Goddess Bhumi

bhū sūktam

(Bhu Suktam in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Brahmana

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-mbhūmi̭rbhū॒mnā dyaurva̭ri॒ṇā-'ntari̭kṣa-mmahi॒tvā |
u॒pasthḙ te devyadite॒-'gnima̭nnā॒da-ma॒nnādyā॒yāda̭dhe ||
ā-'yaṅgauḥ pṛśni̭rakramī॒-dasa̭nanmā॒tara॒-mpunaḥ̭ |
pi॒tara̭-ñca pra॒yan-thsuvaḥ̭ ||
tri॒gṃ॒śaddhāma॒ virā̭jati॒ vākpa̭ta॒ṅgāya̭ śiśriye |
pratya̭sya vaha॒dyubhiḥ̭ ||
a॒sya prā॒ṇāda̭pāna॒tya̭ntaśca̭rati roca॒nā |
vya̭khya-nmahi॒ṣa-ssuvaḥ̭ ||
yattvā᳚ kru॒ddhaḥ pa̭ro॒vapa̭ma॒nyunā॒ yadava̭rtyā |
su॒kalpa̭magne॒ tattava॒ puna॒stvoddī̭payāmasi ||
yattḙ ma॒nyupa̭roptasya pṛthi॒vī-manṷdadhva॒se |
ā॒di॒tyā viśve॒ tadde॒vā vasa̭vaśca sa॒mābha̭rann ||
me॒dinī̭ de॒vī va॒sundha̭rā syā॒dvasṷdhā de॒vī vā॒savī᳚ |
bra॒hma॒va॒rca॒saḥ pi̭tṛ॒ṇāṃ śrotra॒-ñcakṣu॒rmanaḥ̭ ||
de॒vī hi̭raṇyaga॒rbhiṇī̭ de॒vī pra̭so॒darī᳚ |
sada̭ne sa॒tyāya̭ne sīda |
sa॒mu॒drava̭tī sāvi॒trī āha॒no de॒vī ma॒hya̭ṅgī᳚ |
ma॒ho dhara̭ṇī ma॒ho-'tya̭tiṣṭhat ||
śṛ॒ṅge śṛ̭ṅge ya॒jñe ya̭jñe vibhī॒ṣaṇī᳚ indra̭patnī vyā॒pinī॒ sara̭sija i॒ha |
vā॒yu॒matī̭ ja॒laśaya̭nī sva॒ya-ndhā॒rājā̭ sa॒tyanto॒ pari̭medinī
so॒pari̭dhattaṅgāya ||
vi॒ṣṇu॒pa॒tnī-mma̭hī-nde॒vī᳚-mmā॒dha॒vī-mmā̭dhava॒priyām |
lakṣmī᳚-mpriyasa̭khī-nde॒vī॒-nna॒mā॒myacyṷtava॒llabhām ||
o-ndha॒nu॒rdha॒rāyai̭ vi॒dmahḙ sarvasi॒ddhyai ca̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ dharā praco॒dayā᳚t |
śṛ॒ṇvanti̭ śro॒ṇāmamṛta̭sya go॒pā-mpuṇyā̭masyā॒ upa̭śṛṇomi॒ vāca᳚m |
ma॒hīnde॒vīṃ-vi~ṣṇṷpatnī majū॒ryā-mpratī॒cī̭menāgṃ ha॒viṣā̭ yajāmaḥ ||
tre॒dhā viṣṇṷ-rurugā॒yo vica̭krame ma॒hī-ndiva̭-mpṛthi॒vī-ma॒ntari̭kṣam |
tacchro॒ṇaiti śrava̭ i॒cchamā̭nā puṇya॒gg॒ ślokaṃ॒-ya~ja̭mānāya kṛṇva॒tī ||
syo॒nāpṛ̭thivi॒bhavā̭nṛkṣa॒rāni॒veśa̭nī yacchā̭na॒śśarma̭ sa॒prathāḥ᳚ ||
adi̭tirde॒vā ga̭ndha॒rvā ma̭nu॒ṣyāḥ᳚ pi॒taro sṷrāsteṣāgṃ sa॒rva bhū॒tā॒nā᳚-mmā॒tā me॒dinī̭ mahatā ma॒hī |
sāvi॒trī gā̭ya॒trī jaga̭tyu॒rvī pṛ॒thvī ba̭hulā॒ viśvā̭ bhū॒tāka॒tamākāyāsā sa॒tyetya॒mṛtḙti vasi॒ṣṭhaḥ ||
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 ||
saktṷmiva॒ tita̭unā punanto॒ yatra॒ dhīrā॒ mana̭sā॒ vāca॒ makra̭ta |
atrā॒ sakhā̭yassa॒khyāni̭ jānate bha॒draiṣāṃ᳚-la~॒kṣmīrni̭hi॒tādhi̭vā॒ci ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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