Karthika Puranam · Day 29 of 30
Karthika Puranam Day 29
Chapter 29 — Ambarisha honours Durvasa — the Dwadashi parana
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Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Krishna Paksha Amavasya · బహుళ అమావాస్య
Also on this day: Karthika Amavasya — last day of Karthika Masam
Karthika 2026 has 29 days for 30 chapters, so chapters 29 and 30 are read together on Karthika Amavasya (December 8). Families who follow the tithi read chapter N on Karthika tithi N — check your panchangam.
Chapter 29 — the story
Ambarisha washes Durvasa's feet, sprinkles the water on his own head, and invites him to eat with him; they dine together. Durvasa blesses him and returns to his ashram.
Atri closes the story for Agastya with the rules for Karthika Shukla Ekadashi and Dwadashi: a small good deed in Karthika grows like a banyan from a tiny seed, and hearing this story brings prosperity. Ambarisha's story ends here.
What this chapter teaches
A small good deed in Karthika grows like a banyan from a tiny seed.
How to read the Karthika Puranam
- Read or listen to one chapter each day of Karthika Masam, usually in the evening after lighting the deepam.
- Many families read together after the pre-dawn Karthika snanam or at the Tulasi kota.
- These are short summaries; for the full text, read a printed Karthika Puranam or listen to a pravachanam.