Shattila Ekadashi — 2 February 2027
Magha maas ke Krishna paksha ki Ekadashi. Neeche is din ka vrat-muhurat, katha, vidhi aur upay diye gaye hain.
Samay Delhi (Asia/Kolkata, IST) ke anusaar. Aapke sheher ka samay thoda alag ho sakta hai.
- Vrat ki tithi
- 2 February 2027, Tuesday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2027-02-01 8:41 am se 2027-02-02 11:10 am tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2027-02-03 ko 7:08 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Magha Krishna paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 1:50 pm (2027-02-03) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Til-daan ka mahatva
Ek samay ek gareeb Brahmani thi jo badi shraddha se har Ekadashi ka vrat rakhti thi, par usne jeevan mein kabhi daan nahi diya tha. Mrityu ke baad use swarg mein ek sundar ghar mila, par usmein khaane ko kuch na tha — keval khaali bartan. Usne devdoot se poochha to uttar mila — vrat ke punya se ghar mila, par daan na karne se anna nahi mila. Brahmani ne prarthana ki, aur use salah mili ki til ka daan kare. Usne Shattila Ekadashi ke din til se snaan kiya, til ka ubtan lagaya, til se havan kiya, til ka daan diya, til khaaye aur til se tarpan kiya — til ke chhah prayog. Isse uska ghar anna-dhan se bhar gaya. Tab se Magha Krishna Ekadashi ko Shattila ke naam se jaana jaata hai. Seekh saaf hai — vrat sharir ko shuddh karta hai, par daan aatma ko tript karta hai; dono ka sangam hi poorn punya deta hai.
Vrat Vidhi
- 1
Dashami ki shaam se taiyaari shuru karein — halka sattvik bhojan lein, aur suryast ke baad anna na khaayein.
- 2
Ekadashi ko subah jaldi uthkar snaan karein aur vrat ka sankalp lein — nirjala, phalahar ya ek samay bhojan, apni shakti ke anusaar.
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Bhagwan Vishnu ki pooja karein — Tulsi-dal, peele phool, deep aur dhoop se; naivedya mein anna ka prayog na karein.
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Din bhar Vishnu ke naam ka jaap karein — 'Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya' ya Vishnu Sahasranam ka paath karein.
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Vrat-katha sunein ya padhein — katha ke bina vrat adhura maana gaya hai.
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Raat mein jagaran karein — bhajan-keertan mein raat bitaana vishesh punya deta hai; ashakt hon to jaldi so sakte hain.
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Dwadashi ki subah snaan-pooja ke baad parana-muhurat mein vrat kholein — parana hamesha Dwadashi ko suryodaya ke baad aur diye gaye samay ke andar karein.
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Parana ke baad brahman ya zarooratmand ko bhojan karaayein aur yathashakti daan dein.
Is Ekadashi ke vishesh upay
Upay 1
Kaale til ka daan karein — gareebon ko til-gud ke laddu baantein.
Upay 2
Til ke tel ka deepak jalaakar Vishnu-Lakshmi ki aarti karein.
Upay 3
Is din til se bane bhojan ka sevan vishesh shubh maana gaya hai.
Aksar poochhe jaane wale sawaal
Ekadashi vrat mein kya kha sakte hain aur kya nahi?
Paramparik niyam ke anusaar Ekadashi ko anna (gehuun, chawal, daal, besan aadi) nahi khaaya jaata. Phal, doodh, meva, sabudana, kuttu aur sendha namak se bana bhojan liya ja sakta hai. Jo poorn upvaas na kar sakein, ve ek samay phalahar lekar bhi vrat rakh sakte hain — shraddha mukhya hai.
Parana kab karna chahiye?
Parana hamesha Dwadashi tithi ko suryodaya ke baad kiya jaata hai. Har Ekadashi page par aapke sheher (Dilli ke samay) ke anusaar parana ka sahi samay diya gaya hai — usee samay-seema ke andar vrat kholein. Dwadashi se pehle parana nahi karna chahiye.
Ekadashi ka vrat bachche, buzurg ya beemar vyakti rakh sakte hain?
Haan, par apni shakti ke anusaar. Bachchon, buzurgon, garbhavati mahilaon aur beemar vyaktiyon ke liye nirjala ya kathor upvaas zaroori nahi — ve phal-doodh par vrat rakh sakte hain ya keval pooja-katha karke bhi vrat ka punya pa sakte hain.
Smarta aur Vaishnav Ekadashi mein antar kya hai?
Jab Ekadashi tithi do din padti hai to pehle din Smarta (grihasth) aur doosre din Vaishnav (sanyasi, math-mandir parampara) vrat rakha jaata hai. Is site par di gayi tithi aam grihasth parampara ke anusaar hai; math-mandir se jude bhakt apne guru-parampara ka niyam follow karein.
Kya Ekadashi ko chawal khana varjit hai?
Haan, parampara ke anusaar Ekadashi ko chawal nahi khaaya jaata — chawal anna mein gina jaata hai. Kathaon mein kaha gaya hai ki Ekadashi ko anna mein paap ka vaas hota hai, isliye is din anna-tyaag ka niyam hai.