Akshaya Tritiya : An Auspicious day of 2014 and every year

Akshaya Tritiya

Akshaya Tritiya is a day of utmost importance in India.This day is also known as Akha Teej or Akshaya Teej and is considered as one of the most auspicious days round the year by the Hindu and Jain community. It falls on third lunar day (tithi) of bright-half (shukla paksha) in the month of vaishakha as per hindu calendar (usually the month of May). Its a day when origin of Satyuga is trusted by the religious priests. Its a much awaited day by the would-be couples leading to maximum number of marriages on this day. The young buds are so much excited about this day and their parents/relatives emphasise the importance as it is believed that any venture started on this combination of stars ( Grah aur Nakshatra) is bound to succeed with favourable results.

In the today's commercialised world this day has gradually become a shopping festival also. Jewellery businesses have lead the path and have successfully associated the day with purchase of gold ornaments. Some people also go for silver and diamond jewellery and gold/silver coins once they enter the jewellery showroom. Banks in India have also successfully positioned themselves in attracting the customers towards hallmarked gold and silver coins sold by them.

Illustrated below is an indicative list of items to purchase on the basis of zodiac signs suggested by religious priests:

 

Zodiac Sign	Items
Aries	Silver items
Taurus	Gold items
Gemini	Silver or Parad
Cancer	Gold/ Silver/ Parad
Leo	Gold items
Virgo	Silver / New Vehicle
Libra	Gold/Emerald
Scorpio	Diamond
Sagittarius	Household item/ property (real estate)
Capricorn	New Property/ Shares / Silver
Aquarius	New Vehicle / Kuber Yantra
Pisces	Idol of Durga/ Ganesh

 

Even though the list above has been prepared by consulting the religious priests; the readers are advised to reaffirm the details with their kith and kin before acting on this.

Wish a lovely life ahead to all !!

Gulik kaal

Gulik Kaalam

It has been noticed by almost all of us that sometimes a job gets done within a single attempt or without any extra effort while at times we have to struggle for the whole day without any favorable results. While analyzing we find no reason and relate it to timing or something else we are not sure of.

Each of us would like to know the time slot when we (which will help us to) accomplish the job in a single attempt. Vedic astrology has described even the favourable time slot to start a venture and get favorable results. This time slot is known as Gulik Kaal (Gulika Kaala). Gulik means blossoming time.As per theVedic astrology in India, any work started during the Gulik Kaal will fetch favorable and positive results leading to growth and happiness. It is considered to be an auspicious time of the day.

Gulik Kaal is equivalent to one-eighth part of the duration between sunrise and sunset (Dinmaanas per vedic astrology). So if we assume the average of twelve hours between sunrise and sunset, Gulik Kaal lasts for ninety minutes on a daily basis round the week.

Given below is an illustration of Gulik Kaal period on a daily basis wherein time of sunrise has been assumed at 0600 am. Gulik Kaal can be calculated for any place on the basis of sunrise and below chart of Gulik Kaal vela :

Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Gulik Kaal	1330-1500	1200-1330	1030-1200	0900-1030	0730-0900	0600-0730	1500-1630

I will request to test the timings on your own and analyse the suitability and effect wherein calculation of Gulik Kaala time slot will play an important role.

Wishing good luck and a smooth sailing life!!

Rahu Kaal

It has been noticed by almost each of us that sometimes a job gets done with in a single attempt or without any extra effort while at times we have to struggle for the whole day without any fruits;Repeated attempts are required.While analysing we find no reason and relate it to timing or something else we are not sure of.

Vedic astrology in India  describes the reason as far as timing is concerned. It has been advised not to start a new venture and even refrain from starting a routine job during this time frame which has been termed as Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam or Raahu Kala). Most of the Indians having faith in Vedic Astrology believe that a work started during Rahu Kalam will fetch unfavorable results.

Rahu Kalam is equivalent to one-eighth part of the duration between sunrise and sunset. So if we assume the average of twelve hours between sunrise and sunset, Rahu Kalam lasts for ninety minutes on a daily basis round the week.

Given below is an illustration of Rahu Kaal period on a daily basis wherein time of sunrise has been assumed at 0600 am. Rahu Kaal can be calculated for any place on the basis of sunrise and below chart of Rahu Kaal vela :

Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Rahu Kaal	0730-0900	1500-1630	1200-1330	1330-1500	1030-1200	0900-1030	1630-1800

I will request to test the timings on your own and analyse the suitability and effect wherein calculation of Rahu Kalam time slot will play an important role.
Wishing good luck and a smooth sailing life!!



 

Akshay Tritiya : Festival of Shopping

Akshay Tritiya : Festival of Shopping

As i start my blog on this auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya feeling energised after a hectic day with my two kids and evening shopping with my husband at a local shopping mall i greet all the senior bloggers here with hope and humble assurance that its just a small effort from my side as i had been planning to post for quite sometime.

As i got married also on this occasion of Akshay Tritiya only so i owe a lot to this day as per the Hindu Calendar. Marriage on this day is quite sought-after among the Hindus. As the name denotes; Akshay means ever-lasting/never diminishing Tritiya ( a tithi/day as per Hindu calendar). It is considered as a day when stars are in a favourable combination to start any new venture be it business, marriage, construction or accumulation of wealth. Charity and Worship on this day are also considered to be ever-lasting with multiplier effect.

Akshay Tritiya is also known as Akha-Teej and it is believed that Lord Parasurama the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu was born on this day. It is also believed that River Ganges came to earth on this very day.Lord Ganesha started to write the great epic Mahabharata with Ved Vyas.This day is considered so much important that it is never absent in the lunar calendar while other days may be ( a practice adopted in Hindu calendar to balance the number of days in a year like a leap year adjusts one day in the gregorian calendar).

This day got so much associated with wealth and gold as Lord Kubera got his wealth and became the custodian of wealth on this day. In these times this festival has been commercialised like anything and most successful to reap the profits are the jewellers and banks who sell gold like anything. The fallen prices of gold have revived owing to this day and Gold ETFs (gold in electronic form) also recorded a considerable turnover on the stock exchange.

Even though i wanted to purchase some precious metal/small jewellery as a token for this day but could not manage to reach in time due to some hours spent in the shopping mall in purchasing of garments. Now as the day comes to an end i wonder whether shopping of garments on Akshay Tritiya is as ominous as shopping of Gold. Maybe yes as the result depends on our Karma and our efforts decide our destiny...