Akshaya means eternal, Tritiya 3rd day

Akshaya Tritiya is coming up on April 30th, 2025.

- PRIYA S TANDON

Akshaya means eternal or indestructible and Tritiya means third day. Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej, falls on the third day of Shukla Paksha, in the Vasanta month of the Lunar calendar. The Treta Yuga is said to have begun on Akshaya Tritiya.

There is a tradition of buying gold on Akshaya Tritiya. The price of the precious yellow metal is skyrocketing like never before. One would think, who would buy it at a Lakh of Rupees for 10 grams? But there are buyers galore; for the romance of Indian women, as well as investors with gold, is eternal or Akshaya!

Indian festivals revolve around worship of different forms of God. These festivals are a constant reminder to connect, time and again with the eternal divine being. Spirituality was a way of life, for our forefathers. They recognized the divinity immanent in each atom of the universe. From time to time, they worshipped this divinity in its various forms on dates that were determined by the position of the stars and the planets. This naturally meant that astronomy and astrology were an integral part of our culture.

On Akshaya Tritiya we worship Goddess Lakshmi and Vishnuji. Goddess Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. Akshaya Tritiya is said to be the most auspicious day to start anything new like a business, make investments, donate