Shattila Ekadashi of Magha Krishna

Verse 1 (padma.6.42.1)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच- साधु कृष्ण जगन्नाथ आदिदेव जगत्पते । कथयस्व प्रसादेन कृपां कुरु ममोपरि

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- sādhu kṛṣṇa jagannātha ādideva jagatpate kathayasva prasādena kṛpāṁ kuru mamopari

Yudhishthira said: Well spoken, O Krishna, Jagannatha, primal god, lord of the world. By your grace, kindly show me favor.

Verse 2 (padma.6.42.2)

माघस्य कृष्णपक्षे तु का वा चैकादशी भवेत् । किं नाम को विधिस्तस्या एतद्विस्तरतो वद

māghasya kṛṣṇapakṣe tu kā vā caikādaśī bhavet kiṁ nāma ko vidhistasyā etadvistarato vada

Which Ekadashi falls in the dark fortnight of Magha? What is its name and its rite - tell me this in full detail.

Verse 3 (padma.6.42.3)

श्रीभगवानुवाच- शृणु त्वं नृपशार्दूल कृष्णमाघस्य या भवेत् । षट्तिला नाम विख्याता सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी

śrībhagavānuvāca- śṛṇu tvaṁ nṛpaśārdūla kṛṣṇamāghasya yā bhavet ṣaṭtilā nāma vikhyātā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī

The Blessed Lord said: Listen, O tiger among kings, to the Ekadashi that falls in the dark half of Magha; it is renowned by the name Shattila, and it destroys every sin.

Verse 4 (padma.6.42.4)

षट्तिलायाः शृणुष्व त्वं कथां पापहरां शुभाम् । यां पुलस्त्यो मुनिश्रेष्ठो दालभ्यं प्रति चोक्तवान्

ṣaṭtilāyāḥ śṛṇuṣva tvaṁ kathāṁ pāpaharāṁ śubhām yāṁ pulastyo muniśreṣṭho dālabhyaṁ prati coktavān

Listen to the auspicious, sin-removing tale of Shattila, which Pulastya, foremost of sages, once told to Dalabhya.

Verse 5 (padma.6.42.5)

दालभ्य उवाच- मर्त्यलोकमनुप्राप्ताः पापं कुर्वंति जंतवः । ब्रह्महत्यादिपापैश्च युक्ता ये विविधादिभिः

dālabhya uvāca- martyalokamanuprāptāḥ pāpaṁ kurvaṁti jaṁtavaḥ brahmahatyādipāpaiśca yuktā ye vividhādibhiḥ

Dalabhya said: Beings who come into the mortal world commit sin; those entangled in the sin of killing a brahmin and various other sins,

Verse 6 (padma.6.42.6)

परद्रव्यापहाराश्च परव्यसनमोहिताः । कथं न यांति नरकं ब्रह्मंस्तद्ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः

paradravyāpahārāśca paravyasanamohitāḥ kathaṁ na yāṁti narakaṁ brahmaṁstadbrūhi tattvataḥ

those who seize others' wealth and remain infatuated with others' vices - why do they not fall to hell? O Brahmin, tell me this truly.

Verse 7 (padma.6.42.7)

अनायासेन भगवन्दानेनाल्पेन केनचित् । पापं प्रशमनं याति एतन्मे वक्तुमर्हसि

anāyāsena bhagavandānenālpena kenacit pāpaṁ praśamanaṁ yāti etanme vaktumarhasi

O Lord, by what small, effortless gift does sin come to be quieted? This you should tell me.

Verse 8 (padma.6.42.8)

पुलस्त्य उवाच- साधुसाधु महाभाग गुह्यमेतत्सुदुर्ल्लभम् । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं विष्णुब्रह्मेंद्रदैवतैः

pulastya uvāca- sādhusādhu mahābhāga guhyametatsudurllabham yanna kasyacidākhyātaṁ viṣṇubrahmeṁdradaivataiḥ

Pulastya said: Well said, well said, O fortunate one; this is a most rare secret, which not even Vishnu, Brahma, or Indra has ever told to anyone.

Verse 9 (padma.6.42.9)

तदहं कथयिष्यामि त्वया पृष्टो द्विजोत्तम । माघमासे तु संप्राप्ते शुचिस्नातो जितेंद्रियः

tadahaṁ kathayiṣyāmi tvayā pṛṣṭo dvijottama māghamāse tu saṁprāpte śucisnāto jiteṁdriyaḥ

O best of brahmins, since you have asked, I shall tell it. When the month of Magha arrives, one who has bathed in purity and mastered the senses,

Verse 10 (padma.6.42.10)

कामक्रोधाभिमानेर्ष्यालोभ पैशुन्य वर्जितः । देवदेवं च संस्मृत्य पादौ प्रक्षाल्य वारिभिः

kāmakrodhābhimānerṣyālobha paiśunya varjitaḥ devadevaṁ ca saṁsmṛtya pādau prakṣālya vāribhiḥ

free from desire, anger, pride, envy, greed and slander, remembering the God of gods and washing the feet with water,

Verse 11 (padma.6.42.11)

भूमावपतितं गृह्य गोमयं तत्र मानवः । तिलान्प्रक्षिप्य कार्पांसं पिंडिकाश्चैव कारयेत्

bhūmāvapatitaṁ gṛhya gomayaṁ tatra mānavaḥ tilānprakṣipya kārpāṁsaṁ piṁḍikāścaiva kārayet

should gather cow-dung fallen upon the ground, mix into it sesame seeds and cotton, and shape small lamp-balls (pindikas).

Verse 12 (padma.6.42.12)

अष्टोत्तरशतं चैव नात्र कार्या विचारणा । ततो माघे च संप्राप्ते ह्याषाढर्क्षं भवेद्यदि

aṣṭottaraśataṁ caiva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā tato māghe ca saṁprāpte hyāṣāḍharkṣaṁ bhavedyadi

There should be one hundred and eight of them, without any doubt. Then, when Magha comes, if the star is Ashadha,

Verse 13 (padma.6.42.13)

मूलं वा कृष्णपक्षस्यैकादशी नियमांस्ततः । गृह्णीयात्पुण्यकाले च विधानं तत्र मे शृणु

mūlaṁ vā kṛṣṇapakṣasyaikādaśī niyamāṁstataḥ gṛhṇīyātpuṇyakāle ca vidhānaṁ tatra me śṛṇu

or the star Mula, in the Ekadashi of the dark fortnight, one should take up the vow with due rule at that auspicious hour - hear its procedure from me.

Verse 14 (padma.6.42.14)

देवदेवं समभ्यर्च्य सुस्नातः प्रयतः शुचिः । कृष्णनामानि संकीर्त्य पुनः प्रस्खलितादिषु

devadevaṁ samabhyarcya susnātaḥ prayataḥ śuciḥ kṛṣṇanāmāni saṁkīrtya punaḥ praskhalitādiṣu

Having duly worshipped the God of gods, bathed, restrained and made pure, repeatedly chanting the names of Krishna,

Verse 15 (padma.6.42.15)

रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यादादौ होमं च कारयेत् । अर्चयेद्देवदेवेशं द्वितीयेऽह्नि पुनर्हरिम्

rātrau jāgaraṇaṁ kuryādādau homaṁ ca kārayet arcayeddevadeveśaṁ dvitīye'hni punarharim

one should keep vigil through the night and first perform the fire-offering; on the second day one should again worship Hari, Lord of gods.

Verse 16 (padma.6.42.16)

चंदनागुरुकर्पूरैर्नैवेद्यं कृसरं तथा । संस्मृत्य नाम्ना च ततः कृष्णाख्येन पुनः पुनः

caṁdanāgurukarpūrairnaivedyaṁ kṛsaraṁ tathā saṁsmṛtya nāmnā ca tataḥ kṛṣṇākhyena punaḥ punaḥ

With sandalwood, aguru and camphor, and with offerings such as krisara, remembering again and again the name 'Krishna',

Verse 17 (padma.6.42.17)

कूष्मांडैर्नारिकेरैश्च ह्यथवा बीजपूरकैः । सर्वाभावेऽपि विप्रेंद्र शस्तपूगफलैर्वृतम् । अर्घं दद्याद्विधानेन पूजयित्वा जनार्दनम्

kūṣmāṁḍairnārikeraiśca hyathavā bījapūrakaiḥ sarvābhāve'pi vipreṁdra śastapūgaphalairvṛtam arghaṁ dadyādvidhānena pūjayitvā janārdanam

with pumpkin, coconut, or citron, or in the absence of all these, O best of brahmins, wrapped with betel-nut, one should worship Janardana duly and offer arghya.

Verse 18 (padma.6.42.18)

कृष्णकृष्ण कृपालुस्त्वमगतीनां गतिर्भव । संसारार्णव मग्नानां प्रसीद पुरुषोत्तम

kṛṣṇakṛṣṇa kṛpālustvamagatīnāṁ gatirbhava saṁsārārṇava magnānāṁ prasīda puruṣottama

'O Krishna, Krishna, compassionate one, be the refuge of the refugeless. O Purushottama, be gracious to those sunk in the ocean of worldly existence.'

Verse 19 (padma.6.42.19)

नमस्ते पुंडरीकाक्ष नमस्ते विश्वभावन । सुब्रह्मण्य नमस्तेऽस्तु महापुरुषपूर्वज । गृहाणार्घ्यं मया दत्तं लक्ष्म्या सह जगत्पते

namaste puṁḍarīkākṣa namaste viśvabhāvana subrahmaṇya namaste'stu mahāpuruṣapūrvaja gṛhāṇārghyaṁ mayā dattaṁ lakṣmyā saha jagatpate

'Salutations to you, O lotus-eyed one; salutations to you, sustainer of the universe. Salutations be to you, O Subrahmanya, ancestor of the great being. O lord of the world, accept this arghya offered by me, together with Lakshmi.'

Verse 20 (padma.6.42.20)

इत्यर्घमंत्रः । ततस्तु पूजयेद्विप्रमुदकुंभं प्रदापयेत् । छत्रोपानहवस्त्रैश्च कृष्णो मे प्रीयतामिति

ityarghamaṁtraḥ tatastu pūjayedvipramudakuṁbhaṁ pradāpayet chatropānahavastraiśca kṛṣṇo me prīyatāmiti

This is the arghya-mantra. Then one should worship a brahmin, giving him a pot of water, an umbrella, sandals and cloth, saying: 'May Krishna be pleased with me.'

Verse 21 (padma.6.42.21)

कृष्णा धेनुः प्रदातव्या यथाशक्ति द्विजोत्तमे । तिलपात्रं द्विजश्रेष्ठ दद्यात्पात्रविचक्षणः

kṛṣṇā dhenuḥ pradātavyā yathāśakti dvijottame tilapātraṁ dvijaśreṣṭha dadyātpātravicakṣaṇaḥ

A black cow should be given to a most excellent brahmin according to one's means; one skilled in choosing the vessel should give a vessel of sesame, O best of brahmins.

Verse 22 (padma.6.42.22)

स्नाने प्राशनके शस्तास्तथा कृष्णतिला मुने । तान्प्रदद्यात्प्रयत्नेन यथाशक्ति द्विजोत्तमे । तिलप्ररोहजाः क्षत्रे यावत्संख्यास्तिला द्विज

snāne prāśanake śastāstathā kṛṣṇatilā mune tānpradadyātprayatnena yathāśakti dvijottame tilaprarohajāḥ kṣatre yāvatsaṁkhyāstilā dvija

O sage, black sesame is praised both for bathing and for eating; it should be given with effort, according to one's means, to the most excellent brahmin. O brahmin, as many sesame seeds as sprout in a field,

Verse 23 (padma.6.42.23)

तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते । तिलस्नायी तिलोद्वर्ती तिलहोमी तिलोदकी

tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate tilasnāyī tilodvartī tilahomī tilodakī

for that many thousand years one is honored in the heavenly world. One who bathes with sesame, anoints with sesame, offers sesame in the fire-rite, offers sesame-water,

Verse 24 (padma.6.42.24)

तिलदाता च भोक्ता च षट्तिलाः पापनाशनाः । नारद उवाच- कृष्णकृष्ण महाबाहो नमस्ते विश्वभावन

tiladātā ca bhoktā ca ṣaṭtilāḥ pāpanāśanāḥ nārada uvāca- kṛṣṇakṛṣṇa mahābāho namaste viśvabhāvana

gives sesame, and eats sesame - these six 'shat-tila' acts destroy sin. Narada said: O Krishna, Krishna, mighty-armed one, sustainer of the universe, salutations to you.

Verse 25 (padma.6.42.25)

षट्तिलैकादशीभूतं कीदृशं फलमस्ति वै । सोपाख्यानं मम ब्रूहि यदि तुष्टोऽसि यादव । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच शृणु राजन्यथावृत्तं दृष्टं तत्कथयामि ते । मर्त्यलोके पुरा ह्यासीद्ब्राह्मण्येका च नारद । व्रतचर्यारता नित्यं देवपूजारता सदा

ṣaṭtilaikādaśībhūtaṁ kīdṛśaṁ phalamasti vai sopākhyānaṁ mama brūhi yadi tuṣṭo'si yādava śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca śṛṇu rājanyathāvṛttaṁ dṛṣṭaṁ tatkathayāmi te martyaloke purā hyāsīdbrāhmaṇyekā ca nārada vratacaryāratā nityaṁ devapūjāratā sadā

What fruit comes from observing Shattila Ekadashi? O descendant of Yadu, if you are pleased with me, tell me this together with its story. Sri Krishna said: Listen, O king, I shall tell you exactly as it happened and as I witnessed it. O Narada, long ago in the mortal world there lived a brahmin woman, ever devoted to the practice of vows and ever intent upon the worship of the gods.

Verse 26 (padma.6.42.26)

मासोपवासनिरता मम भक्ता च सर्वदा । कृष्णोपवाससंयुक्ता मम पूजापरायणा

māsopavāsaniratā mama bhaktā ca sarvadā kṛṣṇopavāsasaṁyuktā mama pūjāparāyaṇā

She was constantly absorbed in month-long fasting, always my devotee, joined with fasting on the Krishna [Ekadashi], and ever devoted to my worship.

Verse 27 (padma.6.42.27)

शरीरं क्लेशितं चैव उपवासैर्द्विजोत्तम । देवानां ब्राह्मणानां च कुमारीणां च भक्तितः

śarīraṁ kleśitaṁ caiva upavāsairdvijottama devānāṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ ca kumārīṇāṁ ca bhaktitaḥ

O best of brahmins, her body had grown afflicted by her many fasts; and out of devotion toward gods, brahmins and unmarried maidens,

Verse 28 (padma.6.42.28)

गृहादिकं प्रयच्छंती सर्वकालं महासती । अतिकृच्छ्ररता सा तु सर्वकालं तु वै द्विज

gṛhādikaṁ prayacchaṁtī sarvakālaṁ mahāsatī atikṛcchraratā sā tu sarvakālaṁ tu vai dvija

that great chaste woman constantly gave away her house and possessions, ever devoted, O brahmin, to the severest austerities.

Verse 29 (padma.6.42.29)

न दत्ता भिक्षुके भिक्षा ब्राह्मणा न च तर्पिताः

na dattā bhikṣuke bhikṣā brāhmaṇā na ca tarpitāḥ

Yet she never gave alms to a single beggar, nor did she ever satisfy the brahmins with food.

Verse 30 (padma.6.42.30)

ततः कालेन महता मया वै चिंतितं द्विज । शुद्धमस्याः शरीरं हि व्रतैः कृच्छ्रैर्न संशयः

tataḥ kālena mahatā mayā vai ciṁtitaṁ dvija śuddhamasyāḥ śarīraṁ hi vrataiḥ kṛcchrairna saṁśayaḥ

Then, after a long while, I thought, O brahmin: her body has indeed been purified by these vows and austerities, without doubt.

Verse 31 (padma.6.42.31)

अर्चितो वैष्णवो लोकः कायक्लेशेन वै तया । न दत्तमन्नदानं हि येन तृप्तिः परा भवेत्

arcito vaiṣṇavo lokaḥ kāyakleśena vai tayā na dattamannadānaṁ hi yena tṛptiḥ parā bhavet

Through her bodily hardship she has indeed worshipped the world of Vishnu's devotees, but she has never given the gift of food, by which true satisfaction comes.

Verse 32 (padma.6.42.32)

एवं ज्ञात्वा अहं ब्रह्मन्मर्त्यलोकमुपागतः । कापालं रूपमास्थाय भिक्षापात्रे च याचिता

evaṁ jñātvā ahaṁ brahmanmartyalokamupāgataḥ kāpālaṁ rūpamāsthāya bhikṣāpātre ca yācitā

Knowing this, O Brahmin, I descended to the mortal world, taking the form of a skull-bearing mendicant, and begged at her almsbowl.

Verse 33 (padma.6.42.33)

कस्मात्त्वमागतो ब्रह्मन्क्व यासि वद मेऽग्रतः । पुनरेव मया प्रोक्तं देहि भिक्षां च सुंदरि

kasmāttvamāgato brahmankva yāsi vada me'grataḥ punareva mayā proktaṁ dehi bhikṣāṁ ca suṁdari

'From where have you come, O Brahmin, and where do you go? Tell me' - to this I answered again: 'Give me alms, O beautiful one.'

Verse 34 (padma.6.42.34)

तया कोपेन महता मृत्पिंडस्ताम्रभाजने । क्षिप्तो यावदहं ब्रह्मन्पुनः स्वर्गं गतो द्विज

tayā kopena mahatā mṛtpiṁḍastāmrabhājane kṣipto yāvadahaṁ brahmanpunaḥ svargaṁ gato dvija

In great anger she threw a lump of clay into my copper bowl; then, O brahmin, I returned once more to heaven.

Verse 35 (padma.6.42.35)

ततः कालेन महता तापसी सुमहाव्रता । सदेहा स्वर्गमायाता व्रतचर्या प्रभावतः

tataḥ kālena mahatā tāpasī sumahāvratā sadehā svargamāyātā vratacaryā prabhāvataḥ

Then, after a long time had passed, that ascetic woman of the great vow arrived in heaven, still in her own body, by the power of her observance.

Verse 36 (padma.6.42.36)

मृत्पिंडिकाप्रदानेन गृहं प्राप्तं मनोरमम् । संजातं चैव विप्रर्षे धान्यराशि विवर्जितम्

mṛtpiṁḍikāpradānena gṛhaṁ prāptaṁ manoramam saṁjātaṁ caiva viprarṣe dhānyarāśi vivarjitam

By the gift of that lump of clay she obtained a beautiful house; but, O sage among brahmins, that house was found empty of any store of grain.

Verse 37 (padma.6.42.37)

गृहं यावन्निरीक्षेत न किंचित्तत्र पश्यति । तावद्गृहाद्विनिष्क्रांता ममांते चागता द्विज

gṛhaṁ yāvannirīkṣeta na kiṁcittatra paśyati tāvadgṛhādviniṣkrāṁtā mamāṁte cāgatā dvija

However far she surveyed the house, she saw nothing there at all; then she came out of the house and came to me, O brahmin.

Verse 38 (padma.6.42.38)

क्रोधेन महताविष्टमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् । मया व्रतैश्च कृच्छ्रैश्च उपवासैरनेकशः

krodhena mahatāviṣṭamidaṁ vacanamabravīt mayā vrataiśca kṛcchraiśca upavāsairanekaśaḥ

Overcome with great anger, she spoke these words: 'By my vows, my severe austerities, and my many fastings,

Verse 39 (padma.6.42.39)

पूजयाराधितो देवः सर्वलोकस्य पालकः । न तत्र दृश्यते किंचिद्गृहे मम जनार्दन

pūjayārādhito devaḥ sarvalokasya pālakaḥ na tatra dṛśyate kiṁcidgṛhe mama janārdana

I have worshipped and propitiated the god who protects all the worlds - yet, O Janardana, nothing at all is to be seen in my house!'

Verse 40 (padma.6.42.40)

ततश्चोक्तं मया तस्यै गृहं गच्छ महाव्रते । आगमिष्यंति सुतरां कौतूहल समन्विताः

tataścoktaṁ mayā tasyai gṛhaṁ gaccha mahāvrate āgamiṣyaṁti sutarāṁ kautūhala samanvitāḥ

Then I said to her: 'O woman of the great vow, go to your house; the wives of the gods will surely come, filled with curiosity -

Verse 41 (padma.6.42.41)

देवपत्न्यो हि द्रष्टुं त्वां विस्मयाभिसमन्विताः । द्वारं नोद्घाटय विना षट्तिलापुण्यवाचनात्

devapatnyo hi draṣṭuṁ tvāṁ vismayābhisamanvitāḥ dvāraṁ nodghāṭaya vinā ṣaṭtilāpuṇyavācanāt

they will come, filled with wonder, to see you. Do not open the door until the merit of Shattila has been recounted.'

Verse 42 (padma.6.42.42)

एवमुक्ता मया सा तु गता वै मानुषी तदा । अत्रांतरे समायाता देवपत्न्यश्च वाडव

evamuktā mayā sā tu gatā vai mānuṣī tadā atrāṁtare samāyātā devapatnyaśca vāḍava

Having been told this, that human woman then departed. Meanwhile, O brahmin, the wives of the gods arrived there.

Verse 43 (padma.6.42.43)

ताभिश्च कथितं तत्र त्वां द्रष्टुं हि समागताः । द्वारमुद्घाटयस्वाद्य त्वां प्रपश्याम शोभने

tābhiśca kathitaṁ tatra tvāṁ draṣṭuṁ hi samāgatāḥ dvāramudghāṭayasvādya tvāṁ prapaśyāma śobhane

They said to her: 'We have come to see you; open the door today, O beautiful one, that we may behold you.'

Verse 44 (padma.6.42.44)

मानुष्युवाच- यदि मद्दर्शनं कार्यं सत्यं वाच्यं विशेषतः । षट्तिलाया व्रतं पुण्यं द्वारोद्घाटनकारणात्

mānuṣyuvāca- yadi maddarśanaṁ kāryaṁ satyaṁ vācyaṁ viśeṣataḥ ṣaṭtilāyā vrataṁ puṇyaṁ dvārodghāṭanakāraṇāt

The human woman said: 'If you truly wish to see me, then the merit of the Shattila vow must be specially declared; only for that reason will the door be opened.'

Verse 45 (padma.6.42.45)

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच-। एकापिनावदत्तत्र षट्तिलैकादशीव्रतम् । अन्यया कथितं तत्र द्रष्टव्या मानुषी मया

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- ekāpināvadattatra ṣaṭtilaikādaśīvratam anyayā kathitaṁ tatra draṣṭavyā mānuṣī mayā

Sri Krishna said: Not one of them there, alone, could recount the vow of Shattila Ekadashi; then another among them told it, and only then was the human woman revealed to be seen.

Verse 46 (padma.6.42.46)

ततो द्वारं समुद्घाट्य दृष्टा ताभिश्च मानुषी । न देवी न च गंधर्वी नासुरी न च पन्नगी

tato dvāraṁ samudghāṭya dṛṣṭā tābhiśca mānuṣī na devī na ca gaṁdharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī

Then, with the door opened, they beheld that human woman - she was neither a goddess, nor a gandharva-woman, nor an asura woman, nor a serpent-woman,

Verse 47 (padma.6.42.47)

दृष्टा पूर्वं तथा नारी यादृशीयं द्विजर्षभ । देवीनामुपदेशेन षट्तिलाया व्रतं कृतम्

dṛṣṭā pūrvaṁ tathā nārī yādṛśīyaṁ dvijarṣabha devīnāmupadeśena ṣaṭtilāyā vrataṁ kṛtam

nor had such a woman ever been seen before, O bull among brahmins. It was by the instruction of the goddesses that the vow of Shattila had been performed.

Verse 48 (padma.6.42.48)

मानुष्या सत्यव्रतया भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम् । रूपकांतिसमायुक्ता क्षणेन समवाप सा

mānuṣyā satyavratayā bhuktimuktiphalapradam rūpakāṁtisamāyuktā kṣaṇena samavāpa sā

That human woman, through the true observance of the vow, instantly obtained radiant beauty granting the fruit of both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 49 (padma.6.42.49)

धनं धान्यं च वस्त्रादि सुवर्णं रौप्यमेव च । भवनं सर्वसंपन्नं षट्तिलायाः प्रभावतः

dhanaṁ dhānyaṁ ca vastrādi suvarṇaṁ raupyameva ca bhavanaṁ sarvasaṁpannaṁ ṣaṭtilāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ

By the power of Shattila she obtained wealth, grain, garments, gold and silver, and a mansion complete with every comfort.

Verse 50 (padma.6.42.50)

रूपकांतिसमायुक्ता क्षणेन समपद्यत

rūpakāṁtisamāyuktā kṣaṇena samapadyata

Radiant beauty and splendor came upon her in but a moment.

Verse 51 (padma.6.42.51)

अतितृष्णा न कर्त्तव्या वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत् । आत्मवित्तानुसारेण तिलान्वस्त्राणि दापयेत्

atitṛṣṇā na karttavyā vittaśāṭhyaṁ vivarjayet ātmavittānusāreṇa tilānvastrāṇi dāpayet

One should not be overly greedy, and should give up stinginess regarding wealth; one should give sesame and garments according to one's own means.

Verse 52 (padma.6.42.52)

लभते चैवमारोग्यं नरो जन्मनि जन्मनि । न दारिद्र्यं न कष्टत्वं न च दौर्भाग्यमेव च

labhate caivamārogyaṁ naro janmani janmani na dāridryaṁ na kaṣṭatvaṁ na ca daurbhāgyameva ca

Thus a man obtains health in birth after birth; neither poverty, nor hardship, nor misfortune

Verse 53 (padma.6.42.53)

संभवेद्वै द्विजश्रेष्ठ षट्तिलासमुपोषणात् । अनेन विधिना भूप तिलदाता न संशयः

saṁbhavedvai dvijaśreṣṭha ṣaṭtilāsamupoṣaṇāt anena vidhinā bhūpa tiladātā na saṁśayaḥ

shall befall him, O best of brahmins, through the fast of Shattila. By this rite, O king, one who gives sesame, without doubt,

Verse 54 (padma.6.42.54)

मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैरनायासेन मानवः । दानं च विधिवत्पात्रे सर्वपातकनाशनम् । नानर्थः कश्चिन्नायासः शरीरे नृपसत्तम

mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairanāyāsena mānavaḥ dānaṁ ca vidhivatpātre sarvapātakanāśanam nānarthaḥ kaścinnāyāsaḥ śarīre nṛpasattama

is freed from every sin with ease. A gift given properly to a worthy recipient destroys all sin; from it the body suffers neither harm nor hardship, O best of kings.