Kanda 12
Prithivi Sukta & Earth Worship
Kanda 12 ialah kitab Atharvaveda yang kuat bersifat “kosmik-sosial”, yang menegakkan kehidupan ritual, hukum, dan kemakmuran pada kestabilan Bumi serta keteraturan rumah tangga. Ia dibuka dengan Prithvi Sukta (12.1) yang luas, sebuah himne penting yang mensakralkan tanah, penempatan, kesucian, dan dharma sebagai lanjutan daripada daya pemelihara Bumi. Himne-himne selebihnya mengembangkan asas ini ke arah kemakmuran agraria dan pastoral—terutama kesucian lembu, kesuburan ladang, serta perlindungan komuniti.
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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