Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
न तिलाश्च घृतेनाक्ताः सुसमिद्धे हुताशने । हुता वै मन्त्रपूताश्च सर्वपापापनुत्तये
na tilāśca ghṛtenāktāḥ susamiddhe hutāśane | hutā vai mantrapūtāśca sarvapāpāpanuttaye
मैंने घी से अभ्यक्त तिलों को सुसमिद्ध हुताशन में, मन्त्रों से पवित्र करके, सर्वपाप-नाश हेतु आहुति नहीं दी।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred fire altar burns brightly; the devotee, in remorse, recalls not offering ghee-anointed sesame into the flames with mantra, seeking purification in Kāśī’s atmosphere.
FAQs
Mantra-guided offerings into fire are presented as potent purificatory acts that burn away accumulated wrongdoing.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred horizon is Kāśī; this verse is ritual-centric and does not name a specific tirtha.
Homa: offering ghee-anointed sesame (tila) into a well-kindled fire with mantras for pāpa-kṣaya (sin removal).