The Kartik Month or Mahina in North India, Gujarat and Maharashtra is also known as Damodar Mahina or Maas . Damodar Month is named after Lord Krishna. Mata Yashoda tying Lord Krishna to the grinding stone is one of the most popular legends during the childhood of Lord Krishna and it is believed to have taken place in this month. Damodar Month in 2024 in North India is from October 18 to November 15.
Lord Krishna was very naughty in his childhood and once fed up with his naughtiness Mata Yashoda tied him to a rice grinding mortar. This act of a human tying the Supreme Lord has a greater symbolic meaning – through this act Lord Krishna revealed to the world that the Lord will accept the dominance of Love and he can only be bound by the Love of his devotee.
During Kartik month, people daily chant the prayer called Sri Damodarastakam, which is found in the Padma Purana. The importance of Kartik month and greatness of Damodarastakam was narrated to Sage Narada by Sri Satyavrata Muni.