Understanding Importance of “Dhanam” on Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya is a popular Hindu festival which is especially famous because of the gold purchases. It is an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar to purchase gold and other metals as it is believed to bring prosperity and good luck. It is believed that starting any good work on Akshaya Tritiya bears fruitful results.
Akshaya Tritiya is a significant day for a number of reasons. It is the day when Sat Yuga is believed to have started. It is on this day Lord Vishnu took the Parshuram avatar. Ved Vyasa and Lord Ganesha started scripting the Mahabharata on the day of Akshaya Tritiya and so many other significant events took place on this day.
It is the only day in a year when the sun and the moon are simultaneously at their peak of brightness. Therefore any purchase made on this day is considered to bring good fortune and make wealth multiply.
Akshaya Tritiya is also a day of donation. It is believed that if you donate a few things on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, you can attain long life, wealth and prosperity. So, take a look at 10 things that you can donate on Akshaya Tritiya for prosperity.
It is believed that if you donate water with betel nut to a Brahmin on Akshaya Tritiya, you are blessed with immense wealth.
- Donating kumkum gives best position in life and also long life for husband.
- Donating sandalwood on Akshaya Tritiya avoids accidents.
- Donating betel leaves on Akshaya Tritiya makes a man as ruler of a nation.
- If one donates coconut on Akshaya Tritiya, it is said that the last seven generations of the person gets relief from hell.
- Donation of buttermilk helps one to achieve success in education.
- Donating water in a bronze or silver vessel along with camphor, saffron, tulasi leaves with betul nut and dakshina is considered the most important daanam for those who want to get married, get rid of pithru shrap and those who want to have children.
- Donating slippers on Akshaya Tritiya prevents one from going to hell.
- If you donate bed on this day, you get all the happiness you ask for.
- Giving clothes to the needy ensures long life.
18th April 2018 (Wednesday) : Muhurat. Akshaya Tritiya Puja Muhurat = 06:15 to 12:21; Duration = 6 Hours 6 Mins; Auspicious time to buy Gold; Tritiya Tithi Begins = 03:45 on 18/Apr/2018; Tritiya Tithi Ends = 01:29 on 19/Apr/2018
