Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 111
यत्पुण्यं श्राद्धकर्तॄणां तदिहैव भवेद्ध्रुवम् । तिलोदकं कुशैर्मिश्रं यो दद्याद्दक्षिणामुखः
yatpuṇyaṃ śrāddhakartṝṇāṃ tadihaiva bhaveddhruvam | tilodakaṃ kuśairmiśraṃ yo dadyāddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
شرادھ کرنے والوں کو جو پُنّیہ ملتا ہے وہ یہیں یقینا حاصل ہوتا ہے۔ جو شخص جنوب رُخ ہو کر کُشا سے ملا ہوا تل-جل (ترپن) نذر کرے، وہ وہی یقینی پھل پاتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Asmāhaka
Type: tirtha
Listener: Nṛpa (king)
Scene: A devotee seated on darbha by the river, facing south, pouring sesame-water through the fingers with kuśa in hand; the atmosphere is quiet, with a sense of certainty and completion.
FAQs
Ritual correctness—proper materials and direction—anchors śrāddha and tarpaṇa in assured spiritual benefit.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha context (‘ihaiva’—here itself) where pitṛ rites are declared especially effective.
Offering tilodaka (sesame-water) mixed with kuśa grass, while facing south (dakṣiṇāmukha), as part of pitṛ tarpaṇa/śrāddha.