तेऽपि यांति परं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । तिलोदकप्रदानेन मातृकाः पैतृकास्तथा
te'pi yāṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ | tilodakapradānena mātṛkāḥ paitṛkāstathā
तेऽपि यान्ति परं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः। तिलोदकप्रदानेन मातृकाः पैतृकास्तथा॥
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Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (tilodaka-pradāna-sthāna)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim at the water’s edge offers tilodaka (sesame-water) with cupped hands; subtle ancestral figures receive it; above, Maheśvara’s abode is hinted as a luminous realm.
Service to ancestors (pitṛ-tarpaṇa) performed in a holy Śiva-kṣetra becomes a powerful act of dharma with far-reaching benefit.
The Prabhāsa Śiva-kṣetra connected with the Aśvamedha/Daśāśvamedha tradition.
Tilodaka-pradāna—offering sesame and water as tarpaṇa for maternal and paternal lines.
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