तिलोदकं च यद्दत्त तत्स्थले पितृभक्तितः । तत्सर्वमक्षयं प्रोक्तं गोमत्यां स्नानपूर्वकम्
tilodakaṃ ca yaddatta tatsthale pitṛbhaktitaḥ | tatsarvamakṣayaṃ proktaṃ gomatyāṃ snānapūrvakam
وكلُّ ما يُقدَّم في ذلك الموضع من ماءٍ ممزوجٍ بالسمسم (تيلودَكا) تعبُّدًا وإخلاصًا للآباء والأجداد—إذا سُبِق بالاغتسال في نهر غوماتي—فقد قيل إن ثماره لا تفنى ولا تزول.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: At Gomati Ghat, a devotee emerges from ritual bath, then offers tilodaka with cupped hands facing the water; pitṛs appear subtly in the background as luminous ancestral forms receiving the offering; priests hold darbha and water pots.
Pitṛ-devotion performed with purity (snāna) at a powerful tīrtha becomes akṣaya—its merit is said to be inexhaustible.
The Gomatī tīrtha associated with Dvārakā is highlighted as especially efficacious for ancestral offerings.
Bathe in the Gomatī first (snāna-pūrvaka), then offer tilodaka (sesame-water) to the Pitṛs with devotion.