Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
तिलमाषप्रदानेन द्विजानां तर्पणेन च । यमेन सहितो देवः प्रीयते पुरुषोत्तमः
tilamāṣapradānena dvijānāṃ tarpaṇena ca | yamena sahito devaḥ prīyate puruṣottamaḥ
എള്ളും ഉഴുന്നും ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നതാലും, ദ്വിജന്മാർക്ക് തർപ്പണം അർപ്പിക്കുന്നതാലും, യമനോടുകൂടിയ പുരുഷോത്തമ ദേവൻ പ്രസന്നനാകുന്നു।
Sūta (continuing instruction within the māhātmya narrative)
Tirtha: Ānarta-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers sesame and black gram in charity while a group of dvijas receive tarpaṇa/honor; above, a subtle divine tableau shows Puruṣottama radiating approval with Yama standing respectfully beside, indicating ‘yama-sahita’ satisfaction.
FAQs
Dāna and honoring the learned are devotional acts that please the Supreme, linking social dharma with spiritual fruit.
The instruction belongs to the Ānarta Tīrtha / Ānartīya Taḍāga observances described in Adhyāya 103.
Give sesame and black gram and perform tarpaṇa directed to the twice-born (as part of the rite), with worship connected to Yama and Viṣṇu.