Akshaya tritiya

You see all news papers.Flooded with page full advertisements by jewellery shops spending lakhs on advts expecting crores -turn over.
Whether Vyasa started writing Mahabharata, Ganges descended from heaven, or Kuchela got his hut converted into a palace on this auspicious day,we don't know;but people throng jewellery shop with the firm belief that their gold hoardings would grow.All MIL -DIL conflicts are forgotten on this day, both dress up early in the morning to stand in the queue in front of the the jewellery shops.

In villages Akshaya tritiya used to be celebrated in temples with a big white cloth spread for nearly 30 feet in front of Graba Gruham and filled with cooked rice spread over called-anna Pavadai. Later the rice will be distributed. Certain miradars had anna danam in their house under the belief that the punyam out of charity may grow undiminished.Today what grows undiminished is the price of gold.

Academic year is fast approaching. We see many women haunting the shops to buy atleast 2 sovereigns of gold for their 7 year old daughter so that they could gift at least 40 sovereigns during her wedding- a blocked investment and additional worry about safety.They would somehow manage the school/college expenses soon to follow.
The innocent faith is taken full advantage of the bullion merchants and this is a fine marketing technology.My friend had lot of belief in this 'akshaya business. She lost her credit card and a few thousands in the mad rush in T. Nagar Usman Road. in 2006 on the Akshaya Tritiya Day.She didn't learn a lesson.
Next year she lost her chain. The third year she got involved in a major accident.She needed three misfortunes to desist away from this maddening crowd.

We lose our hard earned money in the form of wastages onlyto make a few bellies fat.They amass wealth in crores at the cost of gullible public.
It is better girls start wearing flowers and go around resembling Shakunthala of Kalidasa.Who knows, flowers too may become too costly to afford.

With gold mining totally stalled, imposition of curbs on Gold imports becoming unavoidable,we may go in for seeds having long shelf life for making jewels.Some strange names as linkofilia( Chains)bangalica for bangles, audacia for studs, nostrilla nigella for nose studs and mangalika indica for thalis may appear in the markets.

Gold may become a thing of the past,only to be shown in pictures and books.
Of course there will be 'golden' opportunities and persons of'golden' character.
After all God is hidden inside 'GOLD'. Once the 'l' -lust for gold is removed ,the eternal GOD will start shining for ever.and that is the real AkSHAYA.-never diminishing grace.

Jayasala 42

Jayasala 42

 

Dear Vanitha,
Thank you for the response. Somehow this mania grows unchecked.If educated women desist from such practices,perhaps the impact of Kaliyug influence may not be that severe.

Jayasala 42

 

Dear Harini,
Because of the myth created by business magnets, all fall into the trap notwithstanding knowledge of the actual loss.
Yesterday three ladies have been relieved of their chains while travelling by Bangalore mail to madras.We do not seem to have learnt any lesson out of all these intances.

Jayasala 42

 

Dear Scorpio,
For a long time, women are depicted to be satisfied with the gift of gold.So many mythological auspicious events are now attributed to Akshaya tritiya.Women, why men also have become crazy. Taking advantage of this, Mutual Funds market their gold bonds.Longing for a day when all these are going to cease.
jayasala 42

 

Dear hrastro,
Thank you for the wonderful response. Akshaya tritiya is making foools of all the elite individuals who just become victims to the massive advt technique of business magnets.It is just like wantonly falling into a dilapidated well.
Jayasala 42