πβ*Happy Akshaya Tritiya, Sunday, April 19* βπ
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most auspicious days of the year! May you and all those dear to you be filled with the greatest of blessings from Sri Sri Radha Golokananda.
Akshaya Tritiya is the appearance day of Lord Parasurama, the day that the Ganges descended to the earth, the beginning of Candana-yatra, Sudama gave the Lord a tiny portion of chipped rice and was rewarded with untold opulence, Draupadi was protected by Krishna twice on this day. Traditionally, this is the best day for starting important endeavors. Vyasadeva and Ganesa chose this day to start writing the great epic Mahabharata and every year construction of the huge Ratha carts in Puri also starts on this day.
The very word Akshaya means βthat which never diminishesβ. Any service or charity one performs on this day will be paid back many times over. So on this auspicious day, please consider:
π₯ offering a donation for the seva of Sri Sri Radha Golokananda (aratika seva $108, raj bhoga seva $108, full day seva $301, Sunday Feast prasadam sponsorship $301). PayPal/Zelle: newgoloka108@gmail.com or newgoloka.com/donate
π₯ The new temple construction is progressing rapidly. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to contribute towards building the new temple. Visit HERE for more details.
π₯ increasing or setting a goal of chanting a fixed number of rounds of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra.
π₯ setting a goal to read a fixed number of pages of the Bhagavad Gita or Srimad Bhagavatam.
π₯ blessing your home with a full set of Vedic encyclopedia (Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam and Caitanya Caritamrita).
π₯ donating $108 towards sharing the wisdom Bhagavad Gita to motels, hospices and other facilities.
All glories to Sri Sri Radha Golokananda!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!! ππ