Kartik kathas: stories for the month of lamps कार्तिक की कथाएँ: दीयों के महीने की कहानियाँ

Short readings for Kartik evenings, each with its source named

Short audio readings for the evenings of Kartik, the month of lamps: the Rama Ekadashi katha, Yashoda and the rope that gave Krishna the name Damodar, the waking of the Lord on Dev Uthani Ekadashi, and an evening at a Chhath ghat. Each episode names where its story comes from, Purana or family tradition, and none of them asks you to fast beyond your strength. Light a lamp and listen.

Narrated with an AI voice.

By
DharmikStudio Originals
Language
English
Length
9 min
Category
Katha & Pravachan › Katha series
Narration
AI voice

Episodes and lessons

  1. The Rama Ekadashi katha Episode 1 · 2 min · Read along

    In this episode: Rama Ekadashi is on Thursday 5 November, just before Diwali.; Chandrabhaga tells Shobhana honestly that the fast will be hard.; Her years of quiet Ekadashi make his city on the mountain steady..

    It begins: "Welcome to Kartik kathas. Today is the story of Rama Ekadashi, the Ekadashi that comes just before Diwali."

  2. Yashoda and the rope Episode 2 · 2 min · Read along

    In this episode: Kartik is called Damodar month in many Vaishnava homes.; Every rope Yashoda brings is two fingers too short.; Damodar means the one bound at the waist by his mother's love..

    It begins: "Namaste, and welcome back to Kartik kathas. In many Vaishnava homes Kartik has another name: Damodar month."

  3. An evening at the Chhath ghat Episode 3 · 2 min · Read along

    A bamboo basket, a soop of thekua and sugarcane, and a family pouring water toward the setting Sun.

    It begins: "This is Kartik kathas. Tonight there is no single story. There is a riverbank, and a whole family on it."

  4. When the Lord wakes Episode 4 · 2 min · Read along

    In this episode: Vishnu rests from Devshayani to Prabodhini Ekadashi: the Chaturmas.; The Vaishnava fast is on Saturday 21 November this year.; In the folk katha, simple love brings the Lord to the riverbank..

    It begins: "This is Kartik kathas. Tonight, the waking of the Lord."

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Cite this page: DharmikVibes (2026). "Kartik kathas: stories for the month of lamps". DharmikStudio by DharmikVibes. https://studio.dharmikvibes.com/series/kartik-kathas-stories-for-the-month-of-lamps-bd817319