CHAPTER SEVEN
Unlimited Forms of Godhead
These twelve different Vaikuntha Forms of Lord Krishna are known as the predominating deities for the twelve months. According to the  Vaishnava  almanac, the months are called by the different Names of Krishna. This calendar begins from the month of Margasirsa, equivalent to late October-November. The month of November is known by the Vaishnavas as Kesava. December is called Narayan. January is called Madhab, and February is Govinda. March is Vishnu, April Vasudeva, May Trivikram and June Vamana. July is called Sridhar; August Hrishikesha, September is called Padmanava and October is Damodar.
This Damodar is different from the Damodar in Vraja. The Name Damodar was given when Krishna was bound by ropes by His mother—but the Damodar Form in the month of October is a different manifestation. Similarly, the Vaishnava community marks different parts of the body and each mark is known by one of these twelve different Names of the Supreme Lord. The mark on the forehead is called Kesava, and on the belly, the breast and on the arms there are different Names, the same as those of the months.
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