"The Bhoo Suktam in the Rig Veda is the earliest hymn and aims at the unification of Yajna, which is the effort of all of to propitiate the Gods. It says:
Oh Goddess Adithi, You pervade the earth,
You are supreme in heaven, You are vast in the environment,
I place on your lap, oh Adithi, Fire, the food giver for eating of food.
The Agni Suktam is the first hymn in the Rig Veda and is addressed to Agni, the fire-god, is considered a cosmic power, and one who protects and guides human beings towards perfection.
Understanding the treasures of planet earth and means to exploit and utilise them in a sustainable manner has been central to human civilization. Our earth system with its complex inter-linkages between the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere and the ecosphere provides us with water and land resources, ecological, water and energy resources. The Atharvaveda, and its Prithvi Sukta, has an entire hymn of sixty three verses dedicated to Mother Earth.
It indeed contains essential principles of life, environmental sustainability, peaceful coexistence and resultant multicultural approaches."
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