PERFORMING DEVOTIONAL SERVICE IN K\u0100RTTIKA
\nOne of the most important of these ceremonial functions is called \u016arja-vrata. \u016arja-vrata is observed in the month of K\u0101rttika (October-November); especially in V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana, there is a specific program for temple worship of the Lord in His D\u0101modara form. \u201cD\u0101modara\u201d refers to K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s being bound with rope by His mother, Ya\u015bod\u0101. It is said that just as Lord D\u0101modara is very dear to His devotees, so the month known as D\u0101modara or K\u0101rttika is also very dear to them.<\/p>\n
The execution of devotional service during \u016arja-vrata in the month of K\u0101rttika is especially recommended to be performed at Mathur\u0101. This system is still followed by many devotees. They go to Mathur\u0101 or V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana and stay there during the month of K\u0101rttika specifically to perform devotional services during this period.<\/p>\n
In the Padma Pur\u0101\u1e47a it is said,
\n\u201cThe Lord may offer liberation or material happiness to a devotee, but after some devotional service has been executed, particularly in Mathur\u0101 during the month of K\u0101rttika, the devotees want only to attain pure devotional service unto the Lord.\u201d <\/p>\n
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 K\u0101rttika, and within the jurisdiction of Mathur\u0101 in India, are very easily awarded the Lord\u2019s personal service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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