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Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Parashurama
On this day, Veda Vyasa began composing the Mahabharata with Lord Ganesha as his scribe. In the Puranas, this is when the Treta Yuga began and when Lord Parashurama — the sixth avatar of Vishnu — was born. It is also the day Kubera received his wealth from Lord Shiva, and Sudama visited Lord Krishna and received boundless prosperity.
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar — every moment is a Muhurta, requiring no separate auspicious time calculation. It is a self-auspicious (Swayam Siddha Muhurta) day. Any act of charity, worship, or new beginning on this day yields imperishable results.
Purchase gold, silver, or new property — it is believed that anything acquired on this day grows infinitely (Akshaya means imperishable). Perform charity and donate food. Begin new ventures, investments, or griha pravesh. Offer prayers to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.
Akshaya Tritiya falls on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. The entire day is auspicious — no specific muhurta is required. Any activity performed on this day yields akshaya (inexhaustible) results. Puja, charity, and purchases can be done at any time during the day.
On this sacred Akshaya Tritiya, I undertake the worship of Lakshmi and Vishnu and perform charity (daan) for inexhaustible prosperity, spiritual merit, and divine grace.
Take a purifying morning bath. Wear clean yellow or white clothes. Sit before the altar and take the formal sankalpa for Akshaya Tritiya puja and daan.
Place idols or images of Lakshmi and Vishnu on the altar draped with a yellow cloth. Offer sandalwood paste, Tulsi leaves (to Vishnu), yellow flowers, akshat, and kumkum. Light incense and a ghee diya.
Chant the Vishnu Beej mantra 108 times with a tulsi mala. Focus on the form of Lord Vishnu and pray for inexhaustible blessings.
Vishnu Beej Mantra
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
Chant the Lakshmi mantra 108 times. Pray to Goddess Lakshmi for wealth, prosperity, and abundance in the household. Offer lotus flowers or yellow flowers if lotus is unavailable.
Lakshmi Beej Mantra
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
Offer naivedya (fruits, sweets, kheer) to Lakshmi-Vishnu. Perform the aarti with camphor and ghee lamp. Ring the bell and offer the flame to all family members.
Akshaya Tritiya is primarily a day of daan (charity). Donate clothes, food grains, water pots (for summer), gold/silver coins, fruits, and money to the needy. Anna daan (food charity) and jala daan (water charity) are especially meritorious on this day.
Purchase gold or silver — even a small amount. This tradition symbolises that wealth acquired on Akshaya Tritiya is inexhaustible (akshaya = never diminishing). Even a gold coin or small piece of silver suffices.
Distribute sattu (roasted gram flour mixed with water and jaggery), buttermilk, or water to passersby and the poor. Akshaya Tritiya falls in the peak of summer, making water and cooling drinks the most valuable charity.
Vishnu Beej Mantra
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya
Om, salutations to Lord Narayana (Vishnu), the supreme refuge of all beings.
108x Japa CountLakshmi Beej Mantra
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
oṃ śrīṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ
Om, with the seed syllable of prosperity (Shrim), salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi.
108x Japa CountOffer kheer (rice pudding), fruits, sweets, and Tulsi water to Lakshmi-Vishnu. Sattu (roasted gram flour) laddoo and seasonal mangoes are traditional offerings on Akshaya Tritiya.
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most sacred tithis in the Hindu calendar. Any act of merit — charity, puja, japa, new beginnings — performed on this day yields akshaya (inexhaustible, never-diminishing) results. The Brahma Purana states that daan on Akshaya Tritiya is equal to daan at all tirthas combined. This is the day Treta Yuga began, the day the Ganges descended to earth, and the day Kubera received his wealth from Shiva.