Wish you a very happy #akshayatritiya & #parshuramjayanti. Today is also the day on which Bhagwan Krishna and Sudama met in Dwarka.
According to Vedic calender it is one of the three most auspicious days of the year. Many important events happened on this very auspicious day:
1. On this day Mother Ganga decended on Earth.
2. Today Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunatri temples open for darshan.
3. Somewhere in Himalayas on this day, Sun God gave Akshay Patra to Queen Draupadi when the Pandavas were in exile.
4. Sudama vipraha visited his dear friend Lord Krsna on this day in Dwaraka.
5. Lord Parasurama appeared on this day
6. Kubera the Lord of wealth was appointed this day.
7. Lord Jagannath Rath construction starts today. (Every year the Lord rides a new Rath, happening for centuries)
8. Chandan yatra anointing the Lordships with chandan and camphor starts today. (when we rub on the chest of the Lord with chandan, automatically our hearts get relief from the pangs of lust, anger, greed, illusion, envy and pride). In Simhachalam Chandan that is anointed throughout the year is taken out from Lord Narsimha Dev diety and distributed to all devotees.
9. Maa Annapurna appeared on this day. So farmers start sprinkling seeds and grains on their fields today.
10. Ved Vyasa started composing Mahabharata on this day.
11. Adi Shankaracharya composed the Kanakadhaara Stotram on this day.
Akshay means that which has no kshay (destruction) and Tritiya is the third day of the rising moon. Any good deed started today is supposed to be extremely beneficial, eg. charity.
