Rishi Nard on Pilgrimages

The narrative of tirthas is blessed and holy and leads to heaven. Holy, entertaining and sanctifying, it is productive of merit and high worth. Destructive of every sin, it is mystery that great rishis cherish with care. Description of tirthas is auspicious, heaven going and sacred, even blessed as it is, it destroys one's enemies, and it sharpens the intellect... Purifying oneself, he who listen's daily to the merits of different tirthas recollects the incidents of many previous births and rejoices in heaven. He that is inspired to behold all tirthas should sojourn to them even in imagination.