The full moon of Bhadra
Sponsor a Srimad Bhagavatam and let the ripened fruit of Vedic wisdom reach one more home.
26 September 2026 38 days to go
निगमकल्पतरोर्गलितं फलं
शुकमुखादमृतद्रवसंयुतम्।
पिबत भागवतं रसमालयं
मुहुरहो रसिका भुवि भावुकाः॥
nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalaṁ
śuka-mukhād amṛta-drava-saṁyutam
pibata bhāgavataṁ rasam ālayaṁ
muhur aho rasikā bhuvi bhāvukāḥ
The Bhāgavatam is the ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic literature, made sweeter still by passing through the lips of Śukadeva. Taste it, again and again.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.1.3
The occasion
Bhadra Purnima marks the completion of the Bhāgavata reading — the day, described in the Skanda Purāṇa, for placing this book into another person's hands. It is one of the oldest and simplest forms of charity: not food that is eaten and gone, not cloth that wears out, but a book that is read, re-read, and quietly passes to the next generation.
This year, ISKCON Chennai invites you to sponsor a complete Śrīmad Bhāgavatam set — for your own home, as a gift in someone's name, or with any amount you can offer towards a set for someone who cannot afford one.
Free delivery anywhere within Chennai city limits.
Three ways to take part
A complete set on your own shelf, in the language you read best. Choose the language and how many sets, and tell us where to send them.
from ₹5,700 per set
Sponsor for my homeMost given
Give a set to someone you love — or, if you have no one in mind, let us place it with a family, student or library that has asked for one.
A full set is not the only way to help. Offer whatever you wish — every contribution is pooled towards sets for those who cannot sponsor one.
from ₹1
Offer any amountWhat a set costs
Each set is the complete Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, hardbound, printed by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Prices below are the sponsorship cost of one full set.
| Language | Edition | Volumes | Per set | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹8,000 | Sponsor → |
| Tamil | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹6,800 | Sponsor → |
| Hindi | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹6,200 | Sponsor → |
| Telugu | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹5,800 | Sponsor → |
| Odia | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹6,900 | Sponsor → |
| Marathi | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹5,700 | Sponsor → |
| Bengali | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹6,100 | Sponsor → |
| Gujarati | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹6,300 | Sponsor → |
| Nepali | Srimad Bhagavatam — complete setBhaktivedanta Book Trust, hardbound | 18 | ₹7,200 | Sponsor → |
Free delivery anywhere within Chennai city limits. You may also collect your set from the temple or from any of our centres.
For delivery outside Chennai, please contact us before sponsoring so we can confirm courier charges.
Start to finish
Pick one of the three offerings and the language of the set.
Your name and contact, the delivery address or the centre you will collect from.
Pay securely online, or choose to pay at the temple counter when you collect.
We confirm by phone, print the dedication where you have asked for one, and hand over or deliver the set.
Before you ask
Your name — or the name you wish to honour — will be printed on a dedication label affixed inside Canto One of the set. You can print your own name, the name of a family member, or the name of someone in whose memory you are giving. If you prefer, tick Give anonymously and no name is printed.
Choose Let the temple place this set. Our team gives it on your behalf to a family, student, prison library or village school that has requested a Bhāgavatam.
For delivery outside Chennai, please contact us before sponsoring so we can confirm courier charges.
Yes — set the quantity on the form. If you are sponsoring for an institution or in bulk, please call us and we will help you arrange it.
Payments are handled by PayU, a licensed Indian payment gateway. We never see or store your card, UPI or bank details.
Sponsorships close on 26 September 2026.
