The Greatness of Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
In this article let’s understand the real glory of the ‘‘akṣayatṛtīyā’ festival. In the modern times, Hindus have reduced this great day to a day for purchasing Gold assuming that would make their wealth inexhaustible. But the truth is exactly opposite to this.
As per the sacred scriptures of Hinduism, we are asked to give away on this day, instead of buying and bringing in. Giving generates the merit of donation. Buying is an expense of our spiritual merit. But somehow buying gold has become the standard in modern times. Let’s now look at the greatness of this sacred day from the scriptural perspective.