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 |
Бхишма сказал: Не следует даровать — особенно брахману — землю, лежащую близ места кремации, и не следует даровать землю, где часто бывают или живут люди грешные. Такой дар нравственно неподобен, ибо он не дает чистой и достойной опоры для священной жизни и обрядов.
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.