Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 27
पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च
Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī
एतत्ते राजशार्दूल विमलं तोयमक्षयम्।पितृलोकगत स्याद्य मद्दत्तमुपतिष्ठतु।।।।
etat te rājaśārdūla vimalaṃ toyam akṣayam | pitṛlokagatasya adya maddattam upatiṣṭhatu ||
“王中之虎啊，如今您已往祖灵之界，愿我今日所献这清净无尽的水奠（tarpana），得以奉达于您。”
'O best of kings, you are gone to the world of the manes, and let this inexhaustible libation of pure water reach you'.
FAQs
Dharma as gratitude and continuity: even after death, a parent is honored through rites and truthful remembrance; duty does not end with separation.
During the libation (tarpana), Rāma directly dedicates the offering to Daśaratha, acknowledging his passage to Pitṛloka.
Filial devotion and reverent speech (satya and maryādā) toward one’s father and king.