Kartika, also known as the month of Damodara, is a month to please Krishna in a very simple way. It is considered by devotees of Krishna to be the holiest month of the year.
This year it is starting from 20th Oct 2021 to 19th Nov 2021.
In this month, devotees perform extra spiritual activities, and generally worship Krishna in His form as Damodara, who was once bound at the waist by His mother, Yashoda, as a punishment for His mischievous childhood pastimes.
It is mentioned in many Vedic Scriptures like Shri Hari Bhakti Vilasa, if a person offers ghee lamp to Lord Damodara in the month of Kartika will go to abode of Goloka, where there is not return in this material world.
If one hear pastimes of Lord Damodara & Nalkuvera and Madigriva where Nalkuvera and Madigriva was in the form of trees due to curse of great sage Narada and Lord Damodara bring back them in their original form.
If someone wants to get love of Krishna then this is the best month to please Lord Krishna.There are few things if we do in month of Kartika surely will get benefit of it:
1. One should wake up early and offer ghee lamps to Lord Damodara and chant Damodara Ashtkam (it is there in image form)
2. One should visit near by temple and donate for Brahmanas and sponsor ghee lamps
3. One should visit and stay in holy places like Vrindavan Dhama
4. One should hear pastimes of Lord Damodara
5. One should feed cows, brahmans and donate in the temples
In the glories of Damodara month it is said, no sin exists anywhere in the three worlds that will not be purified by offering a lamp to Lord Kesava during Kartika.
Method of offering Lamps to Damodara:
- 4 rounds on lotus feet of Lord Damodara
- 2 rounds on His lotus navel
- 3 rounds on His lotus face
- 7 rounds on His complete body
Note:
1. Every morning and evening (at 7.00pm) we should offer ghee lamps to Lord Damodara and chant Damodara Ashtkama along with Tulasi Maharani
2. If possible ghee lamp should make earth instead of metals
Jai Sri Radha Damodara!
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