*****HARE KRSNA!***** (please read the glories of kartik month and the pious-auspicious activities that maybe performed) The Kartik month (Damodara-Masa) has started (8th OCT to 6th NOV). Its a wonderful period of the year to deepen ones relationship with the Lordships, & all spiritual activities performed during this month are multiplied a hundred to a thousand times! Here are some suggestions/inspirations what type of spiritual activities you can adopt during Kartika-masa. 1. Daily sing the Damodarastakam-prayer & meditate on its meaning. 2. Daily offer a pure ghee-lamp (lit with a Tulasi-stick from a departed Tulasi-bush) to Radha-Damodara with love & devotion. 3. Daily worship, water, circumambulate (min. 4 times) & chant in front of Tulasi Devi & pray for eternal residence in Sri Vrindavana-Dhama. 4. Daily hear Hari-Katha from elevated Vaishnavas (esp. the story about Gajendra, the elephant, from Srimad Bhagavatam) 5. Chant extra rounds of Hare Krishna maha-mantra on yr beads & perform extra Harinama-sankirtana (“jagaran” - try to stay up on certain nights, e.g. Ekadasi) 6. Practise brahmacarya all month & sleep on the floor. 7. Visit holy places such as Vrindavana-Dhama, Sri Dhama Mayapur & Jagannatha Puri & take bath in sacred waters (Radha-Kunda, Ganges, etc.) 8. Observe all the festivals during the Kartik-masa such as Goverdhana Puja, Diwali, etc. (BVT: “Festivals are the mother of devotion.”) 9. Give in charity to deserving Vaishnavas/Brahmanas. 10. Daily recite Sri Siksatakam & Upadesamrita & deeply meditate on the meaning of the verses. Also read different tikas (commentaries) on them by the Vaishnava acaryas. We wish you a lot of inspiration & deep realizations! Jaya Radhe Shyam! Sri Sri. Radha Damodar ji ki Jai!! Following are excerpts from some scriptures (Puranas) describing the glory of the pious 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 Lord Shri Hari even for a short time (in the month of Kartik), then whatever sins, he has acquired for millions of kalpas (one kalpa equals 1000 yugas ) are all destroyed. ” “A person , who for the entire month of Kartik eats only once a day, becomes very famous, powerful and heroic.” “A person who happily reads the Bhagavad Gita in the month of Kartik does not return to the world of birth and death. ” “Of all gifts, the gift of a lamp during the month of Kartik is the best . No gift is its equal .” “The pious result obtained by bathing in all holy places and giving all charities is not equal to one ten - millionth part of the result obtained by following the vow of Kartik. SINCE IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO DO ALL OF THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES, PLEASE RECITE THIS FOLLOWING SRI DAMODARASHTAKAM PRAYERS EVERY EVENING DURING THE KARTIK MONTH, AND OFFER A LAMP TO LORD KRSNA. THIS IS THE MOST AUSPICIOUS MONTH, SO PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE TO DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SUPREME LORD. please leave us a message if you have any queries :) HARE KRSNA!!!
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:08:29 +0000
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