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Purusottama Challenge
Watering our Bhakti Seed
May 17th - June 15th
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Purusottama Challenge

Take 1 step towards Krishna, He takes 1000 toward you

Did you know that this sacred month is even more auspicious than Kartik? Yes — Purusottama Month comes only once every three years, and our acharyas describe it as a spiritual SUPER SALE for Krishna consciousness! Any spiritual activity we perform, we get 1000x times the spiritual benefit! You don’t want to miss this sacred opportunity Open to For All Ages.

Whether you are a child, youth, newcomer, or adult, this challenge is for anyone wishing to deepen their relationship with Krishna, wherever they are on their bhakti journey.

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4-Level Bhakti Journey

A 30-day Bhakti journey designed to deepen your devotion step by step. This challenge unfolds like a spiritual adventure — gradually increasing our devotional practices week by week.

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Week 1 – Level 1: Bhakti Bud 🌱

  • • 3 rounds of Japa daily minimum
  • • Shloka + Reading
  • • Hearing
  • • Prayer Prompts

🔓 Unlock next level after completion

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Week 2 – Level 2 🌿

  • • 4 rounds of Japa minimum
  • • Shloka + Reading
  • • Hearing
  • • Prayer Prompts
  • • Daily Arati
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Week 3 – Level 3 🌳

  • • 6 rounds of Japa minimum
  • • Shloka + Reading
  • • Hearing
  • • Prayer Prompts
  • • Arati
  • • Kirtan
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Week 4 – Level 4 🌺

  • • 8 rounds of Japa minimum
  • • Shloka + Reading
  • • Hearing
  • • Prayer Prompts
  • • Arati
  • • Kirtan
  • • Recite Stuti

This Purusottama Challenge is unlike anything we’ve done before. It’s a structured spiritual journey where each week unlocks a new level of devotion.

Every week, you offer a little more for Krishna.

Bhakti Journey

By the end of 30 days, you will complete all 4 levels — growing from a Bhakti Bud into a flourishing devotional life.

Online Sangas

Strengthen your bhakti through daily chanting and meaningful association with devotees.

🌅 Daily Morning Japa Sessions

One of the most special parts of this challenge is that we will chant together every morning on zoom:

🕒 Time: 5:15–6:00 AM IST (45 minutes)

🔗 Meeting Link: Join Zoom Meeting

🆔 Meeting ID: 811 9520 1498

🔒 Passcode: 650106

Association is so important in bhakti. Practicing alone can be difficult. Our minds wander, our enthusiasm rises and falls. That is why we need each other. You are not alone on this journey.

Let’s come together to chant together, grow together, and inspire one another to go deeper in our love for Krishna.

🌙 Evening Online Sangas

🕒 Time: 6:00–7:30 PM IST

🔗 Meeting Link: Join Zoom Meeting

🆔 Meeting ID: 811 9520 1498

🔒 Passcode: 650106

We are so grateful that in all our challenges, devotees from every stage of life join us — newcomers eager to learn how to practice bhakti, children, youth, and adults who wish to deepen their devotional lives.

There is truly space for everyone. No matter where you are on your bhakti journey, this challenge is for you. Join the challenge.

Since devotees of all ages and experiences are participating, we’ve created focused sangas for each group — and of course, you’re invited to attend them all!

📅 Weekly Sanga Schedule

Monday – Class for Beginners in Bhakti
Tuesday – Kids Class
Wednesday – Special Speaker Class
Thursday – Class for Beginners in Bhakti
Friday – Kids Class
Saturday – Special Speaker Class
Sunday – Live Question & Answer Session

Why You Should Join

This is more than a challenge — it’s a transformative spiritual experience filled with blessings, joy, and recognition.

🌸 Spiritual Blessings

  • • Name offered to Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Pancha-tattva, Nrsimhadeva in Mayapur Dham
  • • Receive 1000x bhakti benefit
  • • Pleases Krishna

✨ Joyful Participation

  • • Blissful spiritual experience
  • • Daily online sangas
  • • Connect with devotees worldwide

🏅 Special Recognition

  • • Receive a certificate signed by
    HH Jayapataka Swami

How to Follow the Challenge

Just follow these simple steps to begin and stay on track in your Bhakti journey.

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Register

Fill out the registration form to officially join the Purusottama Challenge.

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Create Your Account

Sign up on the website to unlock your daily Bhakti Journey.

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Join the Community

Join our WhatsApp group to receive reminders, stay connected, and grow together.

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Daily Sadhana

Visit the website daily and follow your Bhakti Journey step-by-step through all 4 levels.

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Join Sangas

Attend daily morning Japa sessions and evening sangas for deeper association and inspiration.

Challenge Kits – Everything You Need to Begin

Start your Bhakti journey fully prepared with thoughtfully curated kits designed for both beginners and committed participants.

🌱 Bhakti Beginners Pack

New to chanting? We’ve created this special kit so you can begin your journey with everything you need—simple, beautiful, and accessible.

Perfect for first-time participants who want to start with confidence.

Includes:

  • • Japamala
  • • Counter Beads
  • • Japabag
  • • Gopichandan Tilak
  • • Foldable Altar

🎁 Purusottama Challenge Kit

Designed to keep you inspired and organised throughout the 30-day journey, this kit enhances your daily devotional experience.

Includes:

  • • Bhakti Monthly Planner
  • • Devotional Tote Bag
  • • Purusottama Keychain
  • • Cute Japabag
  • • Mini Journal for Reflections

Stay inspired, consistent, and connected—every single day.

🌸 Step into a joyful Bhakti life with everything you need in your hands.

Testimonials & Transformations

It all began in 2020 during the Covid lockdown, when devotees around the world were isolated at home. At that time, HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja encouraged everyone to observe Purusottama Month together.

That was when the idea of the Purusottama Challenge was born — our very first Bhakti Kids Challenge. The first Purusottama Challenge in ISKCON.

We expected maybe 50… perhaps 100 participants. But within days, more than 3,500 devotees from around the world had joined — children, youth, adults, and newcomers.

What happened next was extraordinary.

  • • Lives were transformed
  • • Many began chanting for the very first time
  • • Many children were deeply inspired to take their bhakti seriously.
  • • Many joined our ISKCON family.

This is the power of Purusottama Month.

🎥 Watch the testimonial videos from previous years and hear the stories for yourself.

Purusottama Challenge 2020
Purusottama Challenge 2023

💬 What Participants Are Saying

“Unfortunately this Purusottama month is going to end. I'm going to burn out of separation for 3 years and then I could attend all of these Purusottama challenge sangas again.”

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Chiranjeevi - 11 years old

“We did a lot of chanting. Actually we doubled the chanting we used to do earlier and I wore kanthi mala and I started applying vashnav tilak and I am so much happy by growing in Krishna consciousness and all of my friends and family members who are engaged in this challenge are so happy. Please bring more and more challenges like this so that we can grow in Krishna consciousness!”

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Kashish Aswani - 15 years old

“The best part of my Purusottama challenge was all of it! It was so fun to do everything and explore! There was so much fun things to do such as waving a fan to Krishna and offering lamps. It was all so fun just to do everything and experience Krishna’s life. So the Purusottama challenge was great to me! ”

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Maruti Dhvaya - 5 years old

“Hi, I am Vikyath Ande from Bloomington, USA. I am so glad I got to know about the Purusottama challenge because it has impacted my entire life. It has changed my plans for the future. It really did spark my love for Krishna. I am also chanting japa now. I just wanted to say thank you for sparking this lasting love of Krishna!””

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Vikyath Ande - 12 years old

“Since childhood, I have never indulged in intoxication, gambling or illicit relationships but I was unable to give up eating non-vegetarian food. This Baishak Month Challenge is a golden opportunity for me to give up non-vegetarian food.”

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Koushik

“I actually joined Krishna consciousness recently only. I am just 1 year old into it. Honestly this has changed my life. I could understand many, many things that I was not aware of for the past 40 years of my life. Thank you everyone for giving me an opportunity to participate in Bhisma Panchaka. This really transformed me and made me more approachable to Krishna consciousness. These 5 days have intensified my inner hunger to reach to Krishna which has converted my desire to spend more and more time in bhakti. That is the difference it has brought into my life. ”

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Madhu Vasi