𑌭𑍂 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

𑌭𑍂 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 is a Vedic hymn to Earth as 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿, 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀, 𑌮𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀, 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌧𑌰𑌾, and 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁-𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀. The text itself identifies Taittiriya Samhita 1.5.3 and Taittiriya Brahmana 3.1.2 as key source locations, and the received recitation also includes later devotional meditation on Bhu Devi. It therefore joins Vedic earth-cosmology with temple and household devotion.

This Vedic hymn teaches reverence for the ground of life. Earth is praised as vast support, mother of beings, bearer of food, ritual field, home of fire, and sacred consort of the all-pervading Lord. In a world that easily treats land as mere property, the hymn restores the vision of Earth as sacred relationship and responsibility.

𑌤𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾 - 1.5.3
𑌤𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌯 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌮𑍍 - 3.1.2

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This citation places the Bhu Suktam material in the Taittiriya Samhita and Taittiriya Brahmana traditions, reminding the reader that the earth-prayer is rooted in Vedic recitation and ritual vision.

𑌓𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿॑𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂॒𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌰𑍍𑌵॑𑌰𑌿॒𑌣𑌾𑌽𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 ।
𑌉॒𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇॑ 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍇॒𑌽𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌮॑𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾॒𑌦-𑌮॒𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌯𑌾𑌦॑𑌧𑍇 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Earth is great in abundance, heaven is vast, and midspace is great. O divine Aditi, in your lap I establish Agni, the eater of food, for the sake of nourishment.

𑌆𑌽𑌯𑌂𑌗𑍌𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌞𑌿॑𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍀॒-𑌦𑌸॑𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾॒𑌤𑌰𑌂॒ 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃॑ ।
𑌪𑌿॒𑌤𑌰𑌂॑ 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌯𑌂𑌥𑍍-𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This many-colored cow moves forward, returning again to the mother and proceeding toward the father, the heavenly world.

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॒𑌶𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌮॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾॑𑌜𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪॑𑌤॒𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯॑ 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯॑𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌹॒𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The luminous stations shine; sacred speech rests upon the radiant mover and carries the worshipper through the lights toward the hidden order of the cosmos.

𑌅॒𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾॒𑌣𑌾𑌦॑𑌪𑌾𑌨॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂॑𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚॑𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑍋𑌚॒𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌯॑𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑌹𑌿॒𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From the cosmic breath the shining realms move within; the great power reveals the heavenly light and shows that Earth, breath, and illumination belong to one living order.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾᳚ 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁॒𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌪॑𑌰𑍋॒𑌵𑌪॑𑌮॒𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌨𑌾॒ 𑌯𑌦𑌵॑𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌸𑍁॒𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪॑𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍇॒ 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵॒ 𑌪𑍁𑌨॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍀॑𑌪𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌿 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O well-ordered Agni, whatever has been disturbed by anger, hostility, or turning away, we rekindle and restore for you.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇॑ 𑌮॒𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪॑𑌰𑍋𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀-𑌮𑌨𑍁॑𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍇 ।
𑌆॒𑌦𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇॒ 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌸॑𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸॒𑌮𑌾𑌭॑𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
What was disturbed upon the earth by anger, the Adityas, all the gods, and the Vasus gathered and restored.

𑌮𑍇॒𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌵॒𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌧॑𑌰𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍁॑𑌧𑌾 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌵𑌾॒𑌸𑌵𑍀᳚ ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰॒𑌹𑍍𑌮॒𑌵॒𑌰𑍍𑌚॒𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌿॑𑌤𑍃॒𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂॒ 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the Goddess Earth be Medini, Vasundhara, Vasudha, and Vasavi, bearer of sacred brilliance and connected with the hearing, sight, and mind of the ancestors.

𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌹𑌿॑𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌗॒𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌣𑍀॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰॑𑌸𑍋॒𑌦𑌰𑍀᳚ ।
𑌸𑌦॑𑌨𑍇 𑌸॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯॑𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍀𑌦 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O golden-wombed Goddess, bearer of life, be seated in the dwelling and in the abode of truth, blessing the home with fertility, steadiness, and sacred order.

𑌸॒𑌮𑍁॒𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵॑𑌤𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌆𑌹॒𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌮॒𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂॑𑌗𑍀᳚ ।
𑌮॒𑌹𑍋 𑌧𑌰॑𑌣𑍀 𑌮॒𑌹𑍋𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯॑𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Goddess is ocean-bearing, Savitri-like, great, and a vast holder; the great Earth stands in surpassing majesty as the field where light, waters, life, and ritual meet.

𑌶𑍃॒𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌶𑍃𑌂॑𑌗𑍇 𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇 𑌯॑𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍀॒𑌷𑌣𑍀᳚ 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰॑𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍀॒ 𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑌿𑌜 𑌇॒𑌹 ।
𑌵𑌾॒𑌯𑍁॒𑌮𑌤𑍀॑ 𑌜॒𑌲𑌶𑌯॑𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌯𑌂 𑌧𑌾॒𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾॑ 𑌸॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍋॒ 𑌪𑌰𑌿॑𑌮𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀
𑌸𑍋॒𑌪𑌰𑌿॑𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌯 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
On every peak and in every sacrifice, the awe-inspiring, all-pervading Earth Goddess is present, associated with power, lotus and waters, wind and self-supporting stability.

𑌵𑌿॒𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॒𑌪॒𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌮॑𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀𑌂᳚ 𑌮𑌾॒𑌧॒𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑌾॑𑌧𑌵॒𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌂᳚ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌸॑𑌖𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀𑌂॒ 𑌨॒𑌮𑌾॒𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁॑𑌤𑌵॒𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I bow to the great Goddess Earth, consort of Vishnu, dear to Madhava, Lakshmi's beloved companion, and beloved of Achyuta.

𑌓𑌂 𑌧॒𑌨𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌧॒𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍈॑ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇॑ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌚॑ 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌧𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋॒𑌦𑌯𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we know the bow-bearing Goddess; we meditate on the giver of all accomplishments. May Dhara inspire and guide us.

𑌶𑍃॒𑌣𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿॑ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋॒𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤॑𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑍋॒𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌉𑌪॑𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌮𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌾𑌚᳚𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮॒𑌹𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॑𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌮𑌜𑍂॒𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀॒𑌚𑍀॑𑌮𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌹॒𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾॑ 𑌯𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I hear the sacred speech of the blessed guardian of immortality. We worship with offering this great Goddess Earth, consort of Vishnu, turned inward toward us.

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॑-𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌗𑌾॒𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌚॑𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇 𑌮॒𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀-𑌮𑌂॒𑌤𑌰𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍋॒𑌣𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌵॑ 𑌇॒𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌮𑌾॑𑌨𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯॒𑌗𑍍𑌗𑍍॒ 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂॒-𑌯𑌁𑌜॑𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍍𑌵॒𑌤𑍀 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Wide-striding Vishnu strode threefold through the great earth, heaven, earth, and midspace. Desiring sacred good, Earth makes holy praise for the sacrificer.

𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋॒𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍃॑𑌥𑌿𑌵𑌿॒𑌭𑌵𑌾॑𑌨𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷॒𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌿॒𑌵𑍇𑌶॑𑌨𑍀 𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾॑𑌨॒𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮॑ 𑌸॒𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌃᳚ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Earth, be gentle, free from harshness, and a good dwelling place. Grant us broad shelter, safety, and well-being for body, family, work, and worship.

𑌅𑌦𑌿॑𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌗𑌂॑𑌧॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮॑𑌨𑍁॒𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃᳚ 𑌪𑌿॒𑌤𑌰𑍋 𑌸𑍁॑𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸॒𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌭𑍂॒𑌤𑌾॒𑌨𑌾𑌂᳚ 𑌮𑌾॒𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑍇॒𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀॑ 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌮॒𑌹𑍀 ।
𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑌾॑𑌯॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌜𑌗॑𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑍃॒𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌬॑𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌾॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾॑ 𑌭𑍂॒𑌤𑌾𑌕॒𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌸॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯॒𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍇॑𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌸𑌿॒𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Earth is Aditi, mother of gods, Gandharvas, humans, ancestors, and all beings. She is Medini, Mahi, Savitri, Gayatri, Jagati, wide, abundant, all-formed, true, and immortal, as declared by Vasishta.

𑌇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌫𑌲𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤 𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 𑌮𑌣𑌿 𑌮𑌂𑌟𑌪 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌕𑌲 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌧𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One should meditate on the bearer of all worlds, rich with crops and fruits, beautified by sacred trees, and seated in a golden jeweled pavilion.

𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿 𑌮𑌂𑌜𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We seek refuge in the dark, variegated, gem-adorned, four-armed Earth Goddess, blue-lotus-eyed, nourishing, holding fresh rice and a parrot.

𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁॑𑌮𑌿𑌵॒ 𑌤𑌿𑌤॑𑌉𑌨𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌂𑌤𑍋॒ 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰॒ 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾॒ 𑌮𑌨॑𑌸𑌾॒ 𑌵𑌾𑌚॒ 𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌰॑𑌤 ।
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾॒ 𑌸𑌖𑌾᳚𑌸𑍍𑌸॒𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿॑ 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌤𑍇 𑌭॒𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌷𑌾𑌂᳚-𑌲𑌁॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿॑𑌹𑌿॒𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿॑𑌵𑌾॒𑌚𑌿 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Where the wise purify speech with the mind as flour is sifted, friends truly know friendship; auspicious Lakshmi is placed in their speech.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that Earth may be honored as the ground of stable life.

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