Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
तिल दानं तु देवेशि तत्र शस्तं सकाञ्चनम् । पितॄणां वल्लभं तीर्थं नित्यं चैव तु भामिनि
tila dānaṃ tu deveśi tatra śastaṃ sakāñcanam | pitṝṇāṃ vallabhaṃ tīrthaṃ nityaṃ caiva tu bhāmini
हे देवेशी, तेथे सुवर्णासह तिळदान अत्यंत प्रशंसनीय आहे. हे भामिनी, ते तीर्थ पितरांना नित्य प्रिय आहे.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Tritakūpa
Type: kund
Listener: Devī (Deveśi/Bhāminī)
Scene: A pilgrim offers a small vessel of black sesame and a gold coin/ornament to a brāhmaṇa near the kund; pitṛs are suggested as satisfied presences; the tīrtha appears timeless and serene.
FAQs
Charity aligned with sacred place and purpose—especially for the welfare of ancestors—becomes a powerful dharmic act.
Tritakūpa tīrtha at Prabhāsakṣetra, described as especially beloved to the Pitṛs.
Tila-dāna (donation of sesame), recommended with kāñcana (gold), as an offering connected to pitṛ-related merit.