Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
एवंविधसहस्रैश्च युता दोषैः कृषिः सदा । अष्टगवं स्याद्धि हलं त्रिंशद्भागं त्यजेत्कृषेः
evaṃvidhasahasraiśca yutā doṣaiḥ kṛṣiḥ sadā | aṣṭagavaṃ syāddhi halaṃ triṃśadbhāgaṃ tyajetkṛṣeḥ
إن الزراعة متشابكةٌ دائمًا بآلاف العيوب من هذا النوع. حقًّا إن المحراث كأنه يُجرّ بثمانية ثيران؛ فلذلك ينبغي أن يُتخلّى عن جزءٍ من ثلاثين من غلّة الزرع تخلّيًا موافقًا للدارما.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative mode)
Scene: A plough drawn as if by ‘eight oxen’ (symbolic weight of harm) moves through soil; beside it, the farmer offers a measured portion of grain in charity, restoring balance.
FAQs
Even necessary livelihoods can carry hidden harm; dharma is upheld by conscious restraint and obligatory sharing/renunciation.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse focuses on ethical conduct (dharma) rather than sthala-māhātmya.
A practical dharmic rule: set aside (renounce/donate) a fixed fraction—here stated as one-thirtieth—of agricultural gain.