Purushottam Adhik Maas Purnima
Lord Purushottam (Sri Krishna)
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The full-moon (Purnima) of Purushottam Maas — the extra lunar month (Adhik Maas) that falls roughly every three years to align the lunar and solar calendars. In 2026 Purushottam Maas runs from 17 May to 15 June, and its Purnima falls on 31 May. Because Lord Krishna adopted this 'leftover' month as His own, Vaishnavas treat the entire month — and especially its Purnima — as a uniquely auspicious time for fasting, chanting, and charity.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra
O Hare! O Krishna! O Rama! — chanted with extra resolve during the sacred month of Purushottam, the month presided over by Lord Krishna Himself.
How to recite
Chant additional rounds of the maha-mantra through Purushottam Maas. On the Purnima, perform abhishek of Sri Krishna, offer a ghee lamp, give in charity (dana), and read the glories of Purushottam Maas from the Padma Purana. Break the grain-free fast after moonrise with prasadam.
Benefits
Lord Krishna personally accepted the otherwise-neglected extra (adhik) month and named it Purushottam Maas, declaring that devotional service performed in it yields multiplied spiritual benefit. Observances on its Purnima are especially dear to Him.
✦ Special Note
Per the ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava Gaurabda calendar (panchang-calculated by Udaya Tithi), the Purnima tithi present at sunrise for Purushottam Adhik Jyeshtha falls on 31 May 2026 (Sunday) for Western time zones. Observe a grain-free fast until moonrise, then honour prasadam. This Adhik Maas Purnima is otherwise easy to miss because the extra month is often skipped by general calendars. There is deliberately no 2027 date — no Adhik Maas occurs in 2027; the next Purushottam Maas falls in 2029. Dates per the official vaisnavacalendar.info (VCAL Mayapur) calendar.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
A grain-free prasadam fast until moonrise — fruit chaat with rock salt and lemon, sabudana khichdi with peanuts, and milk payasam — all offered first to Lord Purushottam (Sri Krishna).
🪔 Aarti
Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki
आरती कुंज बिहारी की, श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की ॥ गले में बैजंती माला, बजावे मुरली मधुर बाला । श्रवण में कुण्डल झलकाला, नंद के आनंद नंदलाला ॥ गगन सम अंग कांति काली, राधिका चमक रही आली । लतन में ठाढ़े बनमाली, भ्रमर सी अलक, कस्तूरी तिलक, चंद्र सी झलक, ललित छवि श्यामा प्यारी की ॥ कनकमय मोर मुकुट बिलसे, देवता दरसन को तरसे । गगन सों सुमन राशि बरसे, बाजे मुरचंग, मधुर मृदंग, ग्वालिन संग, अतुल रति गोप कुमारी की ॥ जहां ते प्रगट भई गंगा, कलुष कली हारिणि श्री गंगा । स्मरण ते होत मोह भंगा, बसी शिव सीस, जटा के बीच, हरे अघ कीच, चरण छवि श्री बनवारी की ॥ चमकती उज्ज्वल तट रेणु, बज रही वृंदावन बेणु । चहुं दिसि गोपी ग्वाल धेनु, हंसत मृदु मंद, चांदनी चंद, कटत भव फंद, टेर सुन दीन भिखारी की ॥
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