🌟 Akshaya Tritiya Puja — The Auspicious Festival of Eternal Prosperity
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most sacred and auspicious days in the Hindu calendar, celebrated on the third lunar day (Tritiya) of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the Vaishakha month (usually April-May). The word Akshaya means “never diminishing” or “eternal”, symbolizing everlasting prosperity and good fortune.
🌼 Significance of Akshaya Tritiya
- Considered a highly auspicious day for starting new ventures, buying gold, making investments, and performing religious ceremonies.
- Believed that any good deed or puja performed on this day brings everlasting benefits and blessings.
- Associated with several divine legends, including the birth of the sacred river Ganga on earth and the victory of Lord Krishna and Arjuna.
- People worship Goddess Lakshmi (wealth and prosperity), Lord Vishnu, and Lord Ganesha for blessings.
🛕 Akshaya Tritiya Puja Samagri (Items Needed)
- Idol or image of Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Ganesha
- Gold or silver coins (optional, for symbolic offering)
- Fresh flowers (especially marigold and lotus)
- Kumkum, turmeric, sandalwood paste
- Fruits, sweets, coconut, and betel leaves
- Incense sticks and oil lamps (diya)
- Panchamrit (milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar) for abhishekam
- Rice grains, akshata (raw rice mixed with turmeric)
- Holy water in kalash (pot)
- New clothes (optional)
🕉️ Akshaya Tritiya Puja Vidhi (Step-by-Step Rituals)
- Sankalpa (Resolution)
- Take a vow to perform the puja with devotion for prosperity and success.
- Kalash Sthapana
- Set up a kalash with water and mango leaves near the deity.
- Invocation and Abhishekam
- Invoke Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Ganesha.
- Perform abhishekam with panchamrit and water.
- Alankara (Decoration)
- Adorn the idols with flowers and sandalwood paste.
- Offerings (Naivedya)
- Offer fruits, sweets, coconut, and betel leaves.
- Chanting Mantras and Bhajans
- Recite mantras such as:
- Om Shreem Mahalakshmiyei Namah
- Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
- Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
- Aarti
- Perform aarti with diya and sing devotional songs.
- Prasad Distribution
- Distribute the blessed food and sweets to family and guests.
📜 Popular Mantras
- Goddess Lakshmi Mantra:
Om Shreem Mahalakshmiyei Namah - Lord Vishnu Mantra:
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya - Lord Ganesha Mantra:
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
🌟 Spiritual and Material Benefits
- Blessings for wealth, prosperity, and success in new ventures.
- Removal of obstacles and negativity.
- Gains eternal and ever-increasing fortune.
- Encourages generosity and charitable deeds.
- Strengthens devotion and spiritual growth.
