The aksaya tritiyai is a vrata culture and giving charity and not buying spree of gold and vastarm as marketed by modern businessmen.
AKSAYA TRITIYAI The skanda puranam Chapter 23 - The Greatness of Akṣaya Tṛtīyā On hearing the words of Indra, all Devas accompanied by their preceptor had a confidential meeting to devise means to restore his power once again. Then Guru (Bṛhaspati), the most excellent one among those who are conversant with things, spoke in a piteous tone. Bṛhaspati said: 42. This month is Vaiśākha by name. It is liked much by the Slayer of Madhu. In this month all the lunar days are meritorious. It is the most favourite month of Mādhava. 43-45. There too in the bright half of this month (the third day) named Akṣaya (is the most favourite). If anyone performs holy bath, charitable gift, etc. with faith, thousands of his sins do perish. There is no doubt about it. His prosperity will be free from blemishes. He will acquire strength and courage. Hence for the sake of attaining the benefit, we shall make Indra perform all the good holy rites such as holy bath, charitable gift etc. (on the Akṣaya Tṛtīyā day). 46. He will regain that power of Vidyā, Mantra and scriptural texts. He will have strength, courage and reputation as before. 47. After conferring thus along with the Devas, Guru (i.e. Jupiter) made Indra perform all these holy rites which delight Hari. 48. He made him perform all those holy rites which yield worldly pleasures, on the third lunar day named Akṣaya. Thereby the courage, strength etc. of the lord attained the previous level. 49. The sin of sexual contact with another man’s wife disappeared immediately. Thereafter Śakra, whose inauspiciousness was destroyed, became like the Moon liberated from Rāhu. 50-55. Like Viṣṇu he shone amidst the Devas. Afterwards accompanied by Devas he defeated Asuras. It was due to the great potency of the Tṛtīyā that he entered Amarāvatī with all glory and a fanfare of conchs and musical instruments. Permitted by Śakra the Suras went to their respective abodes. Then they got back their shares in the Yajñas as before. Pitṛs got their shares of the rice-balls as before. The sages were contented with the study of the Vedas. The Daityas faced defeat. Ever since then the Tṛtīyā named Akṣaya became famous in all the worlds. It bestowed satisfaction on the Devas, sages and Pitṛs. Hence this is highly meritorious. It destroys all Karmas. The Tṛtīyā named Akṣaya yields worldly pleasures and salvation to men. II Akṣayatṛtīyā (अक्षयतृतीया) refers to the first festival of Vaiśākha (Rādha), according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly, “[...] then, knowing the rules for giving alms free from faults, [Śreyāṃsa] said to the Lord [Ṛṣabha], ‘Take this juice which is suitable’. The Lord put together his hands and held out a dish made from his hands; Śreyāṃsa, lifting up the pitchers of cane-juice in succession, emptied them. The juice, though much, was contained in the Blessed One’s hand-dish; but his joy at that time was not contained in Śreyāṃsa’s heart. Then the juice in the Master’s hand congealed into a lofty pillar. Certainly the Lords have powers unthought of. Then the Blessed One broke his fast with that juice; but the eyes of gods, asuras, and men (were fed) by the nectar of the sight of him. [...] This inexhaustible gift was made on the bright third of Rādha and that was the beginning of the present-day festival of Akṣayatṛtīyā. Beginning with Śreyāṃsa the duty of giving originated on earth, just as the course of all practices and laws with the Master” Note: During Akṣayatṛtīyā, oblations are made to deceased parents. A pot full of water, a fan, and a pair of shoes are given to a priest for the use of the dead father during the hot season.—(cf. Hindu Holidays, p. 5). III MATSYA PURANAM: The Akṣayatṛtīyā is regarded as one of the holiest tithis of a year. It is the third day of bright fortnight (śuklapakṣa) of the month of Vaiśākha (April-May). If this tṛtīyā falls in Kṛttikā nakṣatra then it is regarded as more sacred. One who observes a vrata in this auspicious day begets inexhaustible fruit of all his good deeds. The progeny of the devotee will be unlimited and the good deeds of the person will never come to an end. This vrata is known as Akṣayatṛtiyāvrata. It is described in the Matsyapurāṇa that one who observes a fast in the third day of bright fortnight of Vaiśākha attains imperishable fruits of his all good deeds. In the 65th Chapter of the Matsyapurāṇa, the greatness of Akṣayatṛtiyāvrata is found described by lord Śiva to Nārada in response to a query of the great sage. The Purāṇa mentions that one who is willing to observe this vrata should take bath in water mixed with akṣata (unhusked rice) and offer akṣata to Lord Viṣṇu. Akṣata or well made barley meal (saktu) should be offered to the brāhmaṇas as well as should be taken by the devotee himself. By performing this vrata the devotee gets never ending benefit. If this vrata is observed according to rules even for once, the devotee begets the benefit of all the tṛtiyās. One who keeps a complete fast on this tṛtiyā and worships Janārdana gets the benefit of having performed a Rājasūya sacrifice and attains bliss The Viṣṇusmṛti said that one should fast on this tithi and worship Vāsudeva with whole grains of rice and should offer them into fire and donate to the brāhmaṇa. Thus the devotee becomes purified from all sins; whatever is donated or sacrificed or muttered on this tithi brings inexhaustible results Kane remarks,“The Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa deals at some length with it. It says that this tithi is one of the yugādi tithis because the kṛta age began on it. Whatever is done on it, such as bath, gifts, muttering of sacred texts (japa), offerings into fire, Veda study, satiating deceased (with water) -all that becomes inexhaustible. It provides that gifts of jars of water and of umbrellas and of footwear should be made (to brāhmaṇas) on this day and that what is sacrificed or donated on this day never comes to an end and therefore this tithi is called akṣaya (inexhaustible) by the sages.” Describing the majesty of Pṛthūdaka tīrtha, the Vāmaṇapurāṇa speaks about akṣayatṛtiyā. 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