Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 266
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
न सीदति स कृच्छेषु न च दुर्गाण्यवाप्रुते । जिसको खोदखादकर खराब न कर दिया गया हो, ऐसे प्रादेशमात्र भूभागका भी जो दान करता है, वह न तो कभी दुर्गम संकटोंमें पड़ता है और न पड़नेपर कभी दुःखी ही होता है
na sīdati sa kṛcchreṣu na ca durgāṇy avāpnute |
毗湿摩说道：凡布施哪怕一小片未曾被掘凿而毁坏的土地之人，在艰难之时不致沉沦；亦不坠入险恶难渡之境——纵使此等困厄偶然降临，他也不至于忧苦。其旨在于：施与当为完好而有益之物；依正法而施，便能在逆境中成为护持。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A gift should be sound and not deliberately damaged; giving such wholesome land (even a small portion) yields protective merit, so the giver does not succumb to hardships or perilous crises.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, especially the fruits and proper standards of dāna. Here he states the beneficial consequence of donating an undamaged piece of land: freedom from crushing distress and dangerous predicaments.