Questions And Answers: Vratās (Austerities) / Puruṣottama-māsa-vratā

From tomorrow the Pañcarāti-vratā is recommended to follow during this Puruṣottama month. Could you please elaborate on this? How to follow this?
Questioner: Cidānanda Nimāi dāsa (Bengaluru)
Date: 2022-01-07
Jayapatākā Swami: So we know that in the Bhīṣma-Pañcaka, there are three fasts recommended. 
That one can do the pañca-gavya, 
or second, fruits and roots or, 
third is the haviśyanna. 
Which included fruits and roots 
and some milk products and some grains. 
But I was reading that tomorrow is the Parama Ekādaśī. 
And that starting from the evening we should chant and dance the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in ecstasy, 
and if possible, stay awake the whole night, chanting. 
But at least we all could chant in the evening. 
And as far as the five day fast after Ekādaśī, 
it says fast up to your capacity. 
Maybe you can give up something during the five days. 
Don’t do something which would impede your service completely. 
I was asked about how to break the fast of the Puruṣottama month. 
I read in the śāstra that 
we should break the fast on the 14th day, 
so I will post the details. 
Category: [Vratās (Austerities) / Puruṣottama-māsa-vratā]
How do those who have haviṣyānna during the Puruṣottama-vrata/Dāmodara-māsa break the vrata?
Questioner: Anon
Date: 2022-08-01
Jayapatākā Swami: For that purpose, I am thinking of making a video.
You have to break the vrata on Caturdaśī.
That day you have to offer 33 mālpuas
and give it to a gṛhastha brāhmaṇa.
And that day you have to different services and donations.
Category: [Sādhanā / Technicalities], [Vratās (Austerities) / Kārtika-māsa-vratā], [Vratās (Austerities) / Puruṣottama-māsa-vratā]
We are very soon approaching Puruṣottama month. What kind of service and sevā will please Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava and yourself?
Questioner: Kackuly Rāṇī
Date: 2022-09-27
Jayapatākā Swami: Thank you Kackuly Rāṇī for your nice question.
In the Puruṣottama month
Kṛṣṇa has accepted this month as nondifferent from Himself.
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So, they are regular attendees of this class,
Keya Rāṇī, Kackuly Rāṇī.
So on the CDM website
we are going to publish all the things that you can do in Puruṣottama month.
In the Dāmodara month,
you get hundred times benefit.
But in the Puruṣottama month, it is a 1000 times.
So basically, we do all the things
that we can do in the Dāmodara month,
and some more also.
It is not a good month for weddings or any kind of śubha-karma.
But it is very good for transcendental devotional service.
Category: [Sādhanā / Sevā], [Vratās (Austerities)], [Vratās (Austerities) / Puruṣottama-māsa-vratā]
What are the bhajanas we should sing in the Puruṣottama month?
Questioner: Anon
Date: 2022-08-01
Jayapatākā Swami: In Māyāpur we sing the Yugalāṣṭakam.
Jīva Gosvāmī had sung this song and that song is sung here.
If you want to sing the Caurāṣṭakam, I don’t forbid that.
Someone questioned that did any ācārya recommend to sing this Caurāṣṭakam?
I told our paṇḍita to check on this.
And he said that in puṣṭi-mārga they sing this song.
We should especially sing the songs of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
But puṣṭi-mārga they don’t sing the songs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, they sing this song.
This song is not bad, we can do that, but this is not in praise of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, it is only in praise of Kṛṣṇa.
Name of Rādhā comes only once.
Kṛṣṇa stole the heart of Rādhā it says.
In this month you can sing any song on Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
I saw that the song by Jīva Gosvāmī is very easy.
Everyone can sing it.
If we sing any Rādhā Kṛṣṇa song, the worshipable Deities in Puruṣottama month are Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
In Dāmodara month, Dāmodara Yaśodā are the worshipable Deities.
Śrīla Prabhupāda said to sing saccidānanda rūpam.
But no ācāryas have not specifically said to say any prayer.
But they said that worship of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa should be done.
That way we agreed to sing the Yugalāṣṭakam.
Category: [Sādhanā / Technicalities], [Vratās (Austerities) / Puruṣottama-māsa-vratā]
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