षट्तिला एकादशी (Shattila Ekadashi)

Shattila Ekadashi falls on Tuesday, 2 February 2027 for New Delhi, according to Drik Panchang, Prokerala and AstroSage. Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 42, connects the name with six traditional uses of sesame and tells of a devout woman who learns that personal austerity should be joined with generosity. The source's ritual and promised results are tradition, not universal requirements or guarantees.

षट्तिला एकादशी नई दिल्ली के लिए मंगलवार, 2 फरवरी 2027 को है; यह तिथि Drik Panchang, Prokerala और AstroSage से मिलाई गई है। पद्म पुराण के उत्तर खंड, अध्याय 42 में तिल के छह पारंपरिक उपयोग बताए गए हैं और एक साधिका की कथा है जो सीखती है कि निजी तप के साथ उदारता भी आवश्यक है। स्रोत की विधि और फल-वचन परंपरा हैं, सार्वभौमिक नियम या गारंटी नहीं।

Shattila Ekadashi New Delhi ke liye Mangalvar, 2 February 2027 ko hai; yeh tithi Drik Panchang, Prokerala aur AstroSage se milayi gayi hai. Padma Purana ke Uttara Khanda, adhyay 42 mein til ke chhah paramparik upyog bataye gaye hain aur ek sadhika ki katha hai jo seekhti hai ki niji tap ke saath udarta bhi zaroori hai. Srot ki vidhi aur phal-vachan parampara hain, universal niyam ya guarantee nahin.

When is Shattila Ekadashi?

Magha Krishna Ekadashi in the North Indian purnimanta calendar; the same tithi is Pausha Krishna Ekadashi in amanta calendars.

उत्तर भारतीय पूर्णिमांत पंचांग में माघ कृष्ण एकादशी; अमांत पंचांग में यही तिथि पौष कृष्ण एकादशी कहलाती है।

Dates can differ by a day in other places and traditions. For your city, check a local panchang or your temple calendar.

Katha

What to read

Puja outline

  1. Decide before the day whether and how you will fast, choosing an approach that suits your health.
    एक दिन पहले तय करें कि व्रत रखना है या नहीं और किस प्रकार रखना है; अपने स्वास्थ्य के अनुकूल तरीका चुनें।
  2. Clean the prayer space; an image of Vishnu or Krishna is optional. If using a diya, keep it safely attended and extinguish it before sleeping.
    पूजा-स्थान साफ करें; विष्णु या कृष्ण का चित्र वैकल्पिक है। दीपक रखें तो सुरक्षित निगरानी में रखें और सोने से पहले बुझाएँ।
  3. If it belongs to your household practice, offer or share sesame; the source's six uses are not compulsory instructions from this page.
    आपकी पारिवारिक परंपरा में हो तो तिल अर्पित या साझा करें; स्रोत में बताए छह उपयोग इस पृष्ठ के अनिवार्य निर्देश नहीं हैं।
  4. Read one complete Vishnu text and reflect on the story's link between discipline and generosity.
    विष्णु का कोई एक पूर्ण पाठ पढ़ें और कथा में अनुशासन तथा उदारता के सम्बन्ध पर विचार करें।
  5. Offer food or practical help within your means if you wish, without treating giving as a transaction for a promised result.
    इच्छा हो तो अपनी सामर्थ्य के अनुसार भोजन या व्यावहारिक सहायता दें; दान को किसी निश्चित फल का लेन-देन न मानें।
  6. If you fast, break it the next day within the parana window given for your location.
    व्रत रखें तो अगले दिन अपने स्थान के पंचांग में दिए पारण समय में व्रत खोलें।

A simple household outline. Customs differ by family, region and tradition; follow your own tradition or priest where it differs.

What is Shattila Ekadashi?

Shattila Ekadashi is the Krishna-paksha Ekadashi whose Padma Purana chapter describes six traditional uses of tila, or sesame. North Indian purnimanta calendars call it Magha Krishna Ekadashi, while amanta calendars call the same tithi Pausha Krishna Ekadashi.

Why is sesame associated with the day?

Chapter 42 lists bathing with sesame water, applying sesame, offering it in ritual fire or water, giving it and eating it. These are features of that textual tradition, not medical advice or a checklist every household must follow.

The Padma Purana story

The chapter tells of a woman devoted to vows and fasting who nevertheless withholds food from those asking for alms. Vishnu approaches in a mendicant form and receives only a lump of clay. In the story's heavenly setting, she later finds a fine but empty house and is taught the Shattila observance by visiting goddesses. Its durable ethical emphasis is that personal discipline is incomplete without generosity. This is an original bounded summary, not a copied translation or a promise of material reward.

Complete selected katha reader

The linked complete Shattila reader covers opening 1–2 and restarted 6.42.1–52, all 54 numbered units and separate colophon, in original Hindi with full Roman-Hindi and English. Two opening units precede a restarted 1–52 sequence: 54 numbered units, not 52 total. English numbers continuously 1–54. Retain unnumbered dialogue bridges and mixed king/Narada/dvija addresses; no missing verse invented. Preserve Sanskrit not-fallen gomaya versus English fallen, Ashadha-nakshatra/Mula versus English dark-fortnight gloss, vipra/water-pot versus deity/earthen pitcher, Kapala without sectarian footnote expansion, copper vessel, bodily ascent, compact visitor dialogue and repeated radiance. No present-day ritual or calendar inference. Six sesame uses and the full ritual discussion are historical source context, not a compulsory checklist. No unsafe fire, smoke or gomaya handling, caste-based access restriction, obligatory animal gift, fasting, vigil or purchases. Religious health, wealth and afterlife praise does not guarantee outcomes or blame people for poverty or illness. Food, water, rest, care and practical help remain available.

How the vrat is kept

Household practice varies. Many devotees avoid grains, worship Vishnu, use sesame in a familiar household way, give food or useful help and break the fast on Dwadashi during the local parana window. A strict fast or elaborate donation is not required by this page.

How the date was checked

The date is for New Delhi and appears as 2 February 2027 in Drik Panchang, Prokerala and AstroSage. The date can differ by a day in another location or tradition, and no clock time is shown here.

Frequently asked questions

When is Shattila Ekadashi in 2027?

Tuesday, 2 February 2027 for New Delhi, according to Drik Panchang, Prokerala and AstroSage.

What does Shattila mean?

The Padma Purana chapter associates the name with six traditional uses of tila, or sesame.

What is the Shattila Ekadashi story?

Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 42, tells of a devoted woman whose fasting lacks generosity until the narrative teaches her to join discipline with giving.

Must I use sesame in six ways?

No. The six uses belong to the cited textual tradition. Household practice varies, and this page does not make them universal requirements.

What can I read on Shattila Ekadashi?

Vishnu Sahasranamam, Achyutashtakam, Govind Damodar Stotram, Om Jai Jagdish Hare or the Hare Krishna mantra are complete options on Valkala.

Is the complete Shattila Ekadashi katha available?

Yes. The linked reader covers opening 1–2 and restarted 6.42.1–52, all 54 numbered units and colophon in Hindi, Roman-Hindi and English, not only this hub's bounded overview. Source and adaptation layers are attributed under CC BY-SA 4.0; no modern English translation is copied.