Arthashastra 3.9.26: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 9, Sutra 26
ब्रह्मसोमारण्यदेवयजनपुण्यस्थानवर्जाः स्थलप्रदेशाः ॥ कZ_०३.९.२६ ॥
brahmasomāraṇyadevayajanapuṇyasthānavarjāḥ sthalapradeśāḥ
जो ज़मीन अच्छी है, वो वो जगह नहीं होनी चाहिए जहाँ ब्रह्मा या सोम के जंगल हैं। वहाँ देवताओं की पूजा होती है या कोई और धरम का काम होता है, वो जगह अलग रखनी है।
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To prevent social conflict and sacrilege claims, and to maintain stable public order by keeping protected religious/common sanctuaries outside routine exploitation.
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