Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
तिलाञ्जुह्वति साज्यांश्च ब्राह्मणान्भोजयंति च । पितॄनुद्दिश्य च श्राद्धं ये कुर्वंति विपश्चितः
tilāñjuhvati sājyāṃśca brāhmaṇānbhojayaṃti ca | pitṝnuddiśya ca śrāddhaṃ ye kurvaṃti vipaścitaḥ
जो विवेकी जन घृत सहित तिल की आहुति देते हैं, ब्राह्मणों को भोजन कराते हैं और पितरों के निमित्त श्राद्ध करते हैं, वे पुण्यसमृद्ध धर्म का आचरण करते हैं।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred fire altar near a Kāśī ghāṭ; a householder offers sesame with ghee into the flames, while brāhmaṇas are seated for bhojana; in the background, the Gaṅgā flows as the performer offers tarpaṇa for ancestors.
FAQs
Dharma is fulfilled through ancestral rites, sacrificial offerings, and service to brāhmaṇas—linking personal piety with gratitude to lineage.
Within Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred frame, the verse highlights meritorious rites rather than a named tirtha.
Tila-homa with ghee, feeding brāhmaṇas, and performing pitṛ-uddiśya śrāddha.
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