Editing Prithvi (section)

===Brahmanas===
In the ''[[Shatapatha Brahmana|Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]]'', Prithvi’s creation is further elaborated. [[Prajapati]], the creator deity, compresses the shell of the primordial egg and throws it into the waters, leading to the formation of the earth from materials such as clay, mud, sand, and rocks. The earth is then spread out and becomes the foundation of the world, highlighting Prithvi’s role as the material basis of the universe.<ref name=":2" />

Similar to Rigveda, the ''Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa'' also contains reference to a ritual of the placement of the bones of the deceased in the earth after cremation.<ref>Bodewitz, Henk. "Classifications and Yonder World in the Veda". In: ''Vedic Cosmology and Ethics''. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2019. p. 190 (footnote nr. 60). doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004400139_015</ref> According to the Kanda XIII,8,3,3, the text says that "May [[Savitr|Savitri]] deposit thy bones in the mother's lap [māturupastha].' Savitri thus deposits his bones in the lap of the mother [māturupastha], this earth [pṛthivyai]; 'O Earth, be thou propitious unto him!'".<ref>''[https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbr/sbe44/sbe44115.htm Satapatha Brahmana Part V''. Sacred Books of the East Vol. 44. [[Julius Eggeling]] (translator). Oxford: the Clarendon Press. 1900. p. 433.</ref>

Prithvi’s relationship with other cosmic forces is also evident in the ''[[Brahmanas]]'', where she is identified with [[Aditi]], the mother of the gods. In the ''Brahmanas'', Aditi and Prithvi are often conflated, with both representing the physical manifestation of the cosmos. Aditi retains her identity as the cosmic mother, while Prithvi symbolizes the Earth, the tangible, nurturing ground on which all creatures live. In later ''Brahmanas'', Prithvi is less abstract than the waters but is similarly viewed as a manifestation of the material matrix of creation. She is no longer paired with Dyaus but with Prajapati, who becomes her mate in the cosmogonic process. This change reflects a shift in her identity from the earlier Vedic depictions, where she was closely associated with Dyaus as part of a divine pair, to her later role as the earth goddess who embodies the physical universe.<ref name=":2" />