Prehistoric India to 1000 B.C. c14.113

c14.113

Betake thee to the lap of Earth the Mother, of Earth far-
spreading, very kind and gracious.
Young Dame, wool-soft unto the guerdon-giver, may she
preserve thee from destruction's bosom.
Heave thyself, Earth, nor press thee downward heavily:
afford him easy access, gently tending him,
Cover him, as a mother wraps her skirt about her child, O
Earth.