When the four Pāṇḍava brothers and Draupadī were pained by Arjuna's absence, sage Narāda Visited them and told them about the glory of pilgrimage to several Tīrtha Kshetras.

Sage Nārada narrates the conversation between sage Pulastya and Bhīshma explaining the importance of Tīrtha Kshetras

Sage Pulastya explains to Bhīshma that only a person whose mind, indriyas and deeds are under control get full fruits of tīrtha yātra

The region of Kurukshetra is described as lying between Saraswatī and Drishadvatī

A visit to Kurukshetra grants the merit of performing great Vedic sacrifices such as the Aśvamedha and Rājasūya, which are otherwise difficult to perform.

A devotee who visits the Vyāsasthalī Tīrtha earns the spiritual merit equivalent to donating one thousand cows in charity.

The Seventh Upaparva under Vana parva is called Tīrtha-Yatra parva

In this Tīrtha one can find fishes of gold and silver hues

The mere thought of Pushkara Tīrtham confers Svarga phalan. Sage Pulastaya begins his narration of a long list of sacred Tīrthams with Pushkar.

At Saptasaraswata Tīrtham there lived the celebrated Rishi, Maṅkaṇaka. Once when he cut his hand, Vegetable juice flowed out of the wound. He got proud about this and started to dance. When the Devās reported this to Lord Śiva, He vanquished the Rishi's pride by creating holy ash to flow from a small wound that he created by pressing his fingers together.