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[sv-rituals] May 15, Akshaya TrithIyai: PuNya Kaalam

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Sadagopan • May 14, 2002 


SrI:

SrI VaDapathra SaayinE Nama:

Akshaya ThrithIyai, the third day after AmAvAsyai of VaikAsi
Month is celebrated as PuNya Kaalam. On this day , people 
start new activities .It is the general belief that good deeds 
done this day will multiply many folds as PuNYams . Some  make
new purchases on this day. It is considered the day of birth of
ThrEthA Yugam ,  a very auspicious yugam unlike Kali yugam with
Kali dhOsham. It is also considered as the avathAra dinam of
ParasurAmar or RoshA Raamar.

The Akshaya part of Akshaya ThrithIyai has profound implications
as well. Akshaya means eternal or imperishable. There are two
trees that are sacred to AasthikAs : Akshaya VaDa Vruksham
and Asvattha Vruksham. Akshaya Vruksham is the Banyan tree 
(Ficus Indica)and Asvattha Vruksham is the peepul tree(Ficus
religioso). 

Akshaya Vruksham is the symbol of creation (Brahma).
DakshiNA Moorthy Sivan sits under this tree and instructs
the four Rishis about the greatness of VishNU NaarAyaNan
according to Mudal AzhwArs. An Akshaya tree is at ThrivENi
sangamam at Allahabad , a holy sangamam of three rivers 
(Ganga, Sarasvathi and YamunA) , where VENi Maadhavan is
worshipped . He is there in the form of a Akshaya Tree
at Allahabad. At VaaraNAsi , where Lord SivA utters
Raama Taaraka Manthram during the last moments of one's
life to prepare the Jeevan for Moksham , there is also
a Akshaya Tree. At GayA , there is a VishNu Paadaham 
at the ancient Akshaya tree. 

VaranAsi, Gayaa, PrayAg all have the sacred Akshaya tree.
They are known as Urdhva Moola Akshaya , Aadhi Moola 
Akshaya and PoorNa Akshaya Vrukshams respectively. 
In our traditions , Urdhava Moolam , Aadhi Moolam
and PoorNam have Smruthi , PurANa and Upanishadic
significance that will take us deeper into discussion.
The connection of Akshaya Vruksham , Pithru Tarpanam 
are also a seperate track to reflect upon.PraLayam
and the Lord reclining on Banyan leaf as VaDa Pathra
Saayee ( Kutti KaNNan) has another rich track to 
reflect on with AzhwAr Paasurams ( Ulaham UNDu
Umizhintha Maayan). 

In short, there is a multifacted significance regarding
the day of Akshaya ThrithIyai ,  a PuNya Kaalam earmarked for
recieving manthrOpadEsam or start some thing auspicious.

Joyous Akshaya ThriThIyaa day to You all !

NamO NaarAyaNAya !
V.Sadagopan  



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