Shattila Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Six Sesame Offerings)
Vrat Mahatmya & Spiritual Significance
Blesses the donor with celestial peace for as many millenniums as the grains of sesame offered.
Auspicious Day & Fasting Rules
Sacred Observation Time: Pausha Krishna Ekadashi
Devotees observe fasting (Upavasa) by taking a morning spiritual bath, meditating on the deity, maintaining purity of mind, and partaking in satvik prasad or milk and fruits (Phalahar). Avoiding grains, negative thoughts, and harsh speech is recommended throughout the day.
Complete Puja Vidhi & Rituals
- Dashami Preparation: Consume a light sattvic meal before sunset on the 10th day and maintain pious celibacy.
- Morning Vow (Sankalpa): Bathe at dawn, don clean yellow attire, take holy water with Tulsi leaves, and resolve to observe the fast.
- Worship Rituals: Consecrate Lord Vishnu / Shaligram on a yellow silk cloth. Offer Panchamrit bath, sacred sandalwood paste, yellow blossoms, incense, ghee lamps, and fresh fruits with Tulsi leaves.
- Dietary Discipline: Strict abstinence from all food grains, rice, pulses, onion, garlic, and non-vegetarian foods. Consume only pure water, milk, and fruits.
- Holy Vigil: Light ghee lamps at dusk, chant Vishnu Sahasranama, and listen to the sacred Shattila Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Six Sesame Offerings).
- Dvadashi Parana: On the 12th morning after sunrise, offer food/charity to holy cows and priests before breaking the fast with sacred Tulsi water.
Sacred Vrat Katha (Full Narrative)
Shattila Ekadashi on Magha Krishna 11 prescribes sixfold holy uses of sesame seeds (Til) for boundless spiritual purification.
Divine Aarti & Stuti
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