Akshaya Tritiya
अक्षयतृतीया (युगादितृतीया)
Presiding deityGoddess Mahalakshmi & Lord Kubera
Significance & Spiritual Essence
The Inexhaustible Day of Prosperity and auspicious beginnings; Treta Yuga commenced on this tithi; Ganges descended to earth. Any good deed, Japa, or charity done today yields inexhaustible merit.
Dharmaśāstra Astronomical Determination (Nirṇaya)
Authentic Classical RuleScriptural Injunction:
“Observed on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya during Purvahna / Aparahna. Nirnaya Sindhu prescribes Tritiya joined with Rohini nakshatra as exceedingly auspicious.”
No classical authority is recorded for this determination in our catalogue.
Kāla Vyāpti Principle: Vedic festivals are not determined solely by Gregorian dates or standard civil calendar days — the tithi or nakshatra must prevail during its designated Kāla (time portion of the solar day).
For Akshaya Tritiya, worship and vrata rituals are specifically anchored to the Sangava window.
Vrata Discipline & Fasting Injunctions (Niyama)
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं श्रीं सिद्धलक्ष्म्यै नमः ॥
Auspicious Dāna (Charity & Offerings)
Dāna given on sacred tithis yields multi-fold spiritual merit (Punya):
Ritual & Calculation Tools
Classical Authorities
- Bhavishya Purana
- Matsya Purana
- Nirṇaya Sindhu