pray for the well being of the men in their lives or the one they may in future get engaged to. After prayers, they distribute germinating gram (sprouts), fresh fruits and Indian sweets. If the Akshayya Tritiya falls on a Monday (Rohini), the festival is believed to be even more auspicious.Fasting, charity and helping others on this day is another festive practice.
In Odisha, it is the day when Hindus begin their annual construction of chariots for the Puri Rath Yatra festivities.
On this day people who observe the year-long alternative day fasting known as Varshi-tap finish their Tapasya by doing parana by drinking sugarcane juice.
All this knowledge is taken from Wikipedia. Not my personal one.
It shows that you donot need a lot of money for charity.ONLY A BIG HEART is needed.
I bought a new landline phone and a high speed router for Akshay Trithiya. But my maid servant Rani did much more than that.She distributed salted buttermilk or Chaas to about 150 people. despite her below average income. So much charity on a terribly hot day in Chennai.God bless her.
In Sanskrit, the word "Akshayya" (अक्षय्य) means "imperishable, eternal, the never diminishing" in the sense of "prosperity, hope, joy, success", while Tritiya means "third". It is named after the "third lunar day" of the spring month of Vaisakha in the Hindu calendar, the day it is observed.
Akshayya Tritiya is believed in Hinduism to be the birthday of Parasurama who is the sixth incarnation of Vishnu, and he is revered in Vaishnava temples.Those who observe it in the honor of Parasurama sometimes refer to the festival as Parasurama Jayanti.Alternatively, some focus their reverence to Vasudeva avatar of Vishnu. According to one legend, Ved Vyasa began reciting the Hindu epic Mahabharata to Ganesha on Akshayya Tritiya. Another legend states that river Ganges descended to earth on this day.
In Jainism, it commemorates the first Tirthankara's (Rishabhanatha) ending his one-year asceticism by consuming sugarcane juice poured into his cupped hands. Some Jains refer to the festival as Varshi Tapa. Fasting and ascetic austerities are marked by Jains, particularly at pilgrimage sites such as Palitana (Gujarat).
The day is considered auspicious by Hindus and Jains in many regions of India for new ventures, marriages, and any new beginnings. It is also a day of remembrance for the loved ones who have died. The day is regionally significant for women, married or unmarried, who pray for the well being of the men in their lives or the one they may in future get engaged to. After prayers, they distribute germinating gram (sprouts), fresh fruits and Indian sweets. If the Akshayya Tritiya falls on a Monday (Rohini), the festival is believed to be even more auspicious.Fasting, charity and helping others on this day is another festive practice.
King Shreyans offering sugarcane juice to Rishabhanatha
On this day people who observe the year-long alternative day fasting known as Varshi-tap finish their Tapasya by doing parana by drinking sugarcane juice.
All this knowledge is taken from Wikipedia. Not my personal one.
It shows that you donot need a lot of money for charity.ONLY A BIG HEART is needed.
That is right. One thing to be stressed is that DO NOT buy gold on Akshayya thritiya. It is false propaganda started by the jewellers. The truth of this can be seen by the mushrooming jewellery shops. If buying gold on that day brings prosperity, then how come only the jewellers are prospering?
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