Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 11
अत्रेः तपोबलप्रकाशः तथा च्यवनस्य सोमाधिकारः
Atri’s Illumination by Tapas; Cyavana and Soma-Entitlement
क्षेत्रप्रतिग्रहे चैव ग्रहसूतकयोस्तथा । त्रीणि रात्राण्युपोषित्वा तेन पापाद् विमुच्यते
kṣetrapratigrahe caiva grahasūtakayostathā | trīṇi rātrāṇyupoṣitvā tena pāpād vimucyate ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—গ্ৰহণৰ সময়ত বা সূতক (অশৌচ) অৱস্থাত যদি কোনোবাই ক্ষেত্ৰ/ভূমিৰ দান প্ৰতিগ্ৰহ কৰে, তেন্তে তিনিৰাতি উপবাস কৰিব লাগে; সেই উপবাসে সি সেই পাপৰ পৰা মুক্ত হয়।
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Accepting gifts (especially land) at ritually sensitive times like an eclipse or during sūtaka can generate fault; a specific, limited penance—fasting for three nights—purifies the receiver and removes the resulting demerit.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instruction, Bhīṣma is teaching norms of conduct and expiation. Here he gives a practical rule: if one has accepted a land-gift under eclipse-time or impurity conditions, one should perform a three-night fast as atonement.