माता भूमिः पुत्रो अहं पृथिव्याः|| – अथर्ववेद – १२.१.१२ On International Earth Day, revisiting a quote that is millennia old. The hymn to Prithvi (earth) or Bhoomi is one of the loftiest compositions written in praise of mother earth and one’s motherland and occurs in the Atharvaveda. The Earth belongs to everyone – all living beings – all flora and fauna. Save Mother Earth! Save all life on the planet!