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Devotional Service in Kartika

Urja-vrata is observed in the month of Kartika (October-November); especially in Vrindavana, there is a specific program of temple worship of the Lord in His Damodara form. “Damodara” refers to Krishna’s being bound with rope by His mother, Yasoda. It is said that just as Lord Damodara is very dear to His devotees, the month known as Damodara or Kartika is also very dear to them.

The execution of devotional service during Urja-vrata in the month of Kartika is especially recommended to be performed at Mathura. This system is still followed by many devotees. They go to Mathura or Vrindavana and stay there during the month of Kartika specifically to perform devotional services during this period.
In the Padma Purana it is said, ‘The Lord may offer liberation or material happiness to a devotee, but after some devotional service has been executed, particularly in Mathura during the month of Kartika, the devotees want only to attain pure devotional service unto the Lord.’ The purport is that the Lord does not award devotional service to ordinary persons who are not serious about it. But even such unserious persons who execute devotional service according to the regulative principles during the month of Kartika, and within the jurisdiction of Mathura in India, are very easily awarded the Lord’s personal service. (Nectar of Devotion, Chap. 12)

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