Lord Purushottam 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, opulence, realization, success,
giving benediction to devotees. This month will be equally potent like me. I
am bestowing 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 bestowed 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 should
pay their obeisance’s 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 enjoying a blissful material life he will return back
to Godhead.
O' Garudadhwaja" Lord Sri Krishna continued. My abode Golaka is unattainable
to the performers of austerities, Mahatmas or great souls who are engaged in
pious activities, to a person who maintain celibacy or who fasts for whole
life not eating any thing. But just observing 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 intelligent 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 return back to godhead.
An unfortunate ignorant man who does not perform 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 devotional 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, opulence and nice son in this
life. after enjoying a happy life at the end he will be return back to
Golaka Dham. So following my instruction s every one should worship this
Purussottam month.j I am make this month best among all other months. So O'
husband of rama devi give up all kinds of mental speculations about
extra month. Now you please take this Purusottam month to your abode
Vaikuntha' with You.
After narrating this history of Puruasottam month, Lord 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 are
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 did not
worship Purusottam month. So now you are suffering because of your Prarabdha
Krama. You have been following only some of the ritualistic principles given
by Vyasadev to you. But unless you worship the Purusottam month you cannot
able to perform pure devotional service to me.
Lord Sri Kirshna continued, now I am going to narrate a famous historical
event connecting the previous birth of Draupadi. In her previous birth
Draupadi ws the daughter of great brahmin sage Medhavi. Her mother died
when she was a small child. So she was under the care of her father. Day by
day she become grown up and attained her young age. She was very beautiful but
her father was not much interested about her marriage. Seeing her other
girlfriends with their husbands and children she passed her days in very
miserable way. In the mean time her father Medhave risi also passed away
from this material world uttering the name of Hari.
So the daughter of Medhavi risi now have passed her days in most miserable
way. Fortunately one day the Great sage Durbasha appeared in her asram.
Seeing the great sage the girl paid her obeisances to him and worship him.
She offered flowers and fruits to the great sage. When the great sage
became very pleased towards her, she started lamenting and crying before
him. Then the sage enquired about her lamentation. 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 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 relieve me from
this miserable 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 coming. 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 more
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 month. The merit of a person who takes even once a holy bath in
this month is equal to the merit of taking bath in ganges for twelve
thousand years, or merit achieved by a person who takes a bath in holy water
of Ganges or Godavari when Brhaspati [jupiter] enters to Leo [lion]. So if
you will take bath, give charity and chant the holy name of Visnu in this
month all your miseries would go away, you will attain all kinds of
perfection, all of your desires also get fulfilled. So following my
advice please do not forget to worship the forth coming Purusottam month.
After speaking these words sage Durbasha remain silent. Unfortunately the
Brahmin girl did not believe in the words of Durbasha, rather she got angry
and started speaking: O' great sage, you are speaking lie. How could be this
extra month which is also called Mala Masa [stool month] is superior to other
great months like Magha, kartika and Vaisakha. I am not going to believe 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 sastric
conclusions. 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 certainly get its results. Speaking these words
great 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 opulence
in that very movement. Being a offender to Purushottam month her body
started looking very ugly, she lost all of her bodily shining etc. Then she
decided: I shall worship Lord Shiva who is known as Ashutosha, who gets pleased
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 putting fire around herself 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 austerities. When Lord Shiva appeared in front of the
brahmin girl in his spiritual form, the girl immediately stood up, 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 in front 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 remained silent. Than Lord Shiva told
let it happen. You have asked for husband five times, so you will
get five husbands. Listening Lord Shiva's words 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 him. What
ever 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 had
offended Purussotam month previously by not following 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 devotee of
Purussottam month achieves all good fortune in this life and at the end of
his life he return back to the Goloka, the abode of Lord Sri Krishna. Being
an offender to Purussottam month you will 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 morose and
fearful about her future life. In this way after few days this girl also left
her body being subjected to the uncontrollable time. Lord Sri Krishna told,
O' Arjuna; in the mean time the great king Draupada have been performing
some sacrifice.
From the sacrificial fire this brhmin girl has taken her birth or appeared as
the daughter of Maharaj Draupada. O' Arjuna, the same daughter of Medhavi
risi is now became famous in the word as Draupadi who is non other than your
present wife. Having blasphemed the Purussottam month in her previous life she
has been insulted by Dushasana in front of the whole kaurvas 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; don't forget
again to worship the forth comming Purussottam month. A person who
blasphemes Purussottam month and don't not worship her, and don't worship[
Krishna ] Me will never attain a good fortune. This Purushottam month is
fully potent to full fill all your desires and remove your all shorts of
miseries. Now fourteen years of your forest life is going to be passed
away. So please worship this Purushottam month sincerely which will bestow
you all good fortune. Giving full consolation to the pandavas, Lord Sri
Krishna left that place for Dwaraka.
