Goddess Bhumi

bhū sūktam

(Bhu Suktam in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Brahmana

Also known as taittiriya samhita

The Bhu Suktam is a profound Vedic hymn originating from the Taittiriya Brahmana, dedicated to Goddess Bhumi, the personification of the Earth. It celebrates the Earth's vastness, stability, and role as the sustainer of all life forms. By chanting these ancient verses, practitioners seek to honor the divine essence of the planet, fostering a deep sense of gratitude and ecological harmony. Spiritually, it is believed to grant physical stability, material prosperity, and mental peace, helping devotees align their existence with the nurturing and grounding energy of the Earth, the ultimate provider of all worldly sustenance.

taittirīya saṃhitā - 1.5.3
taittirīya brāhmaṇam - 3.1.2
om || o-mbhūmi̭rbhūmnā dyaurva̭riṇā-'ntari̭kṣa-mmahitvā |
upasthḙ te devyadite-'gnima̭nnāda-mannādyāyāda̭dhe ||
ā-'yaṅgauḥ pṛśni̭rakramī-dasa̭nanmātara-mpunaḥ̭ |
pitara̭-ñca prayan-thsuvaḥ̭ ||
trigṃśaddhāma virā̭jati vākpa̭taṅgāya̭ śiśriye |
pratya̭sya vahadyubhiḥ̭ ||
asya prāṇāda̭pānatya̭ntaśca̭rati rocanā |
vya̭khya-nmahiṣa-ssuvaḥ̭ ||
yattvā kruddhaḥ pa̭rovapa̭manyunā yadava̭rtyā |
sukalpa̭magne tattava punastvoddī̭payāmasi ||
yattḙ manyupa̭roptasya pṛthivī-manṷdadhvase |
ādityā viśve taddevā vasa̭vaśca samābha̭rann ||
medinī̭ devī vasundha̭rā syādvasṷdhā devī vāsavī |
brahmavarcasaḥ pi̭tṛṇāṃ śrotra-ñcakṣurmanaḥ̭ ||
devī hi̭raṇyagarbhiṇī̭ devī pra̭sodarī |
sada̭ne satyāya̭ne sīda |
samudrava̭tī sāvitrī āhano devī mahya̭ṅgī |
maho dhara̭ṇī maho-'tya̭tiṣṭhat ||
śṛṅge śṛ̭ṅge yajñe ya̭jñe vibhīṣaṇī indra̭patnī vyāpinī sara̭sija iha |
vāyumatī̭ jalaśaya̭nī svaya-ndhārājā̭ satyanto pari̭medinī
sopari̭dhattaṅgāya ||
viṣṇupatnī-mma̭hī-ndevī-mmādhavī-mmā̭dhavapriyām |
lakṣmī-mpriyasa̭khī-ndevī-nnamāmyacyṷtavallabhām ||
o-ndhanurdharāyai̭ vidmahḙ sarvasiddhyai ca̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ dharā pracodayāt |
śṛṇvanti̭ śroṇāmamṛta̭sya gopā-mpuṇyā̭masyā upa̭śṛṇomi vācam |
mahīndevīṃ-vi~ṣṇṷpatnī majūryā-mpratīcī̭menāgṃ haviṣā̭ yajāmaḥ ||
tredhā viṣṇṷ-rurugāyo vica̭krame mahī-ndiva̭-mpṛthivī-mantari̭kṣam |
tacchroṇaiti śrava̭ icchamā̭nā puṇyagg ślokaṃ-ya~ja̭mānāya kṛṇvatī ||
syonāpṛ̭thivibhavā̭nṛkṣarāniveśa̭nī yacchā̭naśśarma̭ saprathāḥ ||
adi̭tirdevā ga̭ndharvā ma̭nuṣyāḥ pitaro sṷrāsteṣāgṃ sarva bhūtānā-mmātā medinī̭ mahatā mahī |
sāvitrī gā̭yatrī jaga̭tyurvī pṛthvī ba̭hulā viśvā̭ bhūtākatamākāyāsā satyetyamṛtḙti vasiṣṭhaḥ ||
ikṣuśāliyavasasyaphalāḍhye pārijāta taruśobhitamūle |
svarṇa ratna maṇi maṇṭapa madhye cintaye-thsakala lokadharitrīm ||
śyāmāṃ-vi~citrā-nnavaratna bhūṣitā-ñcaturbhujā-ntuṅgapayodharānvitām |
indīvarākṣī-nnavaśāli mañjarīṃ śuka-ndadhānāṃ śaraṇa-mbhajāmahe ||
saktṷmiva tita̭unā punanto yatra dhīrā mana̭sā vāca makra̭ta |
atrā sakhā̭yassakhyāni̭ jānate bhadraiṣāṃ-la~kṣmīrni̭hitādhi̭vāci ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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