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{{Short description|Hindu Earth goddess}}
{{about|Hindu Puranic goddess|Hindu Vedic one|Prithvi|Buddhist goddess|Bhūmi (Buddhism)}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| image = The Hindu Goddess Bhudevi LACMA M.70.5.3 (1 of 8).jpg
| caption = Sculpture of Bhumi
| name = Bhumi
| affiliation = [[Devi]]
| god_of = The goddess of [[Earth]]
| abode = [[Bhuloka]], [[Vaikuntha]] and [[Dyuloka]]
| mantra = Om Bhumyai namah
| other_names = Bhudevi, [[Prithvi]], [[Varahi]], Puhumi, Vasundhara, Vasumati , Basumati
| consort = [[Varaha]] ([[Vishnu]])
| mount = [[Cow]] or [[Elephant]]
| children = [[Narakasura]], [[Mangala]] and [[Sita]]
| member_of =
}}

{{Vaishnavism}}

'''Bhumi''' ({{lang-sa|भूमि|Bhūmi}}), also known as '''Bhudevi''' and '''Vasundhara''', is the [[Hindu goddess]] representing the [[Mother goddess|Earth]]. She is the consort of [[Varaha]], an [[avatar]] of the god [[Vishnu]], and thus she is sometimes referred as Varahi. She is mentioned as the mother of gods, [[Narakasura]] and [[Mangala]]. Goddess [[Sita]] is referred as Bhumi's daughter as she was born from the earth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.wisdomlib.org|date=2019-01-28|title=Story of Bhūmi|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241475.html|access-date=2020-09-09|website=www.wisdomlib.org}}</ref>

==Etymology and iconography ==
The name "Bhumi" derives from the Sanskrit word 'Puhumi' - the original name of the goddess.{{cn|date=January 2020}} She is known by various names such as Bhuvati, Bhuvaani, Bhuvaneshwari, Avni, [[Prithvi]], Varahi, Dharti, Dhaatri, Dharani, Vasudha, Vasundhara, Vaishnavi, Kashyapi, Urvi, Ira, Mahi, Ela, Vasumati, Dhanshika, Hema and Hiranmaya.

Bhudevi is depicted as seated on a platform which rests on the back of four elephants, representing the four directions of the world. She is usually depicted with four arms, respectively holding a [[pomegranate]], a water vessel, a bowl containing healing herbs, and another bowl containing vegetables.<ref>{{cite book|title= Elements of Hindu Iconography |author= T.A.G. Rao |publisher= Motilal Banarsidass |date= 1997 |isbn=81-208-0876-2}}</ref> She is also sometimes depicted with two hands, the right hand holding a blue lotus known as Kumuda or Utpala, the night lotus, while the left hand may be in the [[Abhayamudra]], the fearlessness or the Lolahasta Mudra, which is an aesthetic pose meant to mimic the tail of a horse.<ref>{{cite book|title= The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography |author= Margaret Stutley |page= 82 |isbn= 81-215-1087-2 |publisher= Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers |date= 2003}}</ref><ref name="MitchellMuseum1982">{{cite book|author1=A. G. Mitchell|author2=Victoria and Albert Museum|author2-link=Victoria and Albert Museum|title=Hindu gods and goddesses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P57pAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA8|year=1982|publisher=[[Office of Public Sector Information|Her Majesty's Stationery Office]]|location=[[United Kingdom]]|page=8|isbn=9780112903727}}</ref>

==Consort and children==
[[File:Varaha,_the_Boar_Avatar_of_Vishnu_LACMA_M.87.160.2_(1_of_2).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bhudevi seated on Varaha's lap.]]
Bhudevi is the consort of the boar god [[Varaha]], an [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.diwalifestival.org/killing-of-narakasura.html|title = Killing of Narakasura}}</ref> In Satya Yuga, the demon [[Hiranyaksha]] kidnapped the earth and hid her in the primordial waters, [[Vishnu]] appeared as [[Varaha]] to rescue her. Varaha slew the demon and retrieved the Earth from the ocean, lifting it on his tusks, and restored Bhudevi to her place in the universe and married her. [[Mangala]] was the son of Varaha and Bhumi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC&q=Bhumi&pg=PA274|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|date=2010|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhoomi Devi – Our Sacred Goddess Mother Earth|url=http://www.anaadifoundation.org/blog/ecology/bhoomi-devi-sacred-mother-earth/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Anaadi Foundation Blog|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Narakasura]] was the first born of Bhudevi. There are two stories about Narakasura's birth. In the first one, he was the first son of Bhumi and Varaha. He was born when Bhūmi requested Varaha for a son. Narakasura later did a penance to received a boon that only his mother would be able to kill him. In the second one, Narakasura's father is Hiranyaksha and was born when Hiranyaksha's horns touched Bhumi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC&q=Narakasura&pg=PA274|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|date=2010|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|language=en}}</ref> Narakasura was founder of [[Bhauma dynasty|Bhauma]] dynasty. All Boro kings of [[Kamarupa|Kamrupa]] drew their lineage from Narakasura. Bhumi is known as Vasumati or Basumati among [[Boro people]]. Boro people are regarded as offspring of Bhudevi and Varaha. [[Basumatary|Basumutary]] is the largest clan of Boros and traditionally they have certain privileges over land.

[[Sita]], the wife of [[Rama]] emerged from the earth, thus Bhumi is her spiritual mother. Once, there was a drought in [[Kingdom of the Videhas|Mithila]], hometown of Sita. [[Janaka]], father of Sita was ploughing the ground. Under his plough, he found a baby girl (Sita). After which, rain showered and Janaka and wife, Sunaina, decided to adopt the girl. As Sita was born from the earth, she was also known as '''Bhumija.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Story of Mother Sita the consort of Rama|url=http://www.salagram.net/parishad131.html|publisher=Salagram.net|access-date=18 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530135807/http://salagram.net/parishad131.html|archive-date=30 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br>'''[[File:Sita Bhum Pravesh.jpg|201x201px|thumb|Sita entering the Earth with her mother Bhumi after a feud with her husband Rama.]]

==Satyabhama avatar==
{{Main|Satyabhama}}
After receiving the boon, Narakasura became arrogant and proud of his power. He started capturing women and made them his wives forcefully. He captured nearly 16 thousand women. He took the control of heaven from [[Indra]] and no one was able to defeat him because of his boon. Narakasura even took Indra's mother, [[Aditi]] and gave it to his mother, Bhumi. Bhūmi was requested to kill him. She took an avatar as Satyabhama, daughter of [[Satrajit]]. Satyabhama married [[Krishna]] and they killed Narakasura.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Happy Diwali: The Legends Linked To Deepavali Festival|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/happy-diwali-deepavali-kali-puja-naraka-chaturdashi-ramayana-legends-linked-to-diwali-2120984|access-date=2020-06-09|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Common|Category:Bhūmi |Bhūmi}}
{{Reflist}}
{{HinduMythology}}

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