Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
तेन तत्पुण्यमाख्यातं ब्रह्मावर्तमिति प्रभो । तत्र स्नात्वा विधानेन तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः
tena tatpuṇyamākhyātaṃ brahmāvartamiti prabho | tatra snātvā vidhānena tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ
De ce fait, ô Seigneur, son mérite fut proclamé sous le nom de « Brahmāvarta ». Après s’y être baigné selon le rite prescrit, qu’on accomplisse le tarpaṇa pour apaiser les Pitṛs et les divinités.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Brahmāvarta
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a river ghāṭa labeled Brahmāvarta: one person completes snāna, then performs tarpaṇa with cupped hands facing the water; subtle presence of Pitṛs (as shadowy ancestral forms) and Devas (as luminous figures) receiving offerings.
FAQs
True tīrtha practice unites personal purification (snāna) with gratitude and duty toward ancestors and gods (tarpaṇa).
Brahmāvarta Tīrtha, whose sanctity is linked to Brahmā’s austerity and thus becomes famed.
Ritual bathing (snāna) followed by tarpaṇa offerings to Pitṛs and deities, performed according to vidhi.