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Tirath (pilgrimages) as per gurmat Naam and Contemplation of Guru's word is the only tirath we need ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਵਣ ਜਾਉ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ॥ tirath naavan jaa-o tirath naam hai. Why should I bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage? The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. ਤੀਰਥੁ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਹੈ ॥ tirath sabad beechaar antar gi-aan hai. My sacred shrine of pilgrimage is spiritual wisdom within, and contemplation on the Word of the Shabad. If you are true and pure there is no cleansing/bathing required - ਸਾਚਿ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਕਿਆ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਈਐ ॥ saach na laagai mail ki-aa mal Dho-ee-ai. Filth does not stick to the true ones; what filth do they have to wash off? Wandering and bathing does not get us close to lord - ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਦੇਸਿ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ਭਵਿਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਈਐ ॥ jog na days disantar bhavi-ai jog na tirath naa-ee-ai. Yoga is not wandering through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥ anjan maahi niranjan rahee-ai jog jugat iv paa-ee-ai. ||2|| Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||2|| Says Namdev, once he realized Naam , he understood futility of Tiraths and empty rituals such as ekadeshi brat - ਰਾਮ ਸੰਗਿ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਤਗਿਆ ਆਈ ॥ raam sang naamdayv jan ka-o partagi-aa aa-ee. With the Lord, servant Naam Dayv has come to have faith. ਏਕਾਦਸੀ ਬ੍ਰਤੁ ਰਹੈ ਕਾਹੇ ਕਉ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ aykaadasee barat rahai kaahay ka-o tirath jaa-eeN. ||1|| I have stopped fasting on the eleventh day of each month; why should I bother to go on pilgrimages to sacred shrines? ||1||

WJKK WJKF Sangat ji, does anybody know where the 18 places of pilgrimage are as stated in gurbani?