Studies in Indian Art c11.s5.13

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c11.s5.13

Vasudhārā may ultimately be found to have been identical with the Earth goddess Vasundharā whom the *Atharvaveda* calls *hiraṇya-vakshā*, the golden bosomed who conceals within here womb the treasures (*vasu, maṇi, hiraṇya*) of the world. The following two verses give us a vivid picture of the Earth goddess as the presiding deity of wealth²:

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Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit