Prithvi
Prithvi or Prithvi Mata "the Vast One" is the Sanskrit name for the earth as well as the name of a devi in Hinduism and some branches of Buddhism. She is also known as Bhūmi in later texts like Puranas. In the Rigveda, she is the consort of Dyaus Pita. But later in Puranas, she was renamed as Bhūmi and identified as lord Vishnu's wife. She is considered to be an avatar of goddess Lakshmi in the Puranas.
As Pṛthvī Mātā she is complementary to Dyaus Pita. In the Rigveda, Earth and Sky are primarily addressed in the dual as Dyavapṛthivi. She is associated with the cow. Prithu, an incarnation of Viṣṇu, milked her in cow's form.
Despite strong historical Hindu influence, the name is also used for national personification of Indonesia and Malaysia, where the country is internally referred as "Ibu Pertiwi".
In Buddhism
In Buddhist texts and visual representations, Pṛthvī is described as both protecting Gautama Buddha and as being his witness for his enlightenment. Prithvi appears in Early Buddhism in the Pāli Canon, dispelling the temptation figure Mara by attesting to Gautama Buddha's worthiness to attain enlightenment. The Buddha is frequently depicted performing the bhūmisparśa or "earth-touching" mudrā as a symbolic invocation of the goddess.''Pṛthvī Sūkta''
The is a hymn of the Atharvaveda.Epithets
| Category | Transliteration | Gloss |
| Provider | Bhūmi | Soil |
| Provider | Dhatri | Nursing Mother |
| Provider | Dharitri | Nurturer |
| Provider | Janitra | Birthplace |
| Provider | Medini | Nurturer |
| Provider | Prshni | Mother of Plants |
| Provider | Vanaspatinam Grbhir Osadhinam | Womb of Forest Trees and Herbs |
| Provider | Vishvadhaya | All-Nourishing |
| Provider | Vishvagarbha | World's Womb |
| Provider | Vishvamshu | Producer of Everything |
| Provider | Vishvasvam | Source of Everything |
| Sustainer | Dhar | Upholder |
| Sustainer | Drdha | Steady One |
| Sustainer | Ksama | Patient One |
| Sustainer | Sthavara | Stable One |
| Sustainer | Vishdava | All-Preserving |
| Sustainer | Vishvadharini | All-Supporting |
| Sustainer | Vishvamhara | All-Bearing |
| Enricher | Ratnagarbha | Repository of Gems |
| Enricher | Ratnavati | Abounding in Jewels |
| Enricher | Vasundhara | Bearer of Treasure |