[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2164 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2164 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2164 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2164) “He uttered the word \*bhūr\*, which became this earth; \*bhuvah\*, which became this firmament; and \*swar\*, which became that sky.” A fourth word, \*mahar\*, is sometimes added, and is probably intended to represent the Atharva-veda. \*See\* Loka. - [Previous: c5.2163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2163) - [Next: c5.2165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2165) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2164) · Pramāṇa