Shloka 35
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
अटवीपर्वताश्रैव नद्यस्तीर्थानि यानि च
aṭavī-parvatāś caiva nadyas tīrthāni yāni ca
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: “ປ່າໄມ້ ແລະພູເຂົາ, ທັງແມ່ນ້ໍາ ແລະທ່ານ້ໍາສັກສິດ (tīrtha) ທີ່ຢູ່ໃນນັ້ນ, ບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃຕ້ເຈົ້າຂອງສ່ວນຕົວຄົນໃດຄົນໜຶ່ງ; ເຂົານັບວ່າເປັນຂອງຮ່ວມ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອເຮັດ śrāddha ໃນບ່ອນເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ບໍ່ຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງຊື້ດິນ. ໂອ ຈອມເຈົ້າແຫ່ງປະຊາ, ດັ່ງນີ້ແລ້ວໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງຜົນແຫ່ງການບໍລິຈາກດິນ.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that certain natural and sacred spaces—forests, mountains, rivers, and tīrthas—are not private property; hence one need not buy land to perform śrāddha there. The point supports dharmic giving and correct ritual conduct without unnecessary acquisition.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, especially gifts and rites. Here he clarifies where śrāddha may be performed and links it to the discussion of the merit (phala) of land-gift (bhūmi-dāna).