Kartika Shudda Padyami

Kartika Shudda Padyami:

It is on the third day of Deepawali — Kartika Shudda Padyami that Bali steps out of hell and rules the earth according to the boon given by Lord Vishnu.

Padyami
The first day of Karthika Masam.. Need to go for Lord Siva or Lord Vishnu temple , to pray them to give strength to do the puja for the whole month.. This Day we have to start litting Akasa Deepam.. The Lamp we can lit either at the entrance of your house or at Siva or Vishnu temple

In the month of Kartik, which is very dear to Shree Hari, one who bathes early in the morning attains the merit of bathing in all places of pilgrimage.  Anybody who offers the Lord a ghee lamp in this month of kartika becomes free from all kinds of sins, , and he goes to the abode of Lord Hari.  If anyone fasts and observes the Kartikvrata according to the rules and regulations, the Yamadutas, the messengers of Yamaraja, run away from him, just as an elephant runs away by seeing a lion.

It is also known as Bali Padyami.

Balipadyami celebrates the reign of Asura King Balindra, popularly known as Mahabali, who was killed by Vamana, an incarnation of Vishnu. Legend has it that due to a boon given by Lord Vishnu, King Balindra gets an opportunity to rule to entire universe for one day and this day is Bali Padyami.

Legend has it that King Bali attained immense popularity due to his good governance. He attained near invincibility with the help of his Guru Shukracharya. As a result, Indra soon lost heaven to Bali. And Balindra got the coveted title of Chakravarthi – emperor. Bali decided to conduct Ashvamedha Yajna, to show his strength.

Indra sought the help of Lord Vishnu to regain his lost heaven.

Lord Vishnu attended the Yajna, as Vamana, a dwarf. Vamana asked for three steps of land and it was immediately granted by King Bali. Soon, the short Vamana grew in size – so huge that it was impossible to describe in words.

With his first step, Vamana covered all of Earth. His second step covered all of the Sky. There was no place for the third step and King Bali offered his head. Vamana sent Bali to Patalaloka or Underworld.

King Bali was a popular and great ruler; therefore he was made the emperor of underworld by Vamana. He was also given the boon that he will be allowed to rule the entire universe for one day, which is the Balipadyami day.

On Balipadyami day, people remember King Bali and pray for the return of prosperity that existed during his rule. Exchanging gifts on this day is a major highlight.

In the month of Kartik one should worship Lord Damodar and daily recite the prayer known as Damodar-ashtakam

A brief introduction to the Kartika Puranam and a complete set of 30-stories to be recited during the Hindu holy month of Kartikam

Kartika Puranam is one of most popular puranams according to the Hindu traditions. Extracted from the even more popular puranam, the Skanda Puranam, Kartika Puranam is considered to be powerful as it is one of the very few Hindu epics that brings punya just by listening to the epic stories. It may be recalled that the Skanda Puranam itself is one of the 18 major epics of the Hinduism.Embedded into short stories, the Kartika Puranam is divided into 30 easy-to-understand chapters, each chapter recited on each day of the Hindu holy month of Kartika Masam.

Devotees light diya every evening and perform Karthika masa puja.
Devotees recite at least one chapter of Karthika Puranam everyday. Those who would like to read Kartika Purana, please click the link below to read in English


http://www.astrojyoti.com/skandapurana.htm