Wednesday, 30 April 2025 [Māyāpura, West Bengal, India Time]
Akshaya Tritiya
(1) Lord Parashurama appeared on this day
(2) The holy river Ganges descended on Earth from the heavens on this day.
(3) This day marks the beginning of Treta-yuga
(4) Lord Krishna’s childhood friend Sudama, visited Dwarka to him and offered him a humble gift of poha (rice flakes). Therefore, Vaishnavas (worshippers of lord Vishnu) fast throughout the day and open their fasts with rice.
(5) The Pandavas received Akshaya Patra from the Sun God
(6) Sage Vedvyasa initiated the recital of the great Indian epic Mahabharata and Lord Ganesha, hearing each verse with devotion, inscribed it without pause.
(7) Kubera received his wealth and position as custodian of wealth,
(8) Goddess Annapoorna Devi appeared on this day.
(9) Banke Bihari Charan Darshan show’s one’s in a year on this day
(10) Chandan yatra begins on this day
(11) Making of Jagannath Rath Begins on this day
(12) Srila Prabhupada Incorporated The League of Devotees (Srila Prabhupada is the founder-acharya of ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Before starting ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada incorporated a society in India, called The League of Devotees, at Jhansi on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya (16th May) in the year 1953.
(13) Badrinath Darshan begins on this day (In Badrinath, the temples of Gangotri and Yamunotri are closed during winter. On the day of Akshaya Tritiya the shrines re-open for the pilgrims.)
(14) Adi Shankaracharya composed Kanakadhara Stotram on this day
(15) Narasimha Murti Darshan Divas in Simhachalam ( andhra pradesh): Simhachalam is the abode of Lord Narasimha. Here the Deity of Lord Narasimha is always covered with sandal paste. On the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, the sandal paste is removed and abhisheka is performed. This is the only day on which the devotees will get to see the form of the Lord. On the same day in evening, the Deity is again covered with sandal paste.
(16) In the temple of Kshira-chora Gopinatha (Remuna, Odisha) the Deities of Madana-mohana, Govinda and Gopinatha are smeared with sandalwood pulp on this auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya.
The day known as Aksaya-tritiya occurs on the third (tritiya) day of the waxing moon in the month of Vaisakha. Every second of this blessed day is completely auspicious, and so there is no consideration of any one period (muhurta) being better than another.
Aksaya means “inexhaustible”; no ending or impediment. Anything a person undertakes on the day of Aksaya-tritiya is bound to succeed, especially the performance of devotional activities, which guarantee inexhaustible benefit. So it’s considered a good day for new initiatives.
Any donation made on this day for the right cause is declared to yield inexhaustible results. Devotees consider this day as a reminder to surrender whatever they have in the service of Lord Krishna.
Things that can be done particularly on this day:
- Read & recite from Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.
- Distribute Prasadam
- Offer charity to worthy recipients.
- Begin a commitment to practice spiritual life, for eg. start chanting.
- Visit the vaishnava temple.
Many people also purchase gold, silver, property, etc on this day.
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