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| Prithvi | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Bhumi |
| Affiliation | Devi, Bhumi, Pancha Bhuta |
| Planet | Earth |
| Mantra | Om Bhumhaya Namah |
| Mount | Elephant |
| Consort | Dyaus |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Gaia |
| Roman equivalent | Tellus Mater |
| Norse equivalent | Jörð |
| Indo-European equivalent | Dʰéǵʰōm |
| Classical elements |
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Prithvi (Sanskrit: पृथ्वी, pṛthvī, also पृथिवी, pṛthivī, "the Vast One"), also rendered Pṛthvī Mātā, is the Sanskrit name for the earth, as well as the name of a devi (goddess) in Hinduism of the earth and some branches of Buddhism. In the Vedas, her consort is Dyaus, the sky god. Her Puranic equivalent is known as Bhumi, the consort of Varaha.
As Pṛthvī Mātā ('Mother Earth') she is complementary to Dyaus Pita ('Father Sky').[1] In the Rigveda, the earth and the sky are primarily addressed dually as Dyavapṛthivi.[2] She is associated with the cow; Prithu, an incarnation of Vishnu, milked her in the form of a cow.
Owing to strong historical Hindu influence, the name is also used for national personifications of Indonesia, where she is referred to as Ibu Pertiwi.
- ^ Leeming, David; Fee, Christopher (2016). The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-78023-538-7.
- ^ Doniger O'Flaherty 2007, p. 201, 330.
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