Akshaya Tritiya 2023: Historically Important Events That Occurred On Akshaya Tritiya

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Akshaya Tritiya is the most auspicious time for devotees who buy gold in large amounts as gold purchased today will prove to be a lucky investment. Anything begun today is believed to yield dividends in all the ways.

This day represents good luck and success. Akshaya Tritiya falls in April-May as per the Gregorian calendar. Sun will occupy the sign Aries and Moon will be in Taurus which makes them shine at their brightest best on this day.

1. Lord Ganesha and Ved Vyas together started writing the classic epic Mahabharatha on this holy day.
2. While on exile, the pandavas were gifted with an Akshay Patra to pandavas so that unlimited quantity of food that is produced from this patra would satiate the Pandavas as well as their guests in the forest. The food supply in the Akshaya patra would never reduce or stop unless Draupadi finished her meals and washed the patra for the day.

3. Gangavataran or descent of Goddess Ganga from heaven to Earth occurred on this day.

4. Kubera, due to worshipping Goddess Lakshmi acquired the status of a celestial treasurer.

5. Jains celebrate this day to commemorate their first tirthankara. Adinath.

6. Akshaya Tritiya, is the day the Treta Yuga started.

7. This was the day Lord Vishnu, Parshuram, was born.

8. Goddess Annapurna incarnated on this day. Annapoorna is one of the forms of Parvathi who even fed Lord Shiva some food when he went disguised as a beggar to her.

9. Akshaya Tritiya was also when Lord Krishna met his childhood friend Sudama. Sudama, who as in utter poverty and squalor, was forced by his wife, to approach Lord Krishna and ask him for some alms. Sudama reaches the palace and is welcomed by Krishna with affection and asked Sudama to stay for a few days with him to which Sudama agreed. Unable to voice his request to Krishna, he stayed on but finally left the palace without asking Lord krishna for alms. Krishna treated Sudama like a king and honoured him during his stay with Krishna. Upon return, he found that his hut had been transformed into a palace and his wife was revelling in queenly robes. Royal food had been laid out on the table and he was transformed into a millionaire overnight due to krishna's grace. He had met Lord Krishna on the day of Akshay Tritiya.

10. Sri Krishna saved Draupadi from the humiliating episode of Vastrapaharan by handing out unlimited number of clothes for her to wear when Dushasana was trying to disrobe her in the royal court.

11. Mahabharata war ended on the same day of Akshay Tritiya. Dwapar Yuga came to an end on this day. Kaliyuga also started on this day. The char dhams of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath open for the pilgrims for darshan of Badrinath.

12. At Odisha, people start the construction of the Chariot for Puri Jagannath.. The Odisha farmers also plough their lands on this day with a hope of yielding a better harvest.

13. Lord Vasudev is worshipped with rice grains and fasting is also observed by devotees. Ganges dip is sin cleansing and purifying activity to do on this day.

14. On this day, the eldest in the farming community amongst Jats visits his field with a shovel for farming his land. The animals and birds he finds on the way, provide the omen for the day. .

15. This was the day when Adi Shankara recited the Kanaka Dhara stotra on this day, to uplift the life of the poor couple who had served him the only morsel they had at home. Once he completed the recitation, it started raining gold and valuable metals. Akshaya Tritiya was the day he composed this stotra that showered gold in the life of this couple.