Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej is an auspicious day of the year. With the blessings of Lakshmi, Vishnu and Kuber, it is considered very auspicious for buying gold, silver coins or jewelry, house or property for business, big investments, starting new ventures, performing Mundan, engagement, marriage ceremony.
Akshaya Tritiya, an auspicious Sade Teen Muhurat
Sade Teen Muhurat is based on Hindu Calendar. Sade means half, Teen means three, thus Sade Teen Muhurat means three and a half Muhurat. These three are Ugadi, Akshaya Tritiya, Vijaya Dashami.
Half Muhurat/ Padyami/ Bestu Varsh
Half Muhurat is Kartika Shukla Paksha Padwa or Padyami (Prathama) – Bali Padyami or Bestu Varsh (Gujarati New Year).
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most significant Tithi, believed to be an extremely auspicious yoga period (Shubh Muhurat) of the three and a half or Sade Teen Muhurat to start or buy something new.
With the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu and God Kuber, one will achieve health, wealth, well being and all the important aspectsAngular distances between planets, based on zodiacal longitudes, calculated in specific degrees, viz trine, square, represent relationship between two planets Planets generally influence 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th house due to their aspect of success, all round prosperity, and unending achievements.
This day is considered auspicious for planning or making commitments, starting new relationships.
Akshaya Tritiya is considered an auspicious day to buy luxury items like a new house, a new car, other luxury items or gold. A large number of people buy gold ornaments or coins on this particular day.
As per Hindu Vedic astrologyThe study of the influence of celestial bodies on earth and humans, Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej is considered a very auspicious day in India and Nepal as this Tithi is ruled by Lord Vishnu, many important events took place on this Tithi (day) according to Hindu mythology.
Akshaya Tritiya date, Shubh muhurat, (timings for Puja) for 2020
Timings for Akshaya Teej or Akshaya Tritiya Muhurat i.e. Puja and performing of all events start on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Akshaya Tritiya Puja Muhurat is from 05:45 AM to 12:19 PM on 26th April 2020.
Duration for Puja Muhurat is 6 hours 34 minutes.
Auspicious time to buy Gold
Tritiya Tithi Muhurat begins at 11: 51 on Saturday, 25th April 2020 ( Tritiya Tithi begins).
Muhurat ends at 05:45 AM on Sunday, 26th April 2020 (Tritiya Tithi ends)
Duration is 17 hours and 53 minutes.
What are Three and a half or Sade Teen Shubha Muhurat?
Akshaya Tritiya, an auspicious Sade Teen Muhurat
Sade Teen Muhurat is based on Hindu Calendar. Sade means half, Teen means three, thus Sade Teen Muhurat means three and a half Muhurat. These three are Ugadi, Akshaya Tritiya, Vijaya Dashami.
Half Muhurat
Half Muhurat is Kartika Shukla Paksha Padwa or Padyami (Prathama) – Bali Padyami or Bestu Varsh (Gujarati New Year).
This means:
i) Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, 1st Tithi of Navratri in Chaitra Maas
ii) Dushahara or Vijaya Dashmi in Ashwin Maas
iii) Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej in Vaishakha Maas.
iv) Bali Padyami or Bestu Varsh.
Akshaya Tritiya never diminishes (Tithi Kshaya) in Hindu lunar calendar and it comes only once in a year. Sun and Moon are in their exalted zodiacHeaven divided into 12 signs, of 30° each signs, at their most powerful position and brightest point on Akshaya Tritiya.
This Tithi is strongly believed to bring unending success and good fortune to the people if they start planning a new venture or an auspicious event.
This day is considered significant by both Hindus and Jain. The meaning of the word Akshaya means ‘never diminishing’ or ‘destroying’, so anything attained on this day is believed to bring unending success and happiness.
It is also believed by some people that this day is the birthday of Lord Parashurama the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
How to worship, perform Puja and Daan on Akshaya Tritiya?
This auspicious Tithi is ruled by Lord Vishnu. Both Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi are worshiped along with God Kuber by Hindus on this Tithi.
Kuber was blessed with the custody of status, position, prosperity, wealth and treasure in the heaven by Lord Krishna (incarnation of Vishnu) on this day. To perform Puja, most people observe fast and perform Daan (donation).
Devotees visit the temple in the morning and evening, worship Lord Vishnu first, then Shree Lakshmi with the method we perform Puja during Lakshmi Puja, offer flowers to God Vishnu and Kuber.
They should specially offer red flowers to Goddess Lakshmi first, then Akshat(unbroken rice) fruits and prashad. After Bhoga chants Vishnu Sahashtranama to please Lord Vishnu and recite Mahalakshmi Strotam to appease Goddess Lakshmi.
Ganesha and Ved Vyasa started to write Mahabharata, Lord Krishna presented Akshaya Patra, the unending bowl of food material to Pandava during their exile. Lord Krishna conferred the unending prosperity and empire to his poor friend Sudama and transformed his old hut into a royal palace with all the amenities, on this day.
I hope readers must have liked all the above interesting legends based on Puranic Katha and try to attain the best possible positive results through their Punya-karma.
List of charitable things to be donated on this day to please Pitra or our forefathers
i) Jal (water) in copper or silver vessel
ii) Bed or bedding
iii) Vastra (clothes)
iv) Til (sesame seeds)
v) Chandan (sandal wood)
vi) Kumkum
vii) Nariyal (coconut)
viii) Whey (chhachh)
ix) Pan(betel)
x) Slippers or shoes
Do’s and don’ts
Perform Jap, Tap, Pavitra snan-daan, Homa, Havan. Punya-karma (deeds), one should perform. Do charity to the poor, needy and old people.
Do not wear a cotton thread (Upanayana sanskar) on this day.
Varshitap 2020
It is also observed as Varshitap Parana by Jain. This auspicious Tithi/ Festival falls on the third day, Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) of Vaishakha Maas (month) on Tuesday, 7th May 2019.
Jain performs rituals on Akshaya Tritiya by remembering and offering holy bath to the image of Lord Rishabha Dev, the first Teerthankar of Jain with sugarcane juice. Jain people celebrate the Varshitap Paran, i.e. the ending of his one-year fast (Varshitap) by consuming sugarcane juice on this significant day.
