Shloka 326
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
न श्मशानपरीतां च न च पापनिषेविताम् । जो भूमि ऊसर, जली हुई और श्मशानके निकट हो तथा जहाँ पापी पुरुष निवास करते हों, उसे ब्राह्मणको नहीं देना चाहिये
na śmaśānaparītāṃ ca na ca pāpaniṣevitām |
ഉഷരമായതോ കത്തിപ്പോയതോ, ശ്മശാനത്തിനടുത്തതോ, പാപികൾ താമസിക്കുകയോ സഞ്ചരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തേതോ ആയ ഭൂമി ബ്രാഹ്മണന് ദാനമായി നൽകരുത്।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A gift should be fit for its recipient and purpose; land given in charity—especially to a brāhmaṇa for livelihood and sacred duties—should be pure and conducive to dharma, not tainted by association with a cremation ground or with habitual wrongdoing.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including norms of dāna (charitable giving). Here he specifies what kinds of land are unsuitable to donate, emphasizing purity and ethical appropriateness in gifts.