Last Updated on January 10, 2025 by
Listen to the audio:
Word-for-Word Translation:
oṃ bhūrasi bhūmirasyaditirasi viśvadhārā
viśvasya bhuvanasya dhartrī |
pṛthivīṃ yaccha pṛthivīṃ dṛṃha pṛthiviṃ mā hiṃsīḥ ||
Om You are the object of sensory perception; you are the Goddess who distributes the forms of the earth. You are the Producer of the Universe, the Support of all existing things in the universe. Control (or sustain) the earth, firmly establish the earth, make the earth efficient in its motion.
oṃ
bhūr (bhūḥ) – the object of sensory perception
asi – you are
bhūmir (bhūmiḥ) – the Goddess who distributes the forms of the earth
asy (asi) – you are
aditir (aditiḥ) – the Mother beyond duality, or the Mother of divinity
asi – you are
viśvadhārā – the Producer of the Universe
viśvasya – of the universe
bhuvanasya – of all existing things
dhartrī – the Support
pṛthivīṃ – the earth
yaccha – control (or sustain)
pṛthivīṃ – the earth
dṛṃha – firmly establish
pṛthiviṃ – the earth
mā – let not
hiṃsīḥ – be injured*
*Note: hiṃsīḥ could also be from the root “hi” meaning to “set in motion” and the word “mā” has various meanings. Hence, the words could also be explained as “make the (earth) efficient in its motion.” as for the translation of the verse above.