Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
एतस्मात्कारणात्तेन रुधिरेण महात्मना । पितरस्तर्पिता सम्यक्तिलमिश्रेण भक्तितः
etasmātkāraṇāttena rudhireṇa mahātmanā | pitarastarpitā samyaktilamiśreṇa bhaktitaḥ
Atas sebab itu, jiwa agung itu menenteramkan para Pitṛ dengan darah tersebut—menurut tata cara yang benar dan dengan bhakti—seraya mencampurkannya dengan biji wijen (tila).
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A solemn ancestral rite: a great ascetic offers tarpaṇa, sesame seeds floating on a dark libation, with pitṛs envisioned receiving satisfaction in the subtle realm.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames the event as an exceptional, story-bound act explained by cause and vow, while still emphasizing devotion and ritual form (tila).
Rāmahrada is the tīrtha whose legend includes this extraordinary pitṛ-tarpaṇa episode.
It mentions sesame (tila) as part of tarpaṇa; the broader section praises pitṛ-tarpaṇa at the tīrtha (notably on Bhādrapada Amāvāsyā).