तिलोदकं च यद्दत्त तत्स्थले पितृभक्तितः । तत्सर्वमक्षयं प्रोक्तं गोमत्यां स्नानपूर्वकम्
tilodakaṃ ca yaddatta tatsthale pitṛbhaktitaḥ | tatsarvamakṣayaṃ proktaṃ gomatyāṃ snānapūrvakam
Et toute offrande d’eau mêlée de sésame (tilodaka) donnée en ce lieu avec dévotion envers les ancêtres—lorsqu’elle est précédée du bain dans la Gomatī—est proclamée d’un fruit impérissable, inépuisable.
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.