[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.2381 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2381 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2381 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2381) The Mahābhārata, (Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha) says that the goddess Bhūmi was the daughter of Brahmā and that she was married by Mahāviṣṇu. The earth on which we live is the Mṛtpiṇḍa of which the basic deity is this Bhūmidevī. Of the many versions given in the Purāṇas regarding the origin of earth, there are given below:— - [Previous: c4.2380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2380) - [Next: c4.2382](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2382) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2381) · Pramāṇa