Akshaya Tritiya 2024 is considered a very auspicious day. Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu are worshiped on this day. This time this festival will be celebrated on 10th May. It is said that those who shop and worship at this festival are likely to have an increase in their wealth. Along with this one gets eternal fruits.
Akshaya Tritiya Day is considered very auspicious. This festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm like Diwali. According to religious beliefs, this day is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu, and Kuber Dev. This time this festival will be celebrated on 10 May 2024. It is said that those who worship Goddess Lakshmi with true devotion on this date and do charity, shopping etc. get auspicious results.
Akshaya Tritiya 2024: Date and Time:
- Akshaya Tritiya Puja Muhurta- 05:45 AM to 12:05 PM
- Duration– 06 hours 21 minutes
- Tritiya Tithi starts- 10 May 2024 from 04:17 am
- Tritiya Tithi ends- 11th May 2024 at 02:50 am
Why is Akshaya Tritiya celebrated?
There are many beliefs regarding Akshaya Tritiya in Hindu religion. Some of these are:-
- Lord Parshuram, considered to be the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, was born. Parashurama was born to Maharishi Jamadagni and Mata Renukadevi. This is the reason why Lord Vishnu is worshiped on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. There is also a tradition of worshiping Parashuramji on this day.
- On this day, Mother Ganga descended from heaven to earth. King Bhagiratha had performed penance for thousands of years to bring Ganga down to earth. By taking a dip in the holy Ganga on this day, all the sins of a person are destroyed.
- Mother Annapurna’s birthday is also celebrated on this day. On this day, food is provided to the poor and Bhandara is organized. Worship of Mother Annapurna enhances the taste of the kitchen and food.
- Maharishi Vedvyas ji started writing Mahabharata on the occasion of it. Mahabharata is considered to be the fifth Veda. It also includes Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta. On the day of Akshaya Tritiya, the 18th chapter of Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta should be recited.
- On this day in Bengal, after worshiping Lord Ganesha and Mother Lakshmiji, all the traders start their accounts. There this day is called ‘Halakhaata’.
- Lord Shankarji had advised to worship Lord Kuber and Goddess Lakshmi on this day. After which Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped on the day of Akshaya Tritiya and this tradition continues even today.
- On this day of Akshaya Tritiya, Pandava’s son Yudhishthar also got Akshaya Patra. Its specialty was that the food never ran out.
What is the significance of Akshaya Tritiya?
There is special importance in doing auspicious work on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. On the day, at least one poor person should be invited to his home and served food hospitably. It has been said that it is necessary for family people to do this. It is believed that doing this brings a permanent increase in wealth in their house. On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, we should donate some part of our earnings to religious causes. By doing this our wealth increases manifold.
From the point of view of astrology, these yogas are considered very auspicious. It is said that all these yogas are beneficial for any auspicious work.