![]() ![]() No gift is equal to it." Srimati Radharani is the presiding deity of this Kartik month. ![]() "If somebody performs even a little worship of Lord Sri Hari in this month, He offers that devotee His own abode." "If somebody burns a lamp in the temple of Sri Hari even for a short time in the Kartik month, his sins are all destroyed." "A person who happily reads the Bhagavad Gita in the month of Kartik does not again return to this world of birth and death." "Of all gifts, the gift of lamp during the month of Kartik is the best. Following are excerpts from some scriptures which glorify the pious month of Kartik. It is also beneficial to read the 'Gajendra Moksha Lila Stava' from the eighth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatham, which teaches complete surrender to the Supreme Lord. Once this is done, recite the Damodarastakam. First show the ghee lamp to your Guru Maharaj, then to Lord Damodar and then, to Tulsi Maharani. Chanting the Lord's names every day, reading or listening to the Srimad Bhagavatham and offering ghee lamps to the Lord are some of the practices to be followed everyday. Krishna's childhood pastimes like the Damodar Lila, Govardhana Lila etc were performed during this month. This month is very auspicious to do any service to the Lord, because one gets thousand times more benefits. Among the twelve months, this month is very dear to Sri Krishna (Padma Purana). ![]()
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