Shloka 13
Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña
तीर्थान्युक्तानि धौम्येन नारदेन च धीमता
tīrthāny uktāni dhaumyena nāradena ca dhīmatā
Vaiśampāyana said: The sacred pilgrimage places were described—by Dhaumya and also by the wise Nārada—thus guiding the hearers toward meritorious conduct through the discipline of tīrtha-journeys and their dharmic fruits.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That knowledge of tīrthas, transmitted by authoritative sages, is part of dharmic guidance: it directs people toward purifying practices and the pursuit of merit through disciplined pilgrimage and reverence.
The narrator reports that Dhaumya and the wise Nārada have been describing or listing the sacred pilgrimage sites, continuing the section that maps holy places and their religious significance.