Shattila Ekadashi

Shattila Ekadashi falls during the Krishna Paksha of the Pausha month (or Magha in some calendars).

Meaning and Significance

'Shat' means six and 'Tila' means sesame seeds. This Ekadashi involves the use of sesame seeds in six different ways: bathing with sesame water, applying sesame paste, performing sesame fire sacrifices (Homa), offering sesame water to ancestors, eating sesame, and donating sesame.

Spiritual Benefits

• Cleanses the soul of physical and mental impurities.
• Equivalent to many years of intense penance.
• Ensures that the devotee never suffers from poverty or hunger in future lives.

Rituals

• Using sesame seeds in all six prescribed ways.
• Worship of Lord Vishnu in the form of Krishna.
• Donating sesame seeds and blankets to the needy.

Technical Details

Attribute	Detail
Month	Pausha Krishna Paksha
Deity	Lord Vishnu (Krishna)
Main Benefit	Purification and removal of poverty