Ekadashi 5 of 24
Shattila Ekadashi
षट्तिला एकादशी
Paksha
Krishna
Masa
Magha
Window
January-February
Deity
Vishnu
Origin & story
Padma Purana.
A miserly Brahmani who never gave charity in life was reborn into a stingy existence. Vishnu instructed her to use sesame seeds (tila) in 6 ways on this Ekadashi — bathing, anointing, offering, eating, fire-offering, giving in charity. "Shattila" = "six (uses of) sesame". She was liberated.
Worship mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Fasting rule
Phalahara fast; perform 6 sesame-rituals.
Foods permitted
- ✓ Sesame seeds + sesame oil
- ✓ Fruits
- ✓ Milk
Foods forbidden
- ✗ Grains
- ✗ Lentils
- ✗ Onion / garlic
Benefits
- ◈Cleanses miserliness from heart
- ◈Atones for past sins via charity
- ◈Eligibility for higher abundance
Who should observe
Special note
The 6 sesame-rituals are: snan (bath), abhyanga (anointing), arghya (offering), bhojan (eating), homa (fire), and dana (charity).
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