Hare krsna,
People often say bharat mata..is she actally there? is she a demigod?
Your ignorant servant
Haribabu.
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Hare krsna,
People often say bharat mata..is she actally there? is she a demigod?
Your ignorant servant
Haribabu.
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Yes there were separate lands, however, Bharath Varsh meant the whole Earth. This was quoted by Srila Prabhupada several times.
There is also a nice book on the topic, I believe by Danaveer Maharaj called Bhu gola tatva
Jai Shri Krishna..
"Lord Krishna is a transcendental cowboy, and His topmost spiritual kingdom of God is known as Goloka, or the planet of cows. The cow is the most important of animals because she is the mother of all the demigods and human beings. Almost everyone in the world daily drinks some cows milk and eats butter, ghee (clarified butter), or cheese made from that milk throughout their lives. Therefore from a moral point of view because we all drink cow’s milk, the cow is our mother. According to Vedic civilization, there are seven mothers whom everyone should venerate.
atma-mata guroh patni
brahmani raja-patnika
dhenur dhatri tatha prithvi
saptiata matarah smritah
(from Chanyaka’s Niti Shastra)
Atma-mata is our own mother from whom we take birth. Guru-patni is the wife of the guru or teacher, who is also our mother just as the bona-fida guru is our well-wishing spiritual father. Brahmani, or the wives of Brahmanas should also be considered as mothers, as should be raja-patnika, or queens, or, in modern society, the wives of presidents or prime-ministers. Dhenur means the mother cow who feeds humans with her milk. Prithviis mother earth, (bhumi-devi), who often takes the form of a sacred cow when in the heavenly planets or in the eternal pastimes of the Lord. Dhatri means a nurse, who cares for us just like a mother."
http://www.iskconmauritius.org/hare_krishna_today_magazine_how_to_s...
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Bharat came from the word Bharatvarsh, which comprised of almost all population of the earth in the Indian subcontinent.
Places like England, Germany and most of United States is inhabitable due to snowy cold weather conditions in those days. Now, with artificial methods, made comfortable due to fossil fuels etc.
Bharath Varsh really meant the whole Earth. So Bharath Mata is Mother Earth, Bhoomi Devi.
Bhoomi Devi is not only a Demi Goddess, She is also a Devotee who appeared as Satyabhama consort of Lord Krishna.