Kanda 12
Prithivi Sukta & Earth Worship
Kanda 12 adalah kitab Atharvaveda yang kuat bernuansa “kosmis–sosial”, yang menambatkan kehidupan ritual, hukum, dan kemakmuran pada kestabilan Bumi serta keteraturan rumah tangga. Kitab ini dibuka dengan Prithvi Sukta (12.1) yang luas, sebuah himne tonggak yang mensakralkan tanah, permukiman, kemurnian, dan dharma sebagai perpanjangan dari daya penopang Bumi. Himne-himne berikutnya memperluas landasan ini ke kemakmuran agraris dan pastoral—terutama kesucian sapi, kesuburan ladang, dan perlindungan komunitas.
Anuvakas in Kanda 12
1 anuvakas (sections) to explore.
Frequently Asked Questions
The centerpiece is the Prithvi (Earth) Sukta, 12.1, a long hymn that sacralizes Earth as the basis of purity, settlement, protection, and dharma.
Kanda 12 treats prosperity as grounded in rightly ordered life on Earth; cows and fields are key symbols and instruments of nourishment, wealth, and communal stability, so hymns bless and protect them.
It is predominantly paustika (prosperity and increase), supported by shantika (pacificatory and protective) elements, with minimal focus on healing (bhaisajya) or aggressive rites (abhicarika).
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