Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
भूमेरंगुलहर्ता हि स कथं पापमाचरेत् । भूमेरंगुलदाता च स कथं पुण्यमाचरेत्
bhūmeraṃgulahartā hi sa kathaṃ pāpamācaret | bhūmeraṃguladātā ca sa kathaṃ puṇyamācaret
អ្នកដែលលួចដីសូម្បីតែប៉ុន្មានមួយធ្នាប់ដៃ តើគេមិនប្រព្រឹត្តអំពើបាបដូចម្តេចបាន? ហើយអ្នកដែលបរិច្ចាគដីសូម្បីតែប៉ុន្មានមួយធ្នាប់ដៃ តើគេមិនសន្សំបុណ្យកុសលដូចម្តេចបាន?
Brahmā (to Nārada, inferred)
Scene: A moral tableau: on one side, a stealthy boundary-stealer measuring a finger’s breadth; on the other, a serene donor offering a small plot with water-pot and deed-leaf to a worthy recipient; the earth-goddess (Bhū-devī) witnesses, approving the gift and frowning on theft.
FAQs
Even the smallest injustice in land matters is grave sin, and even a small sincere gift of land is powerful merit.
No tīrtha is identified; the verse is a universal dharma statement.
The implied prescription is bhū-dāna (donating land) and strict avoidance of land-theft.