Skandapurana 5.69.15

5.69.15

rāma uvāca.
pitaro yadi tuṣṭā me yacchaṃti yadi vāṃchitam.
tasmāttīrthamidaṃ puṇyaṃ mannāmnā lokaviśrutam.
raktadoṣavinirmuktaṃ sevitaṃ varatāpasaiḥ..15..

Rāma said: / 'If the ancestors are pleased with me and grant my desire, / then let this sacred ford be known in the world by my name, / freed from the defect of blood, and frequented by the best ascetics.'