𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 (𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤)
पृथ्वी सूक्तम् (भूमि सूक्त) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Atharvaveda 12.1 (Bhumi Sukta) · Rishi Atharvan (revealed seer of the Bhumi Sukta) · Vedic period
The Prithvi Suktam is the opening hymn of the twelfth Kanda of the Atharvaveda — a vast and majestic prayer of sixty-three verses dedicated entirely to Bhumi, the Earth. It celebrates the Earth as the cosmic mother upholding the seas, mountains, rivers, plants, peoples and all that breathes, sustained by truth, order, austerity and sacrifice. Among Vedic hymns it stands out for its tender, filial vision of the Earth as mother and its explicit ethic of caring for and not harming her, and is widely cited today as an ancient charter of ecological reverence.
✦ As told in scripture
It is traditionally held that honouring the Earth with the Bhumi Sukta before tilling, building or settling on land pacifies the Earth and removes the faults of a site, so that those who dwell or labour there are blessed with stability, plentiful harvests and freedom from calamity — and that the Earth, treated as a mother, nourishes her devotees in return.
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𑍐 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌦𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌤𑌪𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿। 𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀 𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌤𑍁॥
Om Satyaṁ bṛhad ṛtam ugraṁ dīkṣā tapo brahma yajñaḥ pṛthivīṁ dhārayanti Sā no bhūtasya bhavyasya patny uruṁ lokaṁ pṛthivī naḥ kṛṇotu
Meaning:सत्य, विशाल और उग्र ऋत (ब्रह्माण्डीय व्यवस्था), दीक्षा, तप, ब्रह्म (वेदवाणी) और यज्ञ — ये पृथिवी को धारण करते हैं। भूत और भविष्य की स्वामिनी वह पृथिवी हमारे लिए विस्तृत लोक (स्थान) बनाए।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌉𑌤 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍋 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵𑍁𑌃। 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌦𑍇𑌜𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍇𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁॥
Yasyāṁ samudra uta sindhur āpo yasyām annaṁ kṛṣṭayaḥ saṁbabhūvuḥ Yasyām idaṁ jinvati prāṇad ejat sā no bhūmiḥ pūrvapeye dadhātu
Meaning:जिसमें समुद्र, नदियाँ और जल हैं; जिसमें अन्न और कृषक जन उत्पन्न हुए; जिसमें यह समस्त प्राणवान् और चर जगत् गति करता है — वह भूमि हमें श्रेष्ठ भाग प्रदान करे।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵𑍁𑌃। 𑌯𑌾 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌦𑍇𑌜𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁॥
Yasyāś catasraḥ pradiśaḥ pṛthivyā yasyām annaṁ kṛṣṭayaḥ saṁbabhūvuḥ Yā bibharti bahudhā prāṇad ejat sā no bhūmir goṣv apy anne dadhātu
Meaning:जिसकी चारों दिशाएँ हैं, जिसमें अन्न और जन उत्पन्न हुए, जो अनेक रूपों में प्राणवान् चर जगत् को धारण करती है — वह भूमि हमें गौओं और अन्न में प्रतिष्ठित करे।
𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌧𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌥𑍋 𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌸𑌾॥
Yāṁ rakṣanty asvapnā viśvadānīṁ devā bhūmiṁ pṛthivīm apramādam Sā no madhu priyaṁ duhām atho ukṣatu varcasā
Meaning:जिस पृथिवी की रक्षा निद्रारहित देवता सदा सावधानीपूर्वक करते हैं — वह हमारे लिए मधुर प्रिय पोषण (दुग्ध) दे और तेज से हमें सींचे।
𑌉𑌪 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌪 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌸𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌤 𑌏𑌷𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍॥
Upa sarpa mātaraṁ bhūmim etām uruvyacasaṁ pṛthivīṁ suśevām Ūrṇamradā yuvatir dakṣiṇāvata eṣā tvā pātu nirṛter upasthāt
Meaning:इस माता भूमि के समीप जाओ — विस्तृत, अत्यन्त कल्याणकारी पृथिवी के; ऊन के समान कोमल, उदार युवती — वह तुम्हें विनाश (निरृति) की गोद से बचाए।
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌖𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌤𑍁। 𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌗𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌪𑌮𑍍॥
Yat te bhūme vikhanāmi kṣipraṁ tad api rohatu Mā te marma vimṛgvari mā te hṛdayam arpipam
Meaning:हे भूमि! तुम्हारा जो भी अंश मैं खोदता हूँ, वह शीघ्र पुनः उग आए; हे पवित्र करने वाली! मैं तुम्हारे मर्मस्थलों को न बेधूँ, तुम्हारे हृदय को घायल न करूँ।
𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃॥
Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ
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Benefits of Chanting पृथ्वी सूक्तम् (भूमि सूक्त)
Invokes the blessings of Mother Earth for stability, nourishment and a firm foundation in life
Cultivates deep reverence for nature and ecological harmony — a Vedic environmental prayer
Traditionally recited at bhumi puja, agriculture and any rite connected with land and soil
Prays for abundant food, cattle, prosperity and protection from calamity
Endows the chanter with splendour (varchas), vigour and well-being
Fosters the attitude of treating the Earth as a mother whom one must not harm
How to Chant पृथ्वी सूक्तम् (भूमि सूक्त)
Recite with reverence and gratitude toward the Earth, ideally during a homa or while honouring Bhumi Devi, with proper Vedic svara if learnt. Begin with 'Om' and close with the Shanti Paath. Reflect on the Earth as a living mother, resolving to live in harmony with nature. It is highly auspicious for ceremonies involving land, building, farming and ecological well-being.
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