Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61
तस्मिंस्तिलोदकेनापि सद्गतिं यांति तर्पिताः । पितरो नरकाद्वा पि सुपुत्रेण सुमेधसा
tasmiṃstilodakenāpi sadgatiṃ yāṃti tarpitāḥ | pitaro narakādvā pi suputreṇa sumedhasā
तत्र तिलोदकेनापि तर्पिताः पितरः सद्गतिं यान्ति; सुपुत्रेण सुमेधसा नरकादपि विमुच्यन्ते।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic instruction; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Lohayiṣṭakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-son at a sacred water-edge offers tilodaka with kuśa grass; subtle ancestral figures appear above the water, rising from shadow toward light, indicating release from naraka to sadgati.
FAQs
Even simple, sincere offerings like tilodaka can grant the ancestors upliftment; filial dharma has salvific power.
The Dharmāraṇya sacred setting within Brahmakhaṇḍa is implied; the verse praises rites performed “there” in that sanctified context.
Tarpaṇa with tilodaka (sesame-water) for satisfying Pitṛs.