Prithvi

Prithvi, also known as Bhumi or Bhudevi the Vast One, is the goddess of the earth, plantlife and nourishment, of the planet itself. She plays the role of mother goddess, embodying stability, fertility, benevolence and generosity. Prithvi provides for, protects and supports all life which lives atop her vast body, further associated with truth, fertility and abundance--a giver of life and a powerful foundation. Prithvi herself might also go by the name Prithvi Mata or Bharat Mata, Mother Earth or Mother of Bharat! Meanwhile, she is known as Ibu Pertiwi in Suwarnadwipa and is highly regarded by the Bauddha, considered their first goddess. Overall, she is associated with both Fliral and Ylithuum, depending on region.   One of Prithvi's key myths involve the asura Hiranyaksha who sunk Prithvi down to into the churning sea of Samudra Manthana. In order to save her, Vishnu incarnated into the avatar Varaha, part man and part wild boar. He used his tusks to slay Hiranyaksha and and raise Prithvi out of the water! Some place her as a second wife to Vishnu thanks to these events, but most believe Prithvi is married to the Sky Father Dyaus. However, Prithvi is an independant goddess more well known for her divine children and role in agriculture than for her husband. After all, in the verdant, southern regions of Yaxiya, such as To Rong Lua and Suwarnadwipa, Dyaus and Prithvi are the cosmic parents responsible for the creation of the world and the gods, replacing Aditi and Kashyapa. However, most Sanatanis in Bharatavarsa and the Frozen Wastes view Prithvi as a daughter of Aditi, both Prithvi and Dyaus members of the Vasus. Their own children are the goddesses of dawn and the night, Ushas and Nisha.

Prithvi is depicted as a beautiful woman with four arms and green skin, sitting on a lotus or her vahana, a cow. In Bauddha art, she sits at the base of the throne of Shakyamuni amid his enlightenment. She might also be depicted with her head and torso emerging from the soil, holding a vase of plenty which brims with jewels or lotuses. This represents her abundance and nurturing nature. Meanwhile, in To Rong Lua Prithvi is shown ringing water from her hair which drowns the forces of Mara and the asura. And in Zhongguo, Prithvi is one of the Ershisi zhutian, the twenty-four protective deities, or she is equated to their mountain goddess Xi Wangmu(Ylithuum).