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	Prthivi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Prthivi, earth mother, is the female aspect of the creator god Dyaus Pitar as mention in the Rg Veda and other Vedic texts including the Atharva-Veda.
		According to one legend Prthivi is the daughter of Prithu who had granted the blessing of life on earth and who, in her turn, emerged from the arm of the corpse of King Vena.
		Prthivi is a chthonic, or earth, goddess with whom the sky god Dyaus Pitar couples fertilizes her with rain.
	www.themystica.com /mythical-folk/articles/prthivi.html (276 words)

	Dyaus Pita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In vedic religion, Dyaus Pita is the Sky Father, husband of Prthivi and father of Agni and Indra (RV 4.17.4).
		Sharing a fate similar to nordic Tyr's, already in the Rig Veda, Dyaus Pita is all but featureless, appearing in hymns 1.89, 1.90, 1.164, 1.191 and 4.1 in simple invocations.
		Thomas Oberlies tentatively identifies Asura and Dyaus in pre-vedic religion (both appear as Indra's father, but Asura is never associated with Prthivi, so there is a possibility of two conflicting myths).
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Dyaus (204 words)

	Dyaus Pita
		In Hinduism, Dyaus Pita is the Sky Father[?], husband of Prthivi and father of Agni and Indra.
		Originally, Prthivi and Dyaus Pita were one god called Dyavaprthivi.
		Dyaus Pita was killed by Indra, his son, who grabbed his foot and pulled him from the sky; he fell to his death.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/dy/Dyaush.html (76 words)

	The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad by Swami Krishnananda
		Agnis ca prthivi ca vayus cantariksam cadityas ca dyaus ca, ete sat; ete hidam sarvam sad iti: The fire principle, the earth principle, the atmospheric principle, the sun and the moon, the sun and the heavens - these are the six.
		prthivy eva yasyayatanam, agnir lokah, mano jyotih, yo vai tam purusam vidyat sarvasyatmanah parayanam, sa vai vedita syat, yajnavalkya.
		Prthivy eva yasyayatanam: Now, the meditations enumerated here begin with the physical body itself which is not a 'brother ass', as you would like to call it, but something which has divinity in it.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /brdup/brhad_III-09a.html (2360 words)

	Akasha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning space or sky.
		In Hinduism it is one of the five elements (panchamahabhoota), the others being prthivi 'earth', apa 'water', agni 'fire' and vayu 'wind'.
		In paganism and wicca, it is the unifying energy that is inherent in every living creature on the planet, and in all of the 4 elements (earth, air, water, and fire) that make up the natural world as we know it.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Akasha (140 words)

	Beliefnet.com
		Another account of creation emphasizes the role of the goddess Earth (also known as Prthivi), whose nature consists of three primary facets: the physical earth that sustains life, the universal mother of creation, and matter itself that becomes manifest in creation.
		As the all-producing physical earth, Prthivi "is invoked to pour out nectar and milk to feed her children and is said to have golden breasts." Prthivi is sometimes paired with the universal father Dyaus and is also described in some accounts as being lifted out of the primordial waters.
		The Vedas briefly mention that Prthivi has great procreative powers and "forces that flow forth from her body" (Pintchman 30-32).
	www.beliefnet.com /study_groups/studygroup_message_list.asp?studyGroupID=3106&discussionID=141201 (2277 words)

	Realization.org: Satcakra-Narupana by Purnananda
		In this (Lotus) is the square region (Cakra) of Prthivi, surrounded by eight shining spears.
		It is of a shining yellow colour and beautiful like lightning, as is also the Bija of Dhara which is within.
		Ornamented with four arms and mounted on the King of Elephants, He carries on His lap the child Creator, resplendent like the young Sun, who has four lustrous arms, and the wealth of whose lotus-face is fourfold.
	www.realization.org /page/namedoc0/scn/scn_1.htm (1233 words)

	The Rgvedic Deities and Their Iconic Forms
		The importance of Vedic philosophy and religious concepts especially those defining the form of divinities lies in the fact that they preserve in them the seeds of later Hinduism to a considerable extent.
		Varuna, who has been extolled in many hymns, is also associated with the concept of Rta, i.e.
		The Rgveda mentions some goddess too like Prthivi, Usas or the dawn, Ratri, Ila Bharati or Sarasvati.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /book/details/IAC38 (725 words)

	culture
		Allied to him are the Maruts, the storm devils.
		Prthivi was the Earth goddess of Vedic times.
		His counterpart was the Sky Father Dyaus, and they originally were merged as a single deity named Dyavaprthivi.
	narasimhan.com /SK/Culture/mythology/myth_demigods.htm (1104 words)

	FORE: Religion-Hinduism-Introduction
		The Vedic traditions of Hinduism offer imagery that values the power of the natural world.
		Scholars of the Vedas have held forth various texts and rituals that extol the earth (bhu), the atmosphere (bhuvah), and sky (sva), as well as the goddess associated with the earth (Prthivi), and the gods associated with water (Ap), with fire and heat (Agni), and the wind (Vayu).
		In later Indian thought, these Vedic concepts become formalized into the Samkhya denotation of five great elements (mahabhuta): earth (prthivi), water (jal), fire (tejas), air (vayu), and space (akasa).
	environment.harvard.edu /religion/religion/hinduism (1716 words)

	THE VISITOR'S SECTION
		May He inspire us to enlighten ourselves by imbibing the divine knowledge.
		Apradyava prthivi antariksam surya atma jagatas tasthusas ca swaha.
		God, the pristine source of man’s spiritual strength, may enlighten my intellectual faculties.
	www.cmseducation.org /visitor/sandhya1.htm (472 words)

	Varaha - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Varaha is the third avatar of Vishnu, a boar sent to defeat Hiranyaksha, a horrible demon who had taken the Earth (prthivi) and carried it to the bottom of the ocean.
		The battle took a thousand years, but Varaha won.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Varaha contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Varaha (228 words)

	Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Sutra - Chap 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		At that time, Prthivi (Secure-Firm Deva) addressed the Buddha, saying, "O World Honored One, I have now from long ago looked upon and worshipped incalculable numbers of Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas, all of whom had great, inconceivable, miraculous power and wisdom to render universal deliverance to sentient beings.
		O World Honored One, such are the benefits to be gained by sentient beings at present and in the future should they be able to make offerings, such as I have just described, in the vicinity of their homes."
		The Buddha told Prthivi, "You possess gigantic power, which few deities can emulate.
	www.buddhistdoor.com /resources/sutras/Ksitigarbha/sources/ksitig11.htm (443 words)

	Tazarat.com :: Asian Bronze Item Description
		Bhudevi is worshipped by women and farmers, as she represents the power of fertility.
		She has many names including Mahi Prthivi satyabhama and Vasudahara.
		This figure has a good size and nice detailing.
	www.tazarat.com /description.asp?id=1033 (53 words)

	SB-text-289
		At that time Maharaja Yudhisthira, er, Maharaja Pariksit arrived on that spot.
		Tayor evam kathayatoh: while the Dharmaraja and the earthly planet was talking between themselves, prthivi...
		Tayor evam kathayatoh, prthivi, the earthly planet and dharmayos tada.
	www.prabhupadavani.org /Bhagavatam/text/289.html (3026 words)

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