Shloka 7
नन्दामपरनन्दां च कौशिकी च यशस्विनीम् । महानदीं गयां चैव गड़ामपि च भारत,भारत! फिर उस यात्रामें कुरुश्रेष्ठ धनंजयने क्रमशः अनेक तीर्थोका तथा नैमिषारण्यतीर्थमें बहनेवाली रमणीय उत्पलिनी नदी, नन््दा, अपरनन्दा, यशस्विनी कौशिकी (कोसी), महानदी, गयातीर्थ और गंगाजीका भी दर्शन किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
nāndām aparanandām ca kauśikīm ca yaśasvinīm |
mahānadīm gayāṁ caiva gaṅgām api ca bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then, O Bhārata, he visited in due order many sacred fords—beholding the rivers Nandā and Aparanandā, the famed Kauśikī, the Mahānadī, the holy Gayā, and also the Gaṅgā.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic discipline: approaching revered rivers and holy places is portrayed as a structured, intentional practice that supports inner purification and ethical steadiness.
Vaiśampāyana lists the sacred rivers and the tīrtha of Gayā that are visited in sequence during a pilgrimage, marking the progress of the journey through well-known holy waters and sites.