Shloka 13

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

तीर्थान्युक्तानि धौम्येन नारदेन च धीमता

Transliteration

tīrthāny uktāni dhaumyena nāradena ca dhīmatā

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。聖なる巡礼地（ティールタ）は、ダウミヤと賢者ナーラダによって説き明かされ、ティールタ巡礼の規律とそのダルマの果報を通して、聞く者を功徳ある行いへと導いたのである。

Word by Word

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage-places
• तीर्थानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• उक्तानि: said/declared
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• धौम्येन: by Dhaumya
• धौम्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नारदेन: by Narada
• नारदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धीमता: by the wise (one)
• धीमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhaumya
• Nārada
• tīrthas (pilgrimage sites)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.