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THE GLORIES OF PURUSOTTAM MONTH (18th Sept to 16th Oct)

 

 

> THE GLORIES OF PURUSOTTAM MONTH

>

> Once upon a time thousands of sages were amalgamated at the holy place

> Naimisyaranya to perform some sacrifice. Fortunately by wandering

different

> pilgrimages the great sage Suta Goswami arrived there along with his

> disciples. The sages present there were became very happy by seeing him.

> They all stood up immediately from their sitting place to pay respect to

the

> great sage. They offered a very nice Vyasasana to suta Goswami and

respected

> him with folded hands to sit down on that vyasasan.

>

> The sages of Naimisyaranya said to Suta Goswami with folded hands O

Sutaji!

> all of us requesting you please tell us some thing about the wonderful

> activities and pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are

> many thousands of such religious stories but we want to listen the most

> perfect one, by following which we all can be delivered from this material

> ocean and return back to Godhead.

>

> By listening all these requests made by the sages headed by Saunaka risi,

> suta Goswami started speaking O' sages please listen me, at first I want

> Puskara Tirtha than after visiting thousands of other holy places I have

> been reached Hastinapur. There I have seen at the bank of Ganges thousands

> of sages were sitting together with Parikshit Maharaj and in the mean time

> the great sage Sukadev Goswami appeared. There all the sages present there

> were pay proper respect to him by standing from their sits with folded

> hands. All the sages, unanimously offered a lotus vyasasan to sukadev

> Goswami which was meant for speaking Krishna katha to Parikshit Maharaj.

>

> Suta Goswami said O' sages I am just coming from that place Hastinapur

after

> listening whole Srimad Bhagavatam from the Lotus mouth of Sukadev Goswami.

 

> So now I am going to tell you about most interesting activities and

pastimes

> of the Lord.

>

> Once,long ago Narada muni reached Badrika Ashram the residence of Lord

> Narayan risi. River Alakananda was flowing down from his lotus feet. So

> Narada have paid his obeisance to Narayan and started praying . O' Lord of

> demigods, O' ocean of mercy ! O master of creation you are all truthful,

> trisatya, essence of all truths. So I am paying my obeisance unto you."

>

> O' Lord ! in this material world all the living entities are busy in sense

> gratification. They all have forgotten the ultimate aim of their life. So

> please explain me some thing which will be helpful both for the

householders

> and sages in renounced order like me , to attain self realization and

return

> back to Godhead. Listing such sweet words of Narada lord Narayan stated

> smiling, he said O' Narada please listen about the pious past times and

> activities of supreme Lord Sri Krishna which will diminish all the sinful

> reactions of past Karmas. O' Narada you have all ready knew all the

> activities of the supreme Lord, but for the benefit of others you are king

> again. So now I am going to tell you about the Glories of sacred

Purusottam

> month which is fully potent to grant all material happiness and at the end

> of life helped to return back to Godhead.

>

> Naradji enquired O' Lord I have heard about Glories of all the months

> including Kartik, chaitra etc, but which month is this Purusottam month ?

O'

> ocean of mercy please tell me all about this, what is the way to glorify

> this month , tell what shall I do in this month, How to take bath, how to

> give charity, how to chant, worship and observe fasting in this month.

> Please tell everything about this month.

>

> Suta Goswami said O' sages after listening all these questions of Narada

> Lord Narayan started to speak from his moon like lotus mouth.

>

> Lord Narayan continued O' Narada I am going to tell you the same which

have

> previously been explained by lord Sri Krishna to Maharaj Yudhisthir. Once

> Dharmaraj Yudhisthir have lost everything including his empire, palace

even

> his wife Draupadi to Duryadham in a gambling match. Draupadi was insulted

by

> Dussana in front of whole royal assembly. When Dussasana had tried to make

> draupadi naked being assisted by Lord Sri Krishna Draupadi was saved from

> such a dangerous situation. After this incident Yudhisthir Maharaj along

> with his brother and wife left his kingdom and continued to live at

> Kamayaka forest.

>

> Once Lord Sri Krishna the son Devaki visited the pandavas in that forest.

> All the Padavas including Draupadi became very happy seeing the Lord. They

> all forgot their painful forest life immediately. They fell as if they

have

> enriched with a new life: They paid their obeisance at the Lord's Lotus

> feet. After seeing the miserable conditions of the pandavas Lord Sri

Krishna

> became very sad. At the same time he became very angry towards Durayadhan.

> It was appeared as if Lord is going to destroy the whole universe. So

> pandavas became fearful, they all started to pray the Lord in humble mood.

> Listing the humble prayers of Arjuna lord became cool down. Than taking

this

> opportunity Arjuna started to ask some questions to the Lord Sri Krishna

O'

> Arjuna being very pleased with all of you [pandavas] and being controlled

by

> your devotion and friendship towards me now I am going to tell you about

> wonderful history of Purusottam month.

>

> O' Arjuna ! once upon a time by the arrangement of providence the extra

> month came to the world. Every one told this month as the most

inauspicious

> as if stool like month nothing is auspicious. Just like one could not

stool

> so this month was also untouchable. Being unprotected and blasphemed this

> mouth was rejected by the people for any religious and auspicious

> activities.

>

> So being rejected by the human beings, listening their bad words and being

> blasphemed the extra month became very sad. She came to Vaikuntha to

explain

> her situation to the Lord. Seeing the Lord Visnu at his simhasana [lotus

> chair] she fell down at his lotus feet in a mood of sorrow and griefness.

> Tears were following down from her eyes. She started praying to the Lord,

O'

> ocean of mercy! I came to you being rejected and blasphemed by the peoples

> of the world. Please protect me where is your mercifulness. Why you are so

> indifferent to wards me, saying these words the extra month started crying

> in front of the Lord Visnu and sat down in a sorrowful mood. Seeing the

> humble position of the extra month. Lord visnu became very merciful

towards

> her. Lord told her do not Lament I shall give you protection from all of

> your miseries. It is not proper to lament after taking shelter at my lotus

> feet.

>

> Narayan risi continued being consoled by the Lord the extra month started

> speaking in a flattering language O' Lord you knew all of my painful

> conditions. No one is more miserable situation in this three world than

me.

>

> First of all other months, years, days, night, movements etc. being

> protested by you always moving fearlessly in a charming mood . But I

{extra

> month} don't have any name any protector or any husband who could give me

> shelter. All the demigods, human beings have rejected me for any

auspicious

> activities. For this reason O' Lord I want to die immediately.

>

> O' Narada the extra month became peaceful after being repeatedly telling

I

> want to die I want to die, I want to die. She fainted in front of the

Lord.

>

> Being insisted by the Lord Visnu, Garuda started fanning the extra month.

> After sometimes the extra month got up and started to speak again O' Lord

of

> the universe I am in your shelter so please protect me.

>

> Lord Visnu told to extra month O child don't lament all of your miserable

> conditions are going to be finish very soon. Get up and come with me to

> Goloka Vrindavan which i seven unattainable to great Yogies. Goloka is the

> abode of Lord Sri Krishna. Where Lord Sri Krishna in his two handed form

> surrounded by gopies enjoying His eternal pastimes.

>

> At Golaka the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna will deliver your miseries, please

> come with Me. Speaking like this Lord Hari took Malamasa or extramonth to

> Goloka by holding her hand.

>

> >From a distant place Lord Hari along with extra month have observed the

> affulgence of Golaka. By this effulgence eyes wiere automaticaly kbecame

> closed, so by keeping the extramonth behind him Lord Hari proceeded

farther

> and reached the main gate. The door keeper pays respect to the Lord Hari.

> After reaching the supreme abode Lord Hari met supreme FLord Sri Krishna

who

> was surrounded by many gopies. Lord Hari who is the husband of Ramadevi

paid

> his obeisances to Lord Sri Kirshna. After all Lord Hari made the extra

month

> to fell down at the lotys feet of Lord Sri Krishna. She was crying loudly.

> So Lord Sri Krishna asked who is this crying one why she is crying even at

> Golaka vrindavan. By listening these words of Lord Sri Krishna, Lord visnu

> got up from his sit and started explaining the whole measerable conditions

> of the extramonth, please protect this unprotected one. There is no one

> except you {Lord Krishna} to save[the extramonth] her from this measerable

> condition and give her ful protection. By saying these words Lord Visnu

> remain standing infront of Lord Krishna in folded hands.

>

> Thus Suta Goswami continued to speak, O' sages ! when Lord Visnu after

> explaining all the measerable conditions of extramonth took his sit ,

Lord

> Sri Krishna spoke very confidencial, words to him, which I am going to

> explain all of you.

>

> Lord Purusssottam Sri Krishna told - O' Visnu you have done very nicely by

> bringing this extra month to me. You will become very famous for this act.

> To whom you have accepted . I am also accepting. I shall make this extra

> month same like me . In quality, fame, oppulance, realization, success,

> giving benediction to devotees. This month will be equally potent like me.

I

> am bestwoing all of my quality in this month. Like me this month will be

> famous as Purussottom month in the world.

>

> O' Janardan please you have bestwoed all of my qualities to this

purusottam

> month. Now I myself become the husband and protector of this Purussottam

> month. Being equal me this month Purusottam will be the master of all

other

> months. Now this month becomes worshipable by all others, every one shoud

> pay their obeisances to her, everyone should worship her. This month is

> equally powerful like me to give any type of benedictions to its observer.

I

> am making this month desire free unlike other months who were full of some

> desire. The worshiper of this month will be able to burnt all his past

> sinful reactions after enjoing a blissful material life he will return

back

> to Godhead.

>

> O' Garudadhwaja" Lord Sri Krishna continued. My abode Golake is

unattainable

> to the performers of austerities, Mahatams or great souls who are engaged

in

> pious activities, to a person who maintain celebacy or who fasts for whole

> life not eating any thing. But just obeserving the Purussottam month and

> becoming a devotee one can easily cross over this material ocean and

return

> back to Godhead. So this Purusottam month is best of all other

austerities.

> Just like a farmer produced a rich harvest [corn] after throwing the

seeds

> in a nicely cultivated land so an inttelligent man who observes his

> devotional service towards the supreme Lord in this Purusottam month will

> enjoy a blissful material life in this world and after leaving his body he

> will retrun back to godhead.

>

> An unfortuanate ignorant man who does not perofrm any Japa, does not give

> any charity, does not pay respect to Lord Sri Krishna and his devotees,

does

> not behave properly to Brahmains makes enmity with others and who

blasphemes

> the Purrusottam month will go to hell for unlimited period . Lord Sri

> Krishna continued How can a person make his life successful unless he

> performs devotinal service in this purusottam month? A person who is fully

> engaged in sense gratification and does not give any special importance,

to

> this Purussottam month becomes the best candidate for hell. So all the

> human beings should perform some devotional service in this purussottam

> month by taking a holy bath, worshiping Me Sri Krishna by chanting My holy

> name , above all giving some charities. A fortunate person who follow my

> instructions and observes this Purussottam month properly. In a faithful

way

> worships me Sri Krishna will attain fame, oppulence and nice son in this

> life. after enjoying a happy life at the end he will be return back to

> golake Dham. So following my instruction s every one should worship this

> Purussottam month.j I am make this month abest among all other months. So

O'

> husband of rama devi give up all kinds of mental speculatins about

> extramonth. Now you please take this Purusottam month to your abode

> Vaikyntha' with You.

>

> Aftter narrating this history of Puruasottam month, Lordd Sri Krishna

Looked

> in a merciful way to Yudhisthir and Draupadi. Than he started speaking to

> Arjuna.

>

> O' Lion among man now you could understand the reason why you pandavs one

> suffering. Because you could not recognize the presence of Purusottam

month

> which have recently been passed away. The month which was most dear to

> Vrindavan chandra have passed away, but you pandavs being in forest didnot

> worship Purusottam month. So now you are suffering because of your

Prarabdha

> Krama. You have been following only some of he retualistic priciples given

> by Vyasadev to you. But ynless you worship the Purusottam month you can

not

> able to perform pure devtional service to me.

>

> Lord Sri Kirshna continued, now I am going to narrate a famous historial

> event connecting the previous birth of Draupadi. In her previous birth

> Draupadi ws the daughter of great brahmin sage Medhavi. Her mothe ws died

> when she was a small child. So she ws under the care of her father. Day by

> day she become grown up and attain her young age. She was very beautiful

but

> her father was not much interested about her marraige seing her other

> girlfriends with their husbands and children she passed her days in very

> mesearable way. In the mean time her father Medhave risi also passed awa

> from this material world uttering the name of Hari.

>

> So the daughter of fMedhavi risi now have pssed her days in most

measerable

> way. Fortunately one day the Great sage Durbasha appered in her asram.

> seeing the great sage the girl paid her obeissances to him and worship

him.

>

> She has offered flowers and fruits to the great sage. When the great sage

> became very pleased towards her, she started lamenting and crying before

> him.Than the sage enquired about her almentation. The brahmain girl

started

> speaking O' saint Durbasha you know everything about past, present and

> future. I have no shelter in this world. I have lost all of my relatives.

My

> parents were passed away I have no brother also being unmarried there in

no

> husband of mine to protect me. So O' great sage please do some thing for

me

> please find some way and give me some advice which could releave me from

> this mesearabvle conditions. After listening her prayer, Durbasha started

to

> think over the measurable condition of the girl. Then he decided to show

> some mercy towards her.

>

> Durbaha risi started speaking O' beautiful one from now after three month

> the most auspicious month Purusottam is cming. this Purussottam month is

> most dear to Lord Sri krishna. By just taking a holy bath in this month a

> man or woman become completely sinless. This Purusottam month is even mor

> glorious than all other months including Kartik month. The glories of all

> other months is even not equal to one sixteenth part of the glories of

> Purussottam nonth. The merit of a person who takes even once a holy bath

in

> this month is wqual to the merit of taking bayth in ganges for tweleve

> thousand years, or merit achieved by a person who takes a bath in holy

water

> of Ganges or Godavari when Vrihaspati [jupiter] enters to Leo [lion]. So

if

> you will take bath, give charity and chant the holy name of Visny in this

> month all your measiries would go away, you will attain all kinds of

> perfection, all of your desires also get fullfillled. So followeing my

> advice please donot forget to worship the forth coming Purusottam month.

>

> After speaking these words sage Durbasha remain silent. Unfortunately the

> Brahmin girl didnot beleave in the words of Durbasha, rather she got angry

> and started speaking O' great sage you are speaking lie. How could be this

> extramonth which is also called MalaMasa [stool month] is superior to

other

> great months like Magha, kartika and Vaisakha. I am not going to beleive

you

> . You are trying to cheat me. This extra month is most abominable for any

> kinds of pious activity. By listening these words of the brahnin girl

> Durbasha became very angry, his whole body was started burning, his eyes

> were became red. But thinking about the helpless condition of the girl he

> cooled down again.

>

> Durbasha told the girl O' unfortunate one , I am not going to curse you

> because your father was a good friend of mine. Now you are in helpless

> condition. Being an ignorant child you could not understand the shastric

> conlusions. I am not going to take your offences towards me. But at the

same

> time I should not tolerate your offences towards the Purusottam month. In

> your next life you will be certainly get its results. Speaking these words

> grreat sage Durbasha left that place for the service of Lord Narayan.

>

> Lord Sri Krishna told to Arjuna O' sinless one when Durbasha left that

place

> the brahmin girl [Draupadi in her previous birth] lost all of her

oppulences

> in that very movement. Being a offender to Purussottam month her body

> started looks very ugly, she lost all of her bodily shining etc. Then she

> decided I shall worship Lord Shiva who is known as Ashutosha, who get

pleasd

> very soon.

>

> So thinking in this way the brahmin girl started perform great austerities

> to please Lord Shiva the husband of Parvati. The brahmin girl continued

her

> austerities for nine thousand years. In summer season she should sit in a

> place for meditation puting fire around hershelf under the hot sun, In

> winter season she meditated under cool water.

>

> Observing her great austerities even demigods became fearful. Considering

> all the situations Lord Shankara appeared to the brahmin girl being

pleased

> in her worship and austerrities. When Lord Shiva appeared infront of the

> brahimngirl in his spiritual form,the girl immediatedly stoodup, as if she

> got a new life. In the presence of Lord Shiva all of her bodily weaknesses

> have gone, she again started to look beautiful. Seeing Lord Shiva infront

of

> her, she started worship him in her mind, then she started to recite nice

> prayers to please Him.

>

> Being pleased with the girl Lord Shiva said O' performer of austerity all

> good fortune to you. Now please ask some boon from me. I am pleased with

> you. I shall grant what ever you want. Listening these words form the

mouth

> of Lord Shiva the girl speaks out O' friend of the poor if you are

pleased

> with me than please "give me husband". Repeatedly speaking the same thing

> give me husband for five times the girl remain silent. Than Lord Shiva

told

> let it be happened what you have asked for husband five times, so you will

> get five husbands. Listening Lord Shiva's wards the girl was ashamed. She

> told O' Lord this is most abominable for a girl to have five husbands.

> Please return your words. Lord Shiva told her it is impossible for me.

What

> even you have asked from me it will happen. But you will get five husbands

> in your next life. Lord Shiva again reminded the girl that she has been

> offended to Purussotam month previously by not follwing the words of sage

> Durvasa. Lord Shiva continued O' brahmin girl, there is no difference

> between the body of Durvasa and mine [Lord Shiva]. We all the demigods

> including lord Brahma and all the great saints like Narada worships this

> Purussottam month following the order of Lord Sri Krishna. A devottee of

> Purussottam month achieves all good fortune in this life and at the end of

> his life he return back to the Golake, the abode of Lord Sri Krishna.

Being

> an offender to Purussottam month you wil get five husbands in your next

> life. So the girl became very sad. Lord Shiva immediately disappeared from

> that place.

>

> After Lord Shiva left that place, the brahimn girl became very murose and

> fearful about her future life. In this way after fewdays this girl also

left

> her body being subjected to the uncontrolable time. Lord Sri Krishna told,

> O' Arjuna; inthe mean time the great king Draupada have been peerforming

> some sacrifice.

>

> >From the sacrificial fire this brhmingirl has took her birth or appeared

as

> the daughter of Maharaj Draupada. O' Arjuna the same daughter of Medhave

> risi is now became famous in the word as Draupadi who is non other than

your

> present wife. Being blasfamed the Purussottam month in her previous life

she

> has been insulted by Dushasana in front of the whole kurvas assembly in

> which all of you pandavas brothers were present. Fortunately she

remembered

> Me [sri Krishna] and took My shelter. So for giving her offences I have

> protected her form most abominable condition.,and saved her from the hand

of

> Dushasana. So O' pandavas brothers Lord Sri Krishna continued; donn't

forget

> again to worship the forth comming Purussottam month. A person who

> blasfames Purussottam month and don't not worship her, and don't worship[

> Krishna ] Me will never attain a good fortune. this Purussottam month is

> fully potent to full fill all your desires and remove your all shorts of

> mesearies. Now forteen years of yur forest life has going to be passeed

> away. So plese worship this Purussottam month sincerely which will bestow

> you all good gortune. Giving full consolation to the pandavas, Lord Sri

> Krishna left that place for Dwaraka.

>

> After few days when Purussottam month appeared, Maharaj Yudhisther have

> reminded the words of Lord Sri Krishna to his younger brothers and wife

> Draupadi. All of tham followed the instructions given to them by Lord Sri

> Krishna. They perform their worship to Purusottam Sri Krishna in verious

> ways in the Purussottam month. By the merit they have achieved performing

> Purssottam vrata or worshiping the Purussottam month the pandavas have

> returned back their lost kindom, after enjoying a blissful happy life they

> all return back to Godhead in the grace fo Lord Sri Krishna.

>

> Suta Goswami told to the sages of Naimishraniya O' sages' now I am going

to

> explain to you another famous history of Maharaj Hadadhanwa of sun dynesty

> in this connection of glorifying Purussottam month. Long long age there

was

> a religious king named Citradhanwa, who was the ruller of Haihaya state.

He

> had a very qualified son named Hadadhanwa. Hadadhanwa was famous alover

the

> world because of his good qualities like truthfullness and following the

> religious principles strictly. In and early age Hadadhanwa became a

learned

> scholer by pleasing his Guru. He studied all the Vedas including Angas and

> Upanisads. After pleasing his Guru and paying him Dakhina Hadadhanwa

> retruned back to his father's palace. His father Citradhanwa became very

> old. So he decided to go to forest and take renounced order of life to

> please Sri Hari. Now Hadadhanwa became the king of Haihaya state. In due

> time Hadadhanwa achieved a beautiful daughter named Guna sundari, he had

> four other famous sons namd chitrabak, chitrabha, Maniman and

> chitra-Kundala.

>

> Lord Narayan continued, once this Hadadhanwa started thinking in his mind

> how I have achieved all such material oppulences. In influence of which

> pious activities I have achieved a undisturbed kingdom, beautiful queen,

> deautiful sons and daughter etc. He thought I have not done anything in

this

> present life, may I have done some pious activities in my previous life.

> Thinking inthis way, in the next day the king went to the forest by riding

> his horse along with his army to perform hunting animals. In this forest

one

> deer being attacked by the arrow of the kings bow run towards the other

> forest. The king also follwed the deer.

>

> After follwing a long way behind the deer, the king became very tired and

> felt thursty. So he started wondering for water. In a little distance he

saw

> a beautiful pond full of clean sweet water. So he get down from the

horse's

> back and tied the horse in the near by banayan tree. After drinking water

he

> took some rest under than banayan treee. when the king was relaxing

himself

> a beautiful parrot who ws siting on that tree started to speak some thing

> towards him. The parrot started reciting a verse again and again which

meant

> as follwos:

>

> "O' by obeserving your material oppulences you are not considering about

the

> real achievementt of human life. So how can you cross the material ocean,

> the cycle of birth and death".

>

> After listening these words from the mouth of the parrot again and again,

> the king Hadadhanwa considered the advice seriously. So he started

thinking

> this parrot may be the great sage Sukadev Goswami himself who being

> compassinate towards me advicing how to delever from this material ocean.

In

> the mean time his army reached that place. The parrot also disspeared

after

> giving instructions to the king. So after reaching his palace king

strarted

> to think over it.

>

> When king Hadadhanwa was thinking seriously about the words of the parrot,

> the great sage Valmiki cme to his palace. the king immedately got up from

> his sit and paid his obeisances to the great sage. Valmiki asked O' king

why

> you are looks somorose, please tell me every thing about your sadnesss, I

> shall try my best to solve your problems. Getting some consolation from

the

> sage king Hadadhanwa have explained about the verse spoken by the parrot

> inthe forest to him. After listening to the king, the great sage Valmiki

> told O' king in your previous life you were born in a brhmin family , at

the

> bamk of sriver Tambraparn inthe state fo Dravida. Your good name was

sudeva.

> You were a religious, truthfull and selfsatisfied brahmn. Your wife was

> named as Gautami the daughter of Gautam risi. when you were in grishastha

> asram you were following all the religious principles, but inspite of all

> these merits you did not have any child. So one day u have expressed your

> fillings to your wife explaining all of your measerable conditions. You

told

> her O' beloved one, our human birth is fruitless because we don't have a

son

> who is going t delever us form the hell named after put; so I am dicided

to

> die immediately. By listening your words your wife has adviced you to

> worship Lord Jaggannath.

>

> She told you O' dear husband don't speak like this. You are a Vaishnava,

so

> you should have more patient to deal all these situations. If you desire a

> son, than you worship Lord jaggannath and ask him for a son as benidictin.

> Followng her advice you have performed great austeities at the bank of

river

> Tambrapani for four thousand years. Even the demigods became fearful

seening

> your austerities. So seeing your strong faith and devotion Lord Hari

> appeared before you riding his carrier Garuda. By seeing the Lord in his

> four handed form who rulled over the three worlds, you became very happy

and

> paid your full obeisances at his Lotus feet.

>

> The great sage Valmiki continued, O' king in this way after offering his

> prayers sudev brahmin sat down on the floor in front of Lord Hari. After

> listening his prayer, Lord hari spoke O' sudev, you have done great

> austerities to satisfy me. Now I am satisfied. please ask some boons what

> ever you want. Sudev brahmin told, O' Lord if you are pleased upon me than

> please give me a qualified son. Listening the brahmins words Lord Hari

told

> him O' sudev by reading your fore head, I came to understand that because

> of your Prarabdha karma you are supposed not to have a son for next seven

> births. So ask for some other boons. Hearing Lord Hari the brahmin sudev

> immediately became senseless. He fell down on the ground unconciously like

a

> dry tree. Seeing the conditin of her husband, Gautami, the wife of sudev

> also started crying loudly. After observing the most measurable conditions

> of the brahmin couple Garuda, the carrier of lord Visnu became

sumpathetic.

> So he also rquested Lord Hari to grant them a son. Hearing Garuda's

request

> Lord hari empowered him to give the boon to the brahmn couple. So Gauruda

> started faning to the fainted brahmin sudev. Than Garuda told to the

brahmin

> couple O' fortunate one, following the order of my master Lord Hari, I am

> giving a boon to you, that you will get a son vry soon, as qualified as

> myself.

>

> The sage Valmiki continued , inthis way after giving the boon Lord Hari

> dissapeared form that place with his carrier Gaurda. After sometines have

> passed Gautami gae birth to a son named Sukadev. from his very childhood

> liffe sukadev has exhibit his wanderful good qualities y satisfying all of

> his supiriours, parents, friends and guru. Once the great sage Devala who

> was shining like a sun, came to their plae . The sudev brahminand his wife

> prayed him and gave him a nice sit for sitdown. Their son sudadev also

paid

> his obeisances to the great sage.

>

> After looking the face fo sukadev, Dabala risi became happy. But suddeny

he

> became grave. He spoke to the brahmin couple. This child Sukadev has all

the

> good qualities fo a greaat person, but there is one disqualification for

> which al of his qualities are going to be fruitless. This boy have to

leave

> his body at the age of twelve by sinking inthe water. Than the sage left

> that place. The brahmin couple again became unhappy. But remembering the

al

> mirciful Lord Visnu, they again started to continue in their day today

life.

>

> One day their son sukadev was taking a bath in a nearby tank with his

other

> friends. Following the unavoidable providence [time factor] the boy went

to

> the deep water, get sinked and died. The freinds fo sukadev had informed

his

> parents about death of their beloved son. So devine couple again became

> morose. They started crying very loudly, in this way they came to the bank

> of that tank and saw the dead body of their son. they both started kissing

> the dead body of their son and lamented. Sudev took the dead body of his

son

> to his lap and started crying, O' son get up we are waiting for you.

Unless

> you get up and talk to us we both of your parants also give up our life

> hear. We should not go to our house back. Speaking in this way the brahmin

> started chanting the holyname of Lord hari.

>

> When the brhmin couple were lamenting and chanting constanly the holyname

of

> the Lord Visnu, and untimely rain cme along with a heay thundering wind.

The

> whole world became filled with water, but the brahmin couple could noth

know

> any thing because of sthgeir lamentation ofor their son. Their heart were

> burnt with the fire of separation from their son. So they werre engaged

> constantly chanting the holy name of the lord Visnu. In this way the whole

> month have passed away., This month was Purusottam month. So unknowingly

the

> brahmin couple have worshiped the Purusottam noth, the month of fLord Sri

> Krishna . Being pleasd by their austerities, Lord Sri Krishna appeared

> before them, when the fLord appeared the rain immeditely stoped.Seeing the

> fLord the brahmin couple immediately paid thgeir ful oveissances keeping

> their son side. Lord Sri Krishna became bery very pleased because they

have

> worshiped the FPurussottma month [unknowingly].The Lord told O' fortunate

> sudev, your son Dudadev wil libve with you for twelbe thousand years

inthis

> material world to give you all plesure and at the end you both of the

> bramhin couples wil return back to me [Golaka].

>

> As soon as Lord Sri Krishna, the supreme Personality of godhead have

> finished his words their son got up just like, he was sleeping for a long

> time. Seeing their son have got back to his life the brahmin couple became

> extrmely happy. In the mean time the demigods started flowring from the

> heaven. So Sukdev [the parrot ] paid his obeissances to his parants and

Lod

> Sri Hari. Garuda the carrier of the Lord also became vry happy seeeing the

> brahim couple with their son. But all these incidents seems very

wounderful

> to sudev brahmin. So he asked Lord Sri Krishna the reason behind they got

> back their son to life again.

>

> Lord Sri Krishna who is controled by His devotees, thus spoke to sudev

> brahmin, O' fortunate one, did you not know the reason why I got pleased

> from you? You both husband and wife have observed fasting and worshiped

> Purusottam month which is most dear to me. When both of you were lamenting

> for your son by obserbing ful fasting also chanting my holy name, that

time

> the holy P{urusottam month was conutinued. So you were worshiped me in

> FPurusottam month, which has pleased me very much.

>

> Once Lord Brahma was measuring the value of Purussottam month with all

other

> pious austerities and religious activied mentioned in vedas . But the

value

> of Purusottam month remained more valuable than all types of vedic

> religious, pious activities.

>

> Thus Lord Sri Krishna continued any human being who would observe my

> Purusottam month remain as the most fortunate one in three worlds, at the

> end of his life he would return back to my abode Goloka. Saying these

words

> the supreme lord left that place for Goloka riding his carrier Garuda.

> thus sage Valmiki told to king Hadadhanwa, O' king, what you have asked,

now

> you got your answer. The parrot who advised you in forest was the Sukadev

> your son, in your previous life. Sukadev have achieved perfection of his

> life due to Lord's mercy, he was filling some sympathy for you

[Hadadhanwa]

> his father in previous life. Seeing you were passing a materialistic way

of

> life, he has reminded you about your duty to worship the supreme Lord Sri

> Krishna. So O' king now worship Lord Hari in forth coming Purusotam month,

> by merit of which you would return back to godhead.

>

> Thus king hadadhanwa continued to ask sage Valmiki about Purusottam month.

> He asked O' sage please tell me how can one observe this most fortunate

> Purusottam month which is most dear to Lord Sri Krishna? Who is the

worship

> able Lord for this month? What are the processes to worship this month and

> observe austerities? Please tell me all these secrets.

>

> The great sage Valmiki replied. O' king one should get up early in the

> morning [in Brahma muhirta] thinking about the supreme Lord hari who is

also

> known as supreme param brahman. Than he should finish his morning duties,

> taking bath, doing pranayam and offering prayers to the supreme Lord Sri

> Krishna. lord Sri Krishna with his consort Sri Radhika are the worshipable

> deities for this Purusottam month. one should continuously chat gayatri

> until sun rises in the east. Than one should pay his obeisance and offer

> [Arghya] water, flower etc. to sun god, who is also known as surya

narayan.

> After finishing all of these morning duties one should start worshiping

Lord

> Hari.

>

> A worshiper of Purusottam month should take a vow to remain truth full,

not

> to speak any lie or engaged in any violent activities. he should remain

very

> peaceful. One should collect some fresh cowdungs and with the mixing of

some

> water with it, he should purify certain area which should be like a

circle.

> Within that purified circled area, one should draw a eight petaled lotus

> flower with the help of some rice powder. Then one should place a new pot

> full of holy water collected from different holy rivers or one can call

all

> the different tirthas or river to enter that pot of water. The water pot

may

> be made of gold, silver, copper or a earthen pot according to the

worshipers

> ability to present it.

>

> After placing the holy water pot properly one should call O' river ganges,

> godavari, kaveri, saraswati, jamuna, etc. Please enter to this holy pot

and

> also make me purify by purifying my body and mind". Then one should

worship

> that water pot with the help of sandal wood pulp, different other sainted

> things, flowers etc. One should place a copper plate covered with a new

> yellow cloth upon that water pot. Then one should place deities of Sri

Radha

> Krishna upon that pot. After placing the deities properly, one should

start

> worshiping them with faith and devotion.

>

> The great sage Valmiki continued to speak again one should purify the

> deities in a fire sacrifice and establish them with a new life through

vedic

> process, other wise the deities made of metal would remain a lump of metal

> only. A brahmin who is qualified with vedic knowledge should perform these

> activities. First of all he should chant Purusa sukta stating from Om

Tad

> Vishnur Param Padam etc. "followed by vijay mantra of Purusottam. By

placing

> his thumb on his heart he should chant all these mantras to establish the

> deities with life. He should take a vow that I shall live for r this deity

> or die for this deity. He should chant many other mantras prescribed in

> Yajurveda adding Swaha at the end of each mantra. So in this way by

placing

> life into the deities one should meditate upon Lord Purusottam, Sri

Krishna.

> Then he should speak like this:

>

> O' Purusottam ! I am offering this noble sit to Sri Sri Radha Krishna. The

> holy water brought by me from different holy rivers including ganges etc

is

> quite appreciable and use full to be touch and use. So O' Lord please

accept

> this water for washing your feet. Saying like this one should offer Padya.

> Then one should offer achaman to the deities. Again one should bathed the

> deities with Panchamrita. Again giving achaman, to fulfill one's desires

and

> to attain perfection one should offer new yellow silken clothes to the

> deities. Then he should pray O' Purusottam Please save me from this

> nescience of cycle of birth and death."

>

> One should offer brahmanical threads with the new cloth also. Than he

should

> again chant O' Lord! please accept these sainted sandal wood pulp which is

> prepared by me in careful way. Then he should offer sandalwood pulp to

> different parts of the bodies of the deities. He should pray O'

Purusottam

> please accept these unbroken flowers carefully collected by me. Than he

> should offer flowers to the deities. He should worship the different parts

> of bodies of the Lord by chanting the mantras consist of twenty four

> different names of Lord Visnu starting from Keshavay namah. In this way

one

> should worship Lord Purusottam properly.

>

> The king Hadadhanwa enquired O' sage! what should be the prescribed foods

> for a performer O Purusottam vrata? What one should not eat in this month

?

> Please explain every thing very clearly.

>

> Sage Valmiki told O' king! Listen I am now explaining everything to you in

> very briefly. In a purified consciousness one should collect, wheat, rice,

> sugar candy, sasmi seeds, ginger, green leafs, banana, cucumber, rock

salt,

> butter, ghee, curd, mango, potato etc, and should cook them without oil .

> One should prepare his food with the help of ghee if necessary. One

should

> not eat meat, fish etc, or any kinds of non vegetarian things . One should

> not use mustard or mustard oil or any kinds of intoxicate things in his

> daily use.

>

> One should prepare one's food in a purified way in a pure consciousness

one

> should not cook his food in a iron pot. One should not speak any nonsense

or

> think any nonsense while preparing prasadam. One should avoid any types of

> contaminated food prepared in a contaminated wrong way. In Purusottam

month

> one should not blaspheme the demigods, veda or any literature pursuance

> with the vedic version, brahmins, spiritual master, cows, person [men or

> women] who performs Purusottam vrata, the king and all kinds of saintly

> peoples . One should try his best to please Lord Visnu by performing

various

> austerities in best of his abilities. Sage Valmiki again told a worshiper

of

> Purusottam month should follow the above rules and regulations in the

month

> of kartik and Magha month as well, other wise he could not get the full

> benefit from performing his Purusottam varta. If possible one can worship

> Purusottam month by observing a full fast from food through out the month.

> If he could not observe full fast he could live by drinking ghee or

drinking

> some milk which he should collect by begging. If he could not do this he

can

> simple eat some fruits. An intelligent person should take a vow according

to

> his capacity to observe and follow it . One should not break his vow in

the

> middle. If one worship Lord in his Saligram form giving offering one lekh

> tulsi leaves, than he achieved an unlmitted merit and success which even

> Lord Brahma could not described .

>

> If one worships Purusottam month in this way,than he could achieve more

> glories than performing one hundred horse sacrifices. The performer of

vedic

> karmaknada yanjnya is achieved sworga loka, but worshiper of Purusottam

> achieving goloka dhama. all the holy places of the world came to live in

the

> body of a man who performs Purusottam varta.

>

> King Hadadhanwa asked O' great sage! what are the benefits one achieve by

> offering a lamp to Lord Purusottam in this month? The great sage Valmiki

> thus started speaking gladly, there was king named citrbqhu who ruled over

> the kingdom bhagyanagar. he was a great devotee of Krishna having all the

> good qualities like truth fullness, nonviolent forgiveness, behavior

helper

> to poor, worshiper of saintly peoples and Brahmins, and knower of all the

> religious principles mentioned in shastra. Once He great sage Agastya came

> to his palace. Seeing the great Rsi , the king paid his obeisance form a

> distant place. When the sage came near by he gave him a nice place to sit

> down. Than he worshiped him when the great sage was pleased the king

spoke,

> today my life became successful that a great devotee of Krishna enter my

> palace. He tried his best to please the sage. The king then started to ask

> Agastya muni about his past life. The king told O' sage in my present life

I

> am enjoying such a undisturbed kingdom, I have a beautiful chaste wife,

nice

> sons and daughters. So what pious activities I have been done in my past

> life in reult of which I am enjouing somuch in my present life.

Agastyamuni

> told O' gortunate one please listen to me I am now going to explain you

> about your past life.

>

> IN your previous life your name was Manigriba. You were a most cruel,

> non-belivever of God and a person having a very bad character. But your

wife

> (who is your present wife also) was a very pious and religiouy lady. She

was

> very chaste and beautiful, always engaged to pelase you. Due to your bad

> character and cruel behaviour no one was liking you in the society. Every

> one cut down their relations with you. Even the king of your country also

> took away (snatched away) everything from you including your wealth and

> property. In this way being kicked out from the society you have started

to

> stay in the forest with your chaste wife. Once when you were going to

> collect some food and meat carrying your bow in your soulder, you have

found

> in the way a man fell down unconscious on the forest road. His name was

Sage

> Ugradeva.

>

> By seeing the brahmin sage Ugradev in an unconsciouys helpless condition

> some mercy arose in your heart. Sage Ugradeva was in his way to Prayag

> tirtha. Due to fasting and unbearable hot sun he fell down unconsciouys on

> the forest road. So after bringing him to your small cottage you both

> husband and wife started to serve him by fanning him, giving some water to

> drink and throwing some water on his forehead. After a little time the

sage

> came back to hs consciouysness. He was looking around with wonder. Then

you

> have described everything about his previous situation and how you have

> brought him to your cottage. After that you have offered some fresh water

to

> the sage. He was very pleased and asked about your bad living condition.

The

> sage Ugradeva tgold you "O Manigriva why you are suffering so much in the

> forest, please tell me everything about your past situations, so that I

can

> find some way for your good fortune in the future." After explaining your

> life, you have asked him to find some solution to your miseries.

>

> Ugradeva told "O great soul you will definitely become famous in this

world

> because you have served me so well as your guest. So to eradicate your

> previous sinful reactions I am now going to explain you the most simple

and

> easy way by following which you will attain all good fortune."

>

> The sage told "after three months Purusottama month is coming. So in order

> to please the Supreme Lord Purusottama, you should offer regularly

everyday

> a lamp to the Lord. By doing this your misfortune due to your poor

condition

> will vanish its roots. The best way to offer a lamp is to offer a

gheelamp,

> but because you are living in the forest so you can offer a lamp with oil

of

> sesamiseeds. When you will get some wealth then you must offer a

gheelamp."

> Speaking in this way, sage Ugradeva left that place for prayag chanting

the

> holyname of Sri Krishna.

>

> Following the order of sage Ugradeva, Manigriva and his wife were offering

a

> oil lamp to Purusottama regularly throughout the month. After some time

the

> couple left their bodies and attaiend Swarga loka due to their merit of

> offering a lamp to Lord Purusottama. After enjoying many years in the

> heavenly planet, the same couple came back again in this material world

and

> achieved a very glorious position in society as King Citrabahu and his

wife.

> So Agastya muni told to King Citrabahu, "O king, I have explained to you

> about your previous life, such was the glories of simply offering a oil

lamp

> to Lord Purusottama in the month of Purusottama. A man who offers a

gheelamp

> to the Lord gets unlimited merit. "O king, there is no doubt about such

> greatt merits achieved simply by offering a lamp to the Lord.

>

> Thus the great sage Valmiki said, in this way after explaining the

previous

> life of King Chitrabahu, and being worshiped by him, Agastya muni became

> very pleased and blessed him with some boons and left that place.

>

> King Hadadhanva asked sage VAlmiki, "O brahmin, O saintly one please tell

me

> how to conclude (Udyapan) breaking Purusottama vrata (worship)? Which

rules

> and regulations one should follow? Which are the special days to finish

> one's vow of worship tto Lord Sri Krishna in Purusottama month. The great

> sage replied : In Purusottama month, one can break his worship and vows on

> the foruteenth day, ninth day or on the eighth day of the dark fortnight.

> Early in the morning one should leave his bed. After performing his

morning

> duties one should invite thirty qualified Brahmins and give them charity

> according to one's ability. If not possible to invite thirty brahmins, one

> should invite five or seven brahmins according to his capacity. In mid-day

> one should purify certain area with cowdung and water. Then he should draw

a

> round cirle witht he help of rice powder. He should bring four new pots

and

> palce them in four directions, placing one coconut upon each of them. The

> pots should be filled with water before all this. One should establish

Lord

> VAsudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha above each pot serially.

Then

> he should invite four qualified brahmins to sit inside the circle and

chant

> the holy name of Krishna. By presenting new clothes, two for each brahmin,

> for wearing one and putting the other on the head, he should welcome them

> for chanting the holy name. He should also present them one ring made of

> some metals to wear in their fingers. To purify himself one should perfomr

> all the purifying processes according to Shastra. When the invited

brahmins

> would engage in their chantin, one should start his worship to Lord

> Purusottama with his wife. He should engage the brahmins to chant the

names

> of Chaturbhuja, (Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha) separately

> in four corners of the circle. Four differnt lamps should be offered in

four

> directions. Then one should offer Arghya (oblations).While performing

> worship by giving Arghya, one should chant the following mantra :

>

> " O Supreme Lord ! O Sanatana, O Purusottama, O hari, I am paying my

> obeisances unto you. Please accept my offerings along with Sri Radhika. I

am

> paying my obeisances unto Lord Shyamasundar, along with Radhika, whose

> bodily colour is like dark hue cloud, who wers an effulgent yellow

garments

> on His body." In this way one should pay his obeisances to Lord

Purusottama.

> Again, he should offer (puspanjali) flowers to Sri Radha Krishna. Then he

> should pay his full obeisances to the Lord along with his wife. Then he

> should give some charity to the invited brahmin, give a pot full of gold

and

> other dakshinas according to his ability. Then he should offer new clothes

> and other pleasing presentations to the brahmins to please them in the

best

> of his ability. He should offer some new clothes and ornaments in the name

> of Lord Siva and goddess Parvati. He should offer two pairs of new shoes

to

> them.

>

> The best of all kinds of charities is to present a book of Srimad

Bhagavatam

> to a qualified brahmin. By presenting Srimad Bhagavatam which is the

> literary incarnation of the Lord Purusottama to a Vaisnava devotee of the

> Lord. One can deliver his forefathers on ancestors beginning from one

crore

> of their life time succession. his forefathrs attain Goloka dham and enjoy

> their life with Lord Purusottama.

>

> After performing the above concluding ceremonies and worship, one could

> break his vows and worship. Sage Valmiki said, now I am explaining some

> special ways, how to avoid reactions of other offences commited during the

> Purusottama month. He should feed some qualified Brahmins and present them

> some gold to nullify his reactions at the end of the Purusottama month. If

> some one has taken his meal in Amavasya day he should present cows along

> with other dakshina (charity) to qualified brahmins. One who has not taken

> his bath properly in holy water, he should present some milk and curd to

> brahmins. If some one eats fruits, oil or ghee during Purusottama month

then

> he should give in charity to brahmins at the end of Purusottama month. If

> someone eats rice and wheat, he should give charity at the end of the

month.

> If some one sleeps on the floor during Purusottama month, he should break

> his vow by presenting a nice bed along with a pillow to a brahmin in

> charity.

>

> A person who eating on leafplates during Purusottama month, one should

feed

> some brahmins wiht ghee and sugar. Who did not cut his nails and hair

during

> Purusottama month, he should give mirror in charity to a brahmin. One who

> has offered lamps throughout the month, he should give some new laps and

new

> pots in charity to brahmins. A person who breaks any other rules during

the

> Purusottama month should feed the brahmins with different kinds of sweet

> juice. Thus any one who observes Purusottam month in a faithful and

> devotionl way will attain Goloka at the end of his life.

>

> So after narrating everything about Purusottama month, sage Valmiki told

to

> King Hadadhanva, "O King, now I am going to the river Sarayu to take a

bath.

> Speaking like this he was about to leave that place, then the king

> worshipped him in a very submissive way to please the sage. After

blessing

> the king for good fortune sage Valmiki left that place for Sarayu. When

sage

> Valmiki left that place, the king along with his queen left his kingdom

and

> started to live in a simple and peaceful way in the forest. When the

sacred

> month Purusottam appeared both husband and wife performed their worship

> exactly they heard the process of worship from sage Valmiki. At the end of

> Purusottam month an cilestial aeroplane came to them, riding which king

> Hadadhanwa and his queen reached Golaka.

>

> So Lord Narayana told to Narada! O' Narada, in this world there is nothing

> in equal to Purusottam month. The result or merit one get's after

performing

> seviour austerities for one thousand birth could not be even comparable to

> the merit of worshiping Purusottam month. As there is a nice historical

> story in this connectin, a monkey who was delivered from this material

ocean

> and attain Golaka simply by taking holy bath for three days, - night in

> Purusottam month. The sins of his previous one crore of life time were

> destroyed.

>

> Listening these words the sages of naimisyaaranya asked to Suta Goswami, o

> great sage please explain us in detail about this monkey's past life. Who

> was that monkey? How and which place he took his bath during Purusottam

> month? What was he eating during the month? What results he got due to

> worshiping Purusottam month unknowingly?

>

> In the province of Kerala, Lord Narayana said, there was a greedy brahmin.

> His name was Citra Sharma, but due to his greedy and cruel nature, the

> people were calling him as Kadarya (greedy). Being kicked out from the

> village, he went to the forest. There he met a nice friend, who was a

> gardener. He started to live with this gardener friend. After sometimes

that

> gardener went to visit some sacred places. So he told to Kadarya to look

> after the fruit garden. The gardener was a simple person, so he left

> everything under the care of Kadrya. When the gardener left, kadarya

started

> eating the best fruits in the garden for himself ina greedy way. When the

> gardener returned and asked him about the situation of the garden, Kadarya

> told him that the monkeys and birds have destroyed all the best fruits.

>

> In this way Kadarya had cheated the gardener friend. After sometime

Kadarya

> brahmin died. He was bound to accept the body of a monkey due to his

> previous sinful activities and cheating his gardener friend.

>

> Though Kadarya was the most sinful person, he had also achieved some

merits

> in his previous life by seeing a Udyapan (concluding) ceremony of

> Purusottama month when one Vaisya merchant was worshiping Purusottama

month.

> He also worshiped Purusottama month due to his greediness to aquire some

> wealth from the Vaisya merchant. Due to these merits, Kadarya in his body

of

> a monkey had taken his birht in a holy place on the bank of a sacred lake

> known as Mriga tirtha. That Mriga tirth was a very beautiful place. The

> trees were full of fruits and flowers. The water in the lake was very

sweet

> and cool, and very useful for health. That place was so beautiful and

pious

> due to the boon of Lord Ramachandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> After conquering Lanka, he became pleased with the monkey fighters (army).

> Being pleased with his monkey army, the Lord had given this sacred place

to

> them for their enjoyment.

>

> >From the beginning of his birth Kadarya, the monkey was suffering from

> various pitta diseases. Therefore blood was always coming out from his

> mouth. He could not eat anything. But due to his nature he was jumping

from

> one tree to another and picking up some fruits and throwing them down. In

> the meantime Purusottama month came. During Purusottama month, the

monkey's

> suffeirng increased. He could not eat anything. So he had observed fasting

> unknowingly in this month. One day while jumping from one tree to another,

> the monkey fell down into the lake of Mrigatirtha. After five days, he

died.

> When he died, a celestial aeroplane came and took himm to Goloka dham. He

> had achieved a very beautiful spiritual body and lived happily in Goloka.

>

> Lord Narayana said, by seeing a wonderful fortune of the monkey who had

> attained Goloka, all the demigods started to glorify the Purusottama

month.

> Then Narada asked "O Lord, whatever the principle you have explained

> previously is meant for the first part of the day of the Purusottama

month.

> Lord Narayan again said, after finishing his noon duties one should wait

for

> his guests at his door. A guest who comes to him when he is engaged in

> milking his cows, he should worship him properly and make him fully

> satisfied by giving charities according to his ability.

>

> After satisfying one's guest, one should take his meal (prasadam) very

> peacefully facing towards the east direction in a purified spot. At first

by

> chanting the mantra "Swaha Om" one should begin to eat his meal with the

> help of his tongue [without chewing].

>

> Afterwards one should eat the sweet items at first, in peaceful mind. One

> should not eat any contaminated food. While engaged in eating prasad one

> should not discuss any material things or blasphame any one. An

intteligent

> person should engage himself in listenig Krishna katha from a pure soul.

> Thus one should always meditate on Krishna and discuss his past times with

> other devotees. In this way when evening cames, one should take a bath and

> perform his evenig duties. After finishing his evenig prayers and offering

> some oblations to the fire god, one should sitdown and eat some thing with

> his followers or family members. After eating one should go to his bed

> thinking of Lord Sri Krishna in his heart.

>

> The grihastha should perform his home duties in a truthful and peaceful

way

> he should not commit any violance to others and should be merciful towards

> poors and saintly people. To protect animals, speak truth, mercifulness,

> nonviolence etc, are some of the important principles, a grihastha has to

> follow.

>

> Narada said," O Lord, please describe some thing about a chaste woman and

> how she could help her husband in performing Purusot

>