The Most Auspicious Karthika Masam

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Sent by Shri.Pakira Reddy : This is the Most Auspicious Month of the year as it is Kartika Masam which starts on Saturday,November 10th and ends on Sunday,December 9th. The most sacred Karthika Snanams (baths) start on the first day in all the sacred rivers of the Country. The most Auspicious Kartika Masam is very auspicious for both the devotees of Lord Shiva & Sri Krishna. All the major Shiva temples see Huge Flow of Devotees especially in the Major Shiva temple in Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. The Most auspicious Activities which are glorified and of prime importance during the Karthika Masam are : Staying awake, Early morning bath and Prayer, Worship of Tulasi, Offering lamps and Performing austerities. According to the Shastras One should practice Brahmacarya, Give

charity and perform Homa and Japa. One should increase ones devotional service by performing more deity worship, hearing and speaking about the Lord, by extra japa of the Lord's name, worshipping tulasi, staying awake at night chanting, visiting holy tirthas and offering lamps to the Lord. One should worship Radha Damodara and recite the Damodarastaka daily. One need to worship both Siva especially on all Mondays and Sri Krishna especially on all Wednesdays during Kartika Masam. If you want to read about Sri Krishna during this time, please click the link below : http://www.quatre-bornes.com/krishna.php To read about Tulasi during this time is most auspicious. Please click the link below to read. http://www.vrindavan-dham.com/vrinda/vrinda-devi.php Recite the Damodarastakam daily. Please click the link below to read Damodarastakam and its meaning in English : http://radha-madhava.blogspot.com/2007/10/sri-damodarastakam.html If anybody is keen to listen instead of reading daily the Damodarastakam, please click the Below Link : http://pod-serve.com/audiofile/filename/4015/Kirtan_Damodar_221006.mp3

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