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

Vaiśampāyana nói: Các thánh địa hành hương đã được Dhaumya và bậc hiền triết Nārada thuật giảng, để dẫn dắt người nghe hướng về công đức—nhờ kỷ luật của những cuộc hành hương tīrtha và những quả báo theo dharma của chúng.

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.