The Significance & Importance of Akshaya Tritiya (Akshaya Thrutheeyai)

Since it was Lord Siva who on this day bestowed Kubera as the Lord and Lakshmi as the Goddess of wealth, worshiping Lord Siva on this day and chanting the mantra, “Om Namah Sivaaya” will bring in abundance and prosperity in one’s life. Let the Srivaishnavite's differ on this, and chant "SrimathE nArAyaNa namah: ". Feeding the poor is the most important charitable act. Also donation of umbrellas and chapels (sandals) for poor children are recommended by some. Poojas and charity acts will yield good results on this special 3rd moon day, i.e.3rd day from new-moon day known as Tritiya, a day for charity. Buying of Gold and Jewellery items is certainly not listed in the Vedic scripts. These are all the ploy and gimmicks made by the vested interests to hard-sell their product to the gullible in the name of religious faith.  Sadly purity, piety & all good have been commercialized. Sure, the industry related advertisements are making the general public crazy for buying. The only auspicious day to buy gold ornaments stated to be of Guru-Pushya day i.e. when Pushya nakshatra falls on any Thursday in any month. And certainly not on Akshaya Thrutheeyai day. To do perform sort of Pooja and prayer and Brahmin feedings were the most important on this day than accumulating gold wealth, which is certainly not the agenda for this Akshaya Thrutheeyai. I list below the deeds and benefits as per the age old practice of doing charity on the Akshaya Thrutheeyai day: If you do charity, you will conquer the pain of death. If you help the poor and down-trodden, you will be blessed in your next birth. If you give clothes to poor people, you will get over diseases. If you give fruits, you will get higher position in life. If you give butter milk, buttermilk, etc, you will progress in studies. If you give grains, you will not die untimely. If you perform " Deva tharpaNam", you will get rid of poverty. If you give curd rice, you will get over your negative deeds and you will progress in life Nowadays, in all over India there are scores of advertisements declaring that buying of Gold on this day would make you rich. And there is a mad rush for buying Gold on this day, that I find everywhere. This is practically a meaningless act as persons have to spend from their own pocket to buy this gold. And this would surely make the shop owners richer than the buyers!! Instead, if they gift some valuables to the needy poor then it would be of immense value added to their life. By spending heavily on this day, on the contrary, this may weaken your purse and making the gold idle for no act of circulation, thus Goddess Lakshmi might even move out of your home. So act wisely, don't get bullied by the false advertisements that are surely contrary to the Vedic principles. Do care for the poor and needy, the result you will get in multiple ways of happiness. Akshaya, the ever lasting bowel may be with you for ever.                  https://www.trsiyengar.com/id135.shtml

With Akshaya Tritiya around the corner, the Consumers Association of India (CAI) has demanded stern action against jewellers who sell gold mixed with white metals. According to CAI, there have been instances of various white metals such as osmium, palladium, iridium and ruthenium being added to gold as they have different melting points and cannot be traced easily. “Iridium, when mixed with gold, can harm the skin due to its nuclear properties,” said Nirmala Desikan, managing trustee, CAI. The government must act against those who do not ensure exact weight and quality, and levy fine against those who mix metals, said R. Desikan, founder of CAI, at a meeting. CAI suggested X-ray fluorescence test to find the purity of gold.  http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/consumer-body-warns-against-malpractices/article7120539.ece