Akshaya Tritiya 2012
Akshaya Tritiya 2012 falls on Tuesday April 24th. Akshaya means "never diminishing." There are many legends signifying the importance of Akshaya Tritiya. It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi blessed Kubera the lord of wealth on this day and hence his wealth never diminishes. People offer special poojas to Goddess Lakshmi to bless them with never decreasing wealth. Another legend goes that this is the day Kusela, childhood friend of Lord Krishna, was blessed by Krishna by taking the sweetened rice flakes that Kusela had brought for him. The moment Lord Krishna eats the rice flakes, Kusela's family is blessed with all wealth and richness.
According to Hindu myth, Akshay Tritiya was the day when Lord Ganesha, began writing the epic Mahabharata dictated by the sage Ved Vyasa. The birthday of Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of god Vishnu also falls on this day. This was the very day when the Ganges descended to earth. Another legend has it that during the time of Mahabharata, Lord Krishna gave the Akshaya Patra to the Pandavas, who were then on exile, the Akshaya Patra was a bowl that would forever supply food in abundance.
The popular belief is that there are 33 crore gods according to Hindu mythology. It would not come as a surprise if each and every day of the 365 days in the India Calender did not have some significance or the other with respect to mythological legends. I am not an atheist but just I believe that everything has become business in today's world. As kids we never heard of Akshaya Tritiya, but for the past so many years, the gold jewelry business people have left no stones unturned to attach so much importance to this day. It is very clear that these are advertisement gimmicks to lure customers to buy gold. This year it is not gold but platinum that is being suggested to be bought.
It is wise to invest in gold and platinum but one should not be gullible enough to fall for such blind beliefs and incur unnecessary expenditure. Such actions may or may not give you "never diminishing wealth" but definitely it will diminish your peace of mind.
According to Hindu myth, Akshay Tritiya was the day when Lord Ganesha, began writing the epic Mahabharata dictated by the sage Ved Vyasa. The birthday of Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of god Vishnu also falls on this day. This was the very day when the Ganges descended to earth. Another legend has it that during the time of Mahabharata, Lord Krishna gave the Akshaya Patra to the Pandavas, who were then on exile, the Akshaya Patra was a bowl that would forever supply food in abundance.
The popular belief is that there are 33 crore gods according to Hindu mythology. It would not come as a surprise if each and every day of the 365 days in the India Calender did not have some significance or the other with respect to mythological legends. I am not an atheist but just I believe that everything has become business in today's world. As kids we never heard of Akshaya Tritiya, but for the past so many years, the gold jewelry business people have left no stones unturned to attach so much importance to this day. It is very clear that these are advertisement gimmicks to lure customers to buy gold. This year it is not gold but platinum that is being suggested to be bought.
It is wise to invest in gold and platinum but one should not be gullible enough to fall for such blind beliefs and incur unnecessary expenditure. Such actions may or may not give you "never diminishing wealth" but definitely it will diminish your peace of mind.
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