तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । तस्य ते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्तिं यान्ति पितामहाः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | tasya te dvādaśābdāni tṛptiṃ yānti pitāmahāḥ
அந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தில் நீராடி பித்ரு தேவதைகளுக்கு தர்ப்பணம் செய்பவனுக்கு, அவன் பிதாமகர்கள் பன்னிரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் திருப்தியடைகின்றனர்.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim after bathing in the river offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; subtle ancestral figures in the background receive the offering, indicating twelve-year satisfaction.
Pilgrimage dharma includes gratitude to ancestors; sacred geography amplifies the fruit of pitṛ-rites.
Karkaṭeśvara tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā region).
Perform snāna at the tīrtha and offer pitṛ-tarpaṇa (libations) to the ancestral deities.
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