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Shattila Ekadashi षट्तिला एकादशी

Magha Krishna Paksha • Ekadashi

Also known as: Til Ekadashi

Shattila Ekadashi does not occur in 2026. Check the 2027 calendar.

Story — Significance of Shattila Ekadashi

From Bhavishyottara Purana. Devotees use sesame seeds (til) in six ways: bathing with til, applying til paste, offering til in havan, donating til, eating til, and drinking til-water — hence Shat-tila (six-til).

Benefit

Removes poverty; cleanses past karma; brings prosperity through donation of sesame

Special Note

Sesame donation is the central practice. Donating til to Brahmins, the poor, and ancestors is considered especially meritorious.

Vrat Vidhi (Procedure)

  1. 1

    Dashami Eve Preparation

    On the day before Ekadashi (Dashami), eat only one satvik meal before sunset. Avoid grains, lentils, onion, garlic, masala. Sleep early after a clean bath.

  2. 2

    Ekadashi Sankalpa at Sunrise

    Wake before sunrise (Brahma Muhurta is best). Take bath, wear clean clothes (preferably yellow or white). Stand facing east, hold water and tulsi leaves in your right hand, take sankalpa (vow): 'Today I observe [Name] Ekadashi vrat for the welfare of all beings and to please Lord Vishnu.' Release water on the ground.

  3. 3

    Ekadashi Day Practice

    Maintain fasting per your tier: Nirjala (without water — for the strong), Phalahar (fruits, milk, water — most common), or Saatvik (one fruit-and-milk meal at noon). No grains, beans, lentils, masala. Spend the day in Vishnu-naam japa, reading Bhagavad Gita / Vishnu Sahasranama, or temple visit.

  4. 4

    Evening Vishnu Puja

    Light a ghee lamp before Vishnu (or Krishna/Rama/Shaligram) image. Offer tulsi leaves, yellow flowers, fruits, panchamrit. Recite Vishnu Sahasranama or read one chapter of Bhagavad Gita. Aarti.

  5. 5

    Dwadashi Parana

    Break the fast next morning (Dwadashi) at the prescribed parana time — ideally after sunrise within the parana window (typically the first quarter of Dwadashi). Begin with tulsi water, then a satvik meal. Donate food, clothes, or money before eating yourself. Never break Ekadashi vrat after the parana window closes — wait till next day.

Mantras

Vishnu Mool Mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Meaning: Salutations to the Divine Lord Vasudeva (Krishna)
Vishnu Gayatri
ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्॥
Om Narayanaya Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat.
Meaning: We meditate on Narayana, contemplate Vasudeva. May Vishnu inspire us.
Hari Naam Sankirtana
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे। हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे॥
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
Meaning: The Maha Mantra for Kali Yuga — invoking Rama and Krishna

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