Every thing rises from the earth and when destroyed every thing goes into her. The earth is the stay and the refuge of all creatures. The earth is eternal.
भूमौ च जायते सर्वं भूमौ सर्वं विनश्यति। भूमिः प्रतिष्ठा भूतानां भूमिरेव सनातनम्॥