The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time
तिलैः सप्ताष्टभिर्वापि दास्यते च जलांजलिम् । अरण्यत्रितये वापि पिंडदानं करिष्यति
tilaiḥ saptāṣṭabhirvāpi dāsyate ca jalāṃjalim | araṇyatritaye vāpi piṃḍadānaṃ kariṣyati
سات یا آٹھ تل ملا کر جل اَنجلی (پانی کی ہتھیلی بھر نذر) دے؛ اور تین جنگلوں کے تِرَیَہ میں بھی پِنڈ دان ادا کرے۔
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 11)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्ताष्टभिर्वापि = सप्ताष्टभिः + वा + अपि; जलांजलिम् = जलाञ्जलिम् (अनुस्वार/दीर्घ-लेखनभेद); अरण्यत्रितये वापि = अरण्यत्रितये + वा + अपि.
It prescribes offering a water-oblation (jalāñjali) mixed with seven or eight sesame seeds, and performing piṇḍa-dāna (rice-ball offering) in the araṇya-tritaya (triad of forests).
In Dharma and Purāṇic ritual usage, tila is a standard purificatory substance closely associated with ancestral rites (śrāddha) and is commonly mixed with water for offerings.
It emphasizes careful performance of prescribed rites—especially ancestral offerings—highlighting duty (dharma) expressed through disciplined ritual action rather than mere intention.