Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Akshaya is name of the Samvatsara/
year, ‘Akshaya’ indicates imperishable/prosper is a propitious day for fasting
and worship of Lord Vishnu & Godess Sri Mahalakshmi. There are several myths associated with this
auspicious day, Lord Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu took
place on this promising day, Draupadi received the spectacular vessel Akshya Patra
from Lord Krishna, Sudama, a childhood friend of Lord Krishna visited Dwaraka
during his acute poverty and blessed with affluences. In the great epic Mahabharath, Pandavas
exiled from Indraprastha for fourteen years to live as forest dwellers and one
year in disguise. Yudhishtira and
Draupadi was advised by Lord Krishna to serve the Sages and Rishis in the woodland,
Arujun went for severe penance praying to Lord Shiva to obtain Pasupathasthra,
Bhima went for penance praying Lord Hanuman to attain immense strength from his
brother, Nakul & Sahadeva went for penance praying to Ashwini Devathas. It was one of the occasion, Sage Durvassa
arrived with his thousands of disciple to the hermitage of Yudhishtira were received
with honor and requested to have meal. The
couple found there were no grains left to serve Sage Durvassa and his disciple,
it was the time Lord Krishna arrived for help of Draupadi by providing Akshaya
Patra/A spectacular vessel never fails to produce food of any quantities.
Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi attained
highest of honor, a dwelling place on the chest of Lord Vishnu on this
promising day. Lord Vishnu’s incarnation
as Lord Parasurama, Lord Balarama was embodied on this day. Lord Shiva received abundance of food as alms
on his vessel from Goddess Sri Annapoorni of Varanasi. Draupadi was humiliated in the huge hall of
Assembly of Hasthinapur, Dusshasana was removing her attires before the
honorable members of the Assembly, Pandavas and royal families; Draupadi cried
her heart out for help remembering Lord Krishna. Instantly, Lord Krishna provided her help
uttering ‘Askhaya’, her attires grown endlessly which made Dusshasana failed in
his attempt and fallen exhausted thus Draupadi was saved from the embarrassment
before the Assembly.
Worship of Lord Vishnu and
Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi and providing alms to Brahmin and perform various types of
charities such as food, clothes, etc… on this day would bring abundance of pieties.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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