न तिलाश्च घृतेनाक्ताः सुसमिद्धे हुताशने । हुता वै मन्त्रपूताश्च सर्वपापापनुत्तये
na tilāśca ghṛtenāktāḥ susamiddhe hutāśane | hutā vai mantrapūtāśca sarvapāpāpanuttaye
Ta đã không dâng hạt mè thoa bơ sữa (ghee) vào ngọn lửa tế tự được nhóm rực—lễ vật đã được tịnh hóa bởi thần chú—để trừ diệt mọi tội lỗi.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred fire altar burns brightly; the devotee, in remorse, recalls not offering ghee-anointed sesame into the flames with mantra, seeking purification in Kāśī’s atmosphere.
Mantra-guided offerings into fire are presented as potent purificatory acts that burn away accumulated wrongdoing.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred horizon is Kāśī; this verse is ritual-centric and does not name a specific tirtha.
Homa: offering ghee-anointed sesame (tila) into a well-kindled fire with mantras for pāpa-kṣaya (sin removal).