तिलमिश्रेण तोयेन तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । द्वादशाब्दे भवेत्प्रीतिस्तत्र तीर्थे महीपते
tilamiśreṇa toyena tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | dvādaśābde bhavetprītistatra tīrthe mahīpate
Ô roi, en ce gué sacré, il faut apaiser les Pitṛs et les divinités par de l’eau mêlée de sésame. Par cet acte, les Pères demeurent satisfaits durant douze années en ce tīrtha.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)
Type: ghat
Listener: māhīpati (king)
Scene: A king at a river ford, guided by a priest, offering sesame-mixed water with cupped hands; subtle presence of Pitṛs receiving the offering in a luminous, ancestral realm.
Ancestral gratitude is dharma: simple offerings done at a praised tīrtha yield long-lasting spiritual benefit.
A Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa; the verse emphasizes its special efficacy for Pitṛ rites.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa using water mixed with sesame (tila).