The Most Powerful Month

Yesterday, Vrindavan Today, published an interesting article about the upcoming special month of Purushottam:

The preparations of the ‘adhik maas’ has begun in the holy town of Vrindavan. This month is also called the Purushottam month or the mal maas. All the major festivals of the year are celebrated in this month alone. This year it is beginning from 17th June and will last till 16th July. This month is considered as very sacred. People do extra rounds of their daily chanting (japa), parikrama, pilgrimages, scriptural readings and parayanas.

Listening to great Kirtan regularly or attending as many Kirtans as possible is also a way of observing this month.

Glories of Purushottam month

From Padma and Skanda Puranas

1. Lord Sri Krsna: “Purusottama month has all the power I have to bless its observer. One who follows Purusottama vrata will destroy all his past sinful reactions. Without performing Purusottama vrata, one cannot perform pure devotional service. The value of Purusottama month is far more valuable than all other types of austerities and religious activities mentioned in the Vedas. Anyone who observes Purusottama vrata will return to my abode, Goloka, at the end of his life”.
2. Durvasa Muni: “Just by bathing in a holy river during Purusottama month, one becomes sinless. The glory of all other months is not equal to one-sixteenth of the glory of the Purusottama month. By bathing in a holy place, giving charity and chanting the Holy Name of Krsna during Purusottama month, all miseries are destroyed, one attains all kinds of perfection and fulfills all his desires”.
3. One Purushottama vrata equals a thousand Kartika vratas.
4. Valmiki Muni: “By observing Purusottama vrata, one attains more benefit than performing one hundred horse sacrifices. All holy places live within the body of a Purusottama month vrati. Anyone who faithfully performs Purusottama vrata will go to Goloka Vrndavana”.
5. Residence in the holy dhama in Purusottama month yields 1000 times the benefit.
6. Naimisaranya Sages: “Merciful Purusottama month acts like a desire tree to fulfill a devotee’s desire”.
7. If one sincerely worships Radha and Krsna in Purusottama month, he will attain everything.
8. One who observes Purusottama vrata, will burn up the reactions of all his bad karma and attain the direct service of Radha and Krsna.
9. Purusottama month is the best month for all spiritual advancement because Krsna overlooks all the aparadhas.