Dwadash Maas Raksha Vrata is a twelve-month protection vow that classical sources position as a structured, year-long discipline best initiated on Kartik Purnima. Hemadri’s Chaturvarga Chintamani and related Puranic materials commend Kartik Purnima for its extraordinary merit in deepa-dana, snana, and charitable giving, providing powerful momentum for a long-cycle vrata. The framework rests on a…