Akshaya Tritiya 2025: Auspicious Date,Timings,and Meaning
Akshaya Tritiya,a highly auspicious festival in the Hindu calendar,will be celebrated on April 30,2025. This day is considered ideal for new beginnings and investments, as the term “Akshaya” signifies “never diminishing.” Auspicious Yogas like Sarvartha siddhi Yoga, Shobhana Yoga, and Ravi yoga will align on this day.
Significance of Akshaya tritiya
Celebrated on the third day of Shukla Paksha in the Vaishakha month, Akshaya Tritiya is believed to bring lasting prosperity.Any good deed performed on this day is said to yield unfailing results, ensuring long-term benefits for the doer.
Rituals to observe on Akshaya Tritiya
- Offer Arghya to the Sun: Offer water to Lord Surya (Sun) using a copper vessel. The water should be mixed with red sandalwood paste, red flowers, and rice grains.
- Light Lamps: Illuminate diyas (lamps) along riverbanks and at puja (prayer) locations, invoking blessings of Lord vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.
Pitru Paksha 2024: Auspicious Offerings, Donations, and Lakshmi Puja Rituals to Honor Ancestors
During Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period in Hinduism dedicated to honoring ancestors, specific acts of offering and donation are believed to bring peace to departed souls and blessings to the family. Alongside ancestral rites, Lakshmi Puja can be performed for prosperity.
Donations Pleasing to Ancestors
Offering specific items in donation is considered highly meritorious during Pitru Paksha. These include:
- Jaggery
- Rice
- Ghee (clarified butter)
- Water-filled earthen pot
- Sugarcane or cold beverages
- Barley
- Yogurt
- Sattu (roasted gram flour)
- Cotton clothing
To please the souls of deceased ancestors, offerings like water pots, fans, umbrellas, Sattu, cucumber, fruits, sugar, and ghee should be donated to Brahmins. It is believed this practice secures the blessings of ancestors.
Lakshmi Puja Ritual for Prosperity
Performing Lakshmi Puja during Pitru Paksha is considered auspicious for attracting wealth and prosperity. The suggested rituals are:
- Wear yellow clothes.
- Light a five-faced ghee lamp.
- Chant 108 rounds of the mantra “Om Kamalvasinyai Shree Shriyai Namah” using a Sphatik rosary facing north.
- Keep a Shri Yantra or Mahalakshmi Yantra in front of you.
- Offer milk-based sweets, lotus flowers, and betel nuts.
- If possible, perform a havan (fire ritual) with 1 mala of the mantra.
- After the puja, place the ‘Pashchat Yantra’ in a safe or treasury for continued blessings.
It’s also advised to worship Lakshmi on a silver or copper plate.
Attract Wealth and Prosperity: Time-Honored Akshaya Tritiya Rituals
Akshaya Tritiya, a day revered for its auspiciousness and eternal benefits, offers opportunities to invite prosperity and blessings into your life. It is observed in April or May, depending on the Hindu lunar calendar. Among the time-honored practices, two simple yet potent rituals are believed to attract the favor of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and fortune.
Lakshmi Yantra and Lotus Seed offering
One widely practiced ritual involves using lotus seeds (Kamal Gatta) and a Lakshmi Yantra. The procedure entails filling a container with lotus seeds and placing the Lakshmi Yantra on top.Rice grains are then colored with saffron (kesar), and a few grains are offered on each Yantra. These saffron-colored rice grains are later collected and used to prepare kheer (a sweet rice pudding),which is then offered to young girls as a prasad (blessed offering). This act of generosity is believed to amplify the blessings of Lakshmi.
The Power of 11 Cowrie Shells
Another practice involves the use of 11 cowrie shells. On Akshaya Tritiya, these shells are tied in a red cloth and placed in the puja (worship) area. Cowrie shells are believed to possess the ability to attract Goddess Lakshmi, mirroring her origin from the ocean. historically and traditionally, they have also been employed in various tantric rituals. Keeping them in a sacred space is thought to enhance wealth and overall well-being.
Is it permissible to begin new ventures *after* Akshaya Tritiya, or is the day itself crucial for initiating them?
Akshaya Tritiya and Pitru Paksha: Your Questions Answered
Embrace these auspicious days and rituals to invite prosperity and blessings into your life. Happy celebrations!
