भूमे भूमिपसर्वस्वे भूमिपालपरायणे
O earth, possessor of all wealth of the earth, ultimate refuge of the protectors of the earth.
इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं तां संपूज्य च यः पठेत्
Whoever, having worshipped her, recites this hymn, which is of great merit,
भूमिदानकृतं पुण्यं लभते पठनाज्जनः
By reciting it, a person attains the merit of giving land.
अम्बुवीचीभूखननात्पापान्मुच्येत स ध्रुवम् 2.8.
Certainly, by digging for water or earth, one is freed from sins.
परभूश्राद्धजात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
There is no doubt that one is freed from sins arising from performing śrāddha on another's land.
पापेन मुच्यते प्राज्ञः स्तोत्रस्य पठनान्मुने
O sage, the wise are freed from sin by reciting the hymn.
नारद उवाच परभूमौ श्राद्धरूपं कूपे कुपदजं तथा
Nārada said: Performing śrāddha on another's land, or in a well, or that which arises from a well,
अम्बुवीचीभूखननबीजत्यागजमेव च
Or that which comes from digging for water or earth, or from abandoning seeds,
अन्यद्वा पृथिवीजन्यं पापं यत्प्रश्नतः परम्
Or any other sin arising from the earth, which is considered most severe,
नारायण उवाच सन्ध्यापूताय विप्राय स यायाद्विष्णुमन्दिरम्
Nārāyaṇa said: He should go to the temple of Viṣṇu, purified by the evening rites, for the sake of the brāhmaṇa.
भूमिं च सर्वसस्याढ्या ब्राह्मणाय ददाति यः
Whoever gives land, enriched with all crops, to a brāhmaṇa,
ग्रामं भूमिं च धान्यं च यो ददात्याददाति यः
Whoever gives or takes a village, land, or grain,
भूमिदानं च तत्काले यः साधुश्चानुमोदते
And whoever, at that time, approves the gift of land,
स्वदत्तां परदत्तां वा ब्रह्मवृत्तिं हरेत्तु यः
Whoever takes away the livelihood of a brāhmaṇa, whether given by himself or by another,
तत्पुत्रपौत्रप्रभृतिर्भूमिहीनः श्रिया हतः
He who, along with his sons, grandsons, and others, is deprived of land, is ruined in prosperity.
गवां मार्गं विनिष्कृष्य यश्च सस्यं ददाति सः 2.9.
Whoever removes the path of cows and gives crops there—
गोष्ठं तडागं निष्कृष्य मार्गं सस्यं ददाति यः
Whoever, having cleared a cow-pen or a pond, gives the path or the crops—
न पञ्चपिण्डमुद्धृत्य स्नाति कूपे परस्य यः
Whoever bathes in another's well without first offering the five oblations—
कामी भूमौ च रहसि बीजत्यागं करोति यः
Whoever, driven by desire, secretly discards seed upon the earth—
अम्बुवीच्यम्बुखननं यः करोति च मानवः
Whoever, being a man, makes water-waves or digs for water—
परकीये लुप्तकूपे कूपं मूढः करोति यः
Whoever, being foolish, makes a well in another's abandoned well—
परकीयतडागे च पङ्कमुद्धृत्य चोत्सृजेत्
And whoever, in another's pond, removes mud and throws it out—
पिण्डं पित्रे भूतिभर्त्तुर्न प्रदाय च मानवः
Whoever does not offer the rice-ball to his father or to the guardian of the departed—
भूमौ दीपं योऽर्पयति सोऽन्धः सप्तसु जन्मसु
Whoever places a lamp upon the ground becomes blind for seven births.
मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरं च सुवर्णं च मणिं तथा 2.9.
Pearls, rubies, diamonds, gold, and also gems—
शिवलिङ्गं शिलामर्च्यां यश्चार्पयति भूतले
Whoever places a Śiva-liṅga or a worshipped stone image upon the earth—
सूक्तं मन्त्रं शिलातोयं पुष्पं च तुलसीदलम्
A hymn, a mantra, water from a stone, a flower, or a tulasī leaf—
जपमालां पुष्पमालां कर्पूरं रोचनां तथा
A rosary, a garland of flowers, camphor, and also yellow pigment—
मुने चन्दनकाष्ठं च रुद्राक्षं कुशमूलकम्
O sage, sandalwood, rudrākṣa beads, or kuśa grass roots—
पुस्तकं यज्ञसूत्रं च भूमौ संस्थापयेत्तु यः
Whoever places a book or a sacrificial thread upon the ground—