Importance of Kaartikamasam
Kaartika masam is considered to be the most auspicious month. The Lord of the month is Damodurudu. The pujas, homas, japas, donations and fastings performed during this month will give immense results. During this month, wee hour (between 3:00AM to 4:00AM) head bath and lighting of lamps between 5:30PM to 6:30 PM in the evening are most important. During this month, the devotees have to wake up well before sunrise and after bathing wear rudraskha and vibhuthi and offer prayers to Tulasi plant. Daily fasting the whole day and partake food after stars are visible in sky and those who cannot do, can at least be on fasting on Mondays, Ekadasis, Poornima or Amavasya thithis and those who too cannot perform can at least be on fasting on Kaartika Poornima day to get more benefits. It may be noted that visiting of Shiva temples and recitation of Kaartika Puranam is important. During this month, it is advised to donate Saligramam, silver, cow etc. Regular recitation of Vishanushasranamam is also advised to seek His blessings. Recitation of Lalitha Shashranamavali will get financial benefits.
The daily guide is given hereunder for the benefit of the devotees.
Day 1 – Kaartikamasam Shuddha Padayami
Agnim trinetra murunam padamstam suklavaasam
Shaktipadmabhavahema Bhooshayatam bhaje
Day 2 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Dwiteya
Om brahmane lokadhipataye raktavarnayordwalokapalakaya
Padamahastaya hamvahanayanamaha
om Kamalasanaya vidmahe padamhastaya deemahi
Tanmo Brahma prachodayat
Day 3 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Thriteeya
Sankata pradamam nam dwiteeyam vijaya tadha
Truteeyam kamda proktam chaturdam dukaharini
Sarvani panchamam namstakam Katyayani tadha
Saptamam bheemanayana sarvarogaharastakam
Namastakammitham punyam trisanyadyam sraddhayanwitha
yah pateetpatayedwasi naro muschetqa sankataat
Day 4 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Chavathi
Vignudwanta nivaranaika tarani righatavi havyava
Dwignavyala kulasyamatta garudo vignebhi pachanavaha
Vignotttunga giriprbhedana panirvignabdhi kumbodvavoam
Day 5 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Panchami
Namaste devadevesa namaste dharanidhara
Namaste sarvanagendra adishesha namostute
Day 6 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Shasti
On this day, we have to offer prayers to Lord Shiva. Fasting is advised. It is advised to donate Vibhoothi and perform Rudrahomam to ward of negative effects. By performing this, the devotees will witness improved financial position.
Sivva Dwadasanama Stotra
Pradhamastumahadevo Dwiteeyastu Maheswara
Truteeya Sankarogneyuschuturdo vrushabhadwaja
Panchamah Krukttivasacha shasta kamanganasana
Saptamo devadevesa srikantaschastama smutah
Eswaro navamogynyo dasama Parvathipathi
Rudra Ekadasaischava dwadasa Shiva vuchyate
Day 7 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha saptami
Saptabhogam subravarnam satyasamdham bhayamkaram
Shantipriyam sadanamdam dwijihwa teekashanadamshrinam
Sarvabhista pradataram jagadrakshana tatsaram
Nityannadhan samtustam Subramanyam namamyaham
Day 8 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Aastami
Adideva namastubhyam praseeda mama bhaskara
Diwakara namastubhyam prabhakara namostute
Yanmadalam deeptikaram visalam
Ratnaprabham teevaramanaadhimanadi roopam
Daridya dhukha kshayakaranam cha punatu mam
Tatsaviruneyam
Day 9 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Navami
Santakaram Bhujagasayanam padmanabham suresam
Viswakaram gagana sadrusam meghavarnam subhagam
Lakshmikantam kamalanayanam yogi hrudwangamyam
Vande Vishnu bhavabhayaharam sarvalokaika nadham
Day 10 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Dasami
Yaasaa padmasanasta vipulakatitati padmapatrayatakshi
Gambheeravarthanaabhi stanabharanamita subhravastotrareeyaa
Lakshmirvidvapairamanihana khachitai snapita hemakumbhai
sa nityam padmahasta mama vasatu gruhe sarvamagalyayukta
Day 11 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Ekadasi
Krushanbharam krushnavarnam krushnagamdhanulepanam
Padmasanam sooladhara mindraneelasamadutyam
Keyoorinam mukutinam varadam grudhavahanam
Shanisacharam maham vande krushnabharana bhooshitam
Day 12 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Dwadasi
Mastyam kurmam varaham ch vamanam cha janardhanam
Govindam pundaraksham madavam madusudhanam
Padmanabham Hrushikesam vaikuntam Purushottamam
Viswaroopam vasudevam ramam narayanam harim
Damodaram sridharamcha vedamgam garudadwajam
Anantam Krishna gopalam jpato nasti patakam
Day 13 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Tryodasi
Yanmulye saravateeeradhani yanmadye sarwadevataYadhagre sarvavedarcha tulasi twam namamyaham
Namsstulasi kalyani namo vishnupriye subhe
Namo mokshaprade devi namaha sampradayani
Vamamali gadee sareeja sanka chakri ch nandaki
Srimannarayano vishnurvwasudevobhirakshitu
Day 14 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Chaturdasi
Mangalo bhoomi putraschya runahardha dhanpradhah
Sthirasano mahakayo sarvakam phalaprada
Lohito lohitakshascha samaganam krupakara
Dharatmajaha Kujo bhowmo bhoomido bhoominandana
Angarakoyamasaichava sarvarogapharaka
Hrushe kartacha hartcha saravadaivicha poojita
Angaraka Japa mantra(108 times)
Angaraka Maheeputra bhagavan baktavastala
Namoostute Mamaasesha runammasu vimochaya
Day 15 - Kaartikamasam Shuddha Pournami
Vande sambhu mumapatim suragurum vande jagatkaranam
Vande pannaga bhhoshanam mrugadharam vande pasoonam patim
Vande Suryasasanka vahinyananam vande mukunda priyam
Vande bhaktajanasrayam cha varadham vande sivam sanakaram
Day 16 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Padayami
Om Shivaya namaha – Dyanam samaprpayami
Om Paraneswaraya namaha – Avaham samarpayami
Om Kailsavasaya namaha - Ratnakhachita simhasanam samparpayami
Om Gowrinadhaya namaha - Padyam samparpayami
Om Lokeswaraya namaha - Ardyam samparpayami
Om Vrushaba vahanaya namaha - Snanam samparpayami
Om Digambaraya namaha - Vastram samparpayami
Om Jagannadhaya namaha - Yagnopaveetam samparpayami
Om Kapaladharine namaha - Gandham samparpayami
Om Sampoornagunaya namaha - Pushapam samparpayami
Om Maheswaraya namaha - Akshitan samparpayami
Om Parvathinadhaya namaha - Dhoopam samparpayami
Om Tejoroopaya namaha - Deepam samparpayami
Om Lokarakshaya namaha - naivadyam samparpayami
Om Trilochanaya namaha - Karpura neerajanam samparpayami
Om Sankaraya namaha - Suvarna mantra pushapam samparpayami
Om Bhavaya namaha - Pradikshana namaskaraadhi sarvopacharan samparpayami
Day 17 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Dweteyam
'Sarvamangala mangalye sive sarvardhasadhike
Saranye trayabake devi narayani namostute'
Day 18 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Tadiya
Saranagata deenarta paritrana parayane
Sarvaswarthi hare Devi narayani namostute
Day 19 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Chavathi
'Om bhavaya devaya namaha om sarvaya devaya namaha
Om Eesanayana devaya namaha Om pasupate devaya namaha
Om Vugrayan devaya namah Om Rudraya devaya namaha
Om Bheemaya Devaya namaha Om Mahate devaya namaha'
Day 20 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Panchami
'Aarthanam aarthihamtaaram bheetanam bhayanasanam
Dwishatam kaladamdam tam ramachandram namamyaham
Apadamaphartharam dataram sarvasampadam
Lokabhiramam Sriramam bhooyo bhooyo namamyaham'
Day 21 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Shashti
Nityannadana niritakhila roga harin
Bhaygapradana paripoorita bhakta kama
Srutyagama pravana vachya nijaswaroopa
Valllisanadha mamadehi karavalambam
Day 22 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula saptami
Pradamam tu harim vamdya dwiteeyam kesavam tadha
Truteeyam padmanabham tu chaturdam vamanam tadha
Panchamam vedagarbham ch shastam ch madhusudanam
Saptamam vasudevam ch varaham chastamam tadha
navamam pundareekaksham dasamam tu janardhanam
Krushnamekadasam prokatam dwadasam sridharam tadha
Day 23 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Astami
Shankamadye stitam toyam bharmitam kesavopari
Angalagnam munshyanam brahamahatyadikam dahet
Day 24 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Navami
Daridya nasaka Durgastuti
Durgesmuta harawsibheeti masheshajamto
Satai stutamati mateevasubham dadaasi
Daridya dukha bhayaharini katvadanya
Sarvopakara karunaya sadardhachitta
Day 25 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Dasami
Hanumanamjanaa soonu vayuputro mahabhala
Ramesta phalguna sakhi pingakshomita vikramam
Udadhikramanaischa seetasoka vinasaka
Lakshmana pranadasa cha dasagreevasyadarpaho
Dwadasitani namani sapeemdasya mahatmana
Day 26 - Kaartikamasam Bhahula Ekadasi
On this day happens to be Bhahula Ekadasi. Recite Bhagavadgita on this day. Do not forget to parayana of Bhagavadgita during Kaartikamasam. Offer prayers with the Tulasi leaves to Lord Vishnu. Fasting is advised. Donate silver, gold or Saligramam.
Day 27 - Kaartikamasam Bahula Dwadasi
Yamaya Dharmarajaya mrutyaveechamta kayacha
Vaivaswataya kalaya saravabhootaya shayaayacha
Owdumbharaya dhadnaya neelaya parameeshtine
Vukrodaraya chitraya chitraguptaya te namaha
Day 28 - Kaartikamasam Bahula Tryodasi
Amboruham janmagruham bhavatya
Vakshastalam bhartugruham marare
Karunyata kalpaya padmavaase
Leelagruham me hrudayaravindam
Day 29 - Kaartikamasam Bahula chaturdasi
Nagendraharaya trilochanaya
Bhasmagaraya maheswaraya
Nityaya suddaya digambaraya
tasmai na karaya namasivaya
Mandakini sakila chandanacharchitaya
Nandeeswara pramadanada maheswaraya
Mandara mukya bahupushpa supujiataya
Tasmai ma karaya namasivaya
Sivaya Gowrivandanaravinda
Suryaya dhakshadwaranasanaya
Sri neelakantaya vrushadwajaya
Tasmai si karaya namasivaya
Vashishtakumbhodwa gowtamadi
Muneendra devaarchita sekharaya
Chandraka vaiswanara lochanaya
Tasmai va karaya namasivaya
Yakshaswaroopaya Jatadharaya
Pinakahastaya Sanatanaya
Divyaya devaya digambaraya
Tasmai ya karaya namasivaya
Panchaksharamidam punyam ya patechhvasannidow
Sivlokamavopontti sivena saha modite
Shankam chakram julookam dhadha dhamtrutaghatam chapi Dhorbhischtrurbhi
Sookshmaswachhati hrudyamsum parivilasanowsi mubhojaneetram
Kalambhodojwalamgam katitativilasacccharu peeambaradyam
Vande Danwantri ta nikhilagadhavan prodadavagnikeelam
Day 30 – Kaartikamasam Bahula Aamavasya
Arogyam pradatuno dinakara chandram yasonirmalam
Bhootabhoomisutaa sudaamsu tanayam pragyanam gururgavam
Kaanyakomala vaagvilasamutulam mundomudam sarvada
Rahurabhahubalam virodha samanam ketu kulstonnatim
Sarvam Sri SeetaRamachandraparabramha aarpanamastu
