Akshaya Tritiya, also known as
Akha Teej, is a holy day for
Hindus and
Jains. It falls on the third
Tithi (lunar day) of Bright Half (
Shukla Paksha) of the pan-Indian month of
Vaishakha and one of the four most important days for
Hindus.
[2] 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.
In Jain and Hindu calendars, some days of the month are absent in
counting and some days (tithi in lunar calendars) come extra, but Akshay
tritiya is one day which is never “absent” from the lunar calendar.
The word “Akshaya” means
the never diminishing in
Sanskrit
and the day is believed to bring good luck and success. It is believed
that if you do charity on this day you will be blessed. On Akshay
Tritiya, Mrutika worshiped.
The day is considered auspicious for starting new ventures. The
legend is that any venture initiated on the auspicious day of Akshaya
Tritiya continues to grow and bring prosperity. Hence, new ventures,
like starting a business, construction, etc. is performed on Akshaya
Tritiya.
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