तिलाः पवित्रमतुलं तिला धर्मार्थसाधकाः । तिला मोक्षप्रदाश्चैव तिलाः पापापहारिणः
tilāḥ pavitramatulaṃ tilā dharmārthasādhakāḥ | tilā mokṣapradāścaiva tilāḥ pāpāpahāriṇaḥ
تل بے مثال پاکیزگی ہے؛ تل دھرم اور اَرتھ کو سادھتا ہے۔ تل موکش بھی عطا کرتا ہے، اور تل گناہوں کو دور کرنے والا ہے۔
Unspecified (Tīrthamāhātmya narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A simple ritual tableau: sesame seeds in a clean white cloth, offered into fire or placed before a deity; a pilgrim performs dāna to a brāhmaṇa near a tīrtha, emphasizing purity and liberation intent.
A single sacred substance, when used with right intention, can support the full spectrum of human aims—from ethical living to liberation.
This verse is substance-focused (tila-mahimā) rather than naming a particular geographical tīrtha.
It implies using sesame in religious acts (dāna, tarpaṇa, homa, etc.) as a purifier and sin-remover.