Intoduction
Prithvi is the Sanskrit name for the earth goddess and she is called as bhudevi as well as bhoomadevi in Hinduism and she was the beautiful consort of Lord Vishnu.
She is also referred in Buddhist texts, and mentioned in Rig Veda and in several ancient divine texts. She is the earth goddess and protects us through her supreme powers. Once during the Satya Yuga, she was thrown into the sea by the demon king Hiranyaksha, and she was lifted by Lord Vishnu by taking “VARAHA AVATAR”. She was praised by several rishis and gods, for her patience and ability to withstand the problems which frequently occur in the earth.
She took the avatar of Mata Sita in Treta Yuga and served Lord Rama, and she took the avatar of Mata Sathyabama and served Lord Krishna in a proper manner. And in this kaliyuga, she took the avatar of “ANDAL” and served Lord Vishnu and merged with him.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF MA BHUDEVI
O Ma Bhudevi you are the earth mother, and you are the one, who contains golden colour, who wore diamond and golden ornaments, and whose brightness can be compared equivalent to millions and millions of suns.Oh Goddess Bhudevi, you are the one, who cannot be destroyed by anyone, and who help us in getting sufficient food grains. Oh Ma Bhudevi, You have been popularly worshipped by your devotees, in various names such as Andal, Sita, Prithvi, BhuLakshmi, Vishnu Pati, BhuRani, BhuShakti and BhuVaraki.
Oh Ma Bhudevi, you contain the features of Ma Lakshmi Devi, and you are very near and dear to your consort Lord Varaha Swamy, who affectionately keeps you on his lap, you are the one, who smiles gently, who is covered with rich ornaments and garments, who is very benevolent to your devotees, who is seated on the golden throne, and who appears very beautifully.
I take shelter under the lotus feet of Goddess Bhudevi, who holds the entire earth on her hand, who is as bright as the shining stars, who is very generous, more courageous, and kind towards her devotees, and she is the one who chases away the poverty from our homes.
O Ma BhuDevi, you cannot be neglected by us, since you are the goddess of earth. You have been worshipped even by the gods of the underworlds, and you have been praised for your generosity, righteousness and leniency.
O Ma BhuDevi please remove the hunger and thirst from my body, by providing all sorts of food grains to me, please protect me and my home, by the way of permanently dwelling at my soul.O Ma Bhudevi you are the one who is omnipotent, virtuous and capable of granting anything to us. You are the form of Lord Vishnu himself!O Ma BhuDevi, please fulfil the reasonable desires of your devotees, and let you dwell in all the food grains, in order to get plenty of food grains for human consumption.
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O Ma BhuDevi, we are all your pitiable children. We don’t know how to live in this sinful world. Please teach us the correct things to be done, and guide us properly throughout our life.Oh Goddess Bhudevi you are very auspicious, who provides life support to us, who has charming face, who can appear either in a visible or in an invisible state before your devotees.
Oh Goddess Bhudevi, every day, I offer you my humble prayers, I chant the Vedic Mantras, please accept the oblation derived from the fire sacrifices, and grant me all sorts of goodness in my life.Oh Goddess Bhudevi, your face appears like the Divine Parijatha flower! Your eyes look like a lotus petal! You are very near and dear to your true devotees. Please place your lotus hands on my head and bless me.
Oh Ma Bhudevi, you are the divine mother for everybody, let me and my future generations be blessed with a long and happy life.
Oh Ma Bhudevi, you are greater than that of the demi gods like Agni, Vayu, Surya, Vasus, Indra, Brihaspati, Varuna and Ashwini Kumar.
O Ma Bhudevi, you are very dear to your devotees, since we worship you continuously, and we are all very much attracted with your divine beauty.
Those who chant the names of Ma Bhudevi and praises her with full of devotion would become pure and pious and thereafter they would never commit any sorts of mistakes in their lives.
I bow to Lord Vishnu’s wife, who is also called as, Maadhavi, Manjula, Kamala, Priya Sakhee, Achyutayani and Bhudevi, let you make us to walk on the right path.With the grace of Ma BhuDevi, let the Debt, disease, poverty, sin, hunger, premature death, fear, grief and mental disorders be destroyed forever.
May Goddess Bhudevi bless human beings with good energy, courage, bravery, knowledge and let us worship her forever in our lives.
“OM MA BHUDEVIYE NAMAHA”
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R.HARISHANKAR
