[bhaktilata] Purushottama adhika masa vratas

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Sunday, September 16, 2001 9:10 AM

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[bhaktilata] Purushottama adhika masa vratas

 

 

Bhanu Swami (Madras - IN)

14-Sep-01 11:27 +0530 (22:57 -0700)

Jayapataka Swami (GBC) [83441]

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The Purushottama adhika masa is like a SALE season for our devotional

service: whatever we do in this month, we'll benefit it by a million-fold.

 

Purushottama adhika masa vratas (18 September-16 October 2001)

 

Recommended Vows for Purusottama Month

The main vrata is to worship Radha Krishna

Yugala

***Rise Brahma-muhurta DAILY (bm means one . hours before sunrise til

one hour; if sunrise at 6am then bm starts 4:30 goes to about 5 a.m.)

Means taking rest EARLY night before.

 

***take vow to REMAIN TRUTHFUL for whole month. ***Careful not to

BLASPHEME any devotee,sastra, brahmin, cows, saints, or one observing

the Purusottama Vrata.

 

1.fixed increased chanting 25, 32, 64,128 rounds daily!

2. hearing hari katha (Study Krishna Book (chapters dealing with

Vraja lila and Krishna meeting gopis at kuruksetra)

SB& CC specifically desc. RK guna and lila) and/or speaking daily

hari-katha

3. worshiping Radha Krishna, which means, unless you have deity with

= you, then daily offer fresh first class lotus or rose plus tulasi =

garlands to Radhe Shyam photo or painting of Radha-Govinda Yugal.

*if worship Salagrama (could apply to Radha-Govinda also) offer

100,000 tulasi leaves and achieve "unlimited merit beyond the powers

of Brahma to describe."

4. Sing bhajans and kirtans specifically glorifying Yugala Kishora.

Such as Jaya Radha Madhava; Radhe jaya jaya madhava dayite; radha-

krishna prana mora; Radha-krpa kataksa (in back our radhakunda book

or in Giti Guccha song book; also sing Nandanandana Astakam (also in

Giti Guccha song book); jaya radha madana mohan.. sanatana prana

dhana he; jaya madhava madana murari radhe shyam shyama shyam; radha-

krsna bol bol bolo re sobhai; vrndavana ramya sthana; tulasi arotik

prayers with deep prayer of longing and meditation;

5. MUST OFFER Daily GHEE (pure cow's ghee only) lamp to Radha-Krishna

Deity or photo.

6. Bathe DAILY in Yamuna around sunrise. Or if not in holy land then

pour drops on head from bottle of Radha-kunda water or Yamuna after

offering obeisances and prayers to Radha-kunda or Yamuna. 7.Eating-

Fast till noon and eat only fruits or just vegetables without any

beans or grains. (like ekadasi preps for one month!) once a day if

you can. Or just eat mahaprasadam, full to neck ONCE A DAY. Take a

vow according to your capacity to follow, and in no condition can one

break his vow in the middle of the month.

 

HOW TO BREAK THE PURUSOTTAMA VRATA AFTER ONE MONTH?

 

1. Worship Radha-Govinda and chant this mantra: "O Supreme Lord!

O Sanatana!

O Purusottama! O Lord Hari! I offer my obeisances unto You. May You

and Your beloved Srimati Radhika please accept my offerings. I offer

my repeated obeisances unto Radha-Syamasundara, who wears effulgent

yellow garments on His beautiful body."

 

2. Offer pushpanjali and dandavats to Radhe-Syama.

 

3. Give charity to 3,5,7,9, 11 brahmanas to best of your ability.

**Best charity to give Srimad Bhagavatam to qualified Vaisnava

devotee brahmana. This charity will deliver all you forefathers to

Goloka dhama and the association of Lord Purusottam!

***Other recommended gifts: new clothes, gold (rupees, bucks,

pounds), two pairs of new shoes

4.Feed brahmanas with prasadam

 

SPECIAL ACTIONS AT END OF MONTH:

1. If not bathed in sacred waters---nullify reaction by donating

milk and yogurt to brahmanas

2.If eat rice, wheat, fruits,oil, or ghee during P.M.-give charity to

brahmanas (as mentioned above)

3.If eat on leaf plates for month-then feed brahmanas with ghee and

sugar

4.Not cut hair and nails for P.M.-give mirror to one brahmana.

 

IF BROKE ANY RULES DURING PURUSOTTAMA MONTH:

Must feed brahmanas with different kinds of sweet juice. (sugar cane,

oj, grape, etc)

 

BENEFITS OF OBSERVING PURUSOTTAMA VRATA

1.All the holy places in the world come to reside in your body.

2.One who observes Purusottama Month with faith and devotion will go

back home, BTG to serve Radha-Govinda eternally in Goloka Vrndavana

at the end of his life!

THese are the recommended vratas described in Padma Purana

PUrusottama = Mahatyam. We are sure Prabhupada will help you honor

this month nicely.