Dyāvāpṛthivī
deity figure · 3 works · 10 mentions · 26 anchored passages
Heaven and Earth · Heaven-and-Earth · Dyaus · Pṛthivī · Rodasī · both world-halves · both worlds · great heaven · heaven and earth · mother Earth
spoken of as
1 expressionHeaven and Earth“Dyāvāpṛthivī”9 mentions
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit) · Rigveda (Sanskrit) · Sāmaveda (Sanskrit)
May Heaven and Earth be without fear for us here;
in the texts
Rigveda
Personified cosmic parents, Heaven and Earth, praised as guardians and sustainers of the worlds.
I would offer homage to great Heaven and to the two worlds;
Of wide expanse, the two great inseparable ones — Father and Mother guard the worlds.
They weave ever anew the thread in heaven, within the ocean — the poets of bright flame.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The dual deity Heaven-and-Earth, invoked together as parental and protective powers across several hymns.
May Heaven and Earth be without fear for us here;
may both Heaven and Earth grant us freedom from fear.
Let Heaven-and-Earth bestow vital nourishment upon him;
Sāmaveda
The paired deities Heaven and Earth, addressed together and asked for grace, glory, and release from distress.
May heaven and earth grant me glory;
O Heaven and Earth, be gracious to us and release us from distress.
May Mitra and Varuṇa magnify that for us, and Aditi, the River, the Earth, and Heaven.