Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61
तस्मिंस्तिलोदकेनापि सद्गतिं यांति तर्पिताः । पितरो नरकाद्वा पि सुपुत्रेण सुमेधसा
tasmiṃstilodakenāpi sadgatiṃ yāṃti tarpitāḥ | pitaro narakādvā pi suputreṇa sumedhasā
Dort gelangen die Ahnen, schon durch die Darbringung von Sesamwasser (tilodaka) zufriedengestellt, auf einen seligen Weg. Wahrlich, durch einen tugendhaften und weisen Sohn werden die Pitṛs sogar aus der Hölle erlöst.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic instruction; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Lohayiṣṭakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-son at a sacred water-edge offers tilodaka with kuśa grass; subtle ancestral figures appear above the water, rising from shadow toward light, indicating release from naraka to sadgati.
FAQs
Even simple, sincere offerings like tilodaka can grant the ancestors upliftment; filial dharma has salvific power.
The Dharmāraṇya sacred setting within Brahmakhaṇḍa is implied; the verse praises rites performed “there” in that sanctified context.
Tarpaṇa with tilodaka (sesame-water) for satisfying Pitṛs.