शून्यं वा निवेशयितुमभ्युत्थितो हिरण्यमेव दद्यात् न ग्रामं ग्रामसंजातव्यवहारस्थापनार्थम् ॥ कZ_०५.३.३२ ॥
śūnyaṃ vā niveśayitum abhyutthito hiraṇyam eva dadyāt na grāmaṃ grāmasaṃjāta-vyavahāra-sthāpanārtham
If he is undertaking the settlement of a vacant area, he should give only cash (gold), not a village—so as not to disturb the established transactions and administration of an existing village.
Granting an existing village can destabilize tax flows, local contracts, and jurisdiction; cash incentives achieve settlement goals without reallocating a functioning administrative unit.