Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

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This Sanskrit edition of the Bhavishya Purana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. The Bhavishyapurana contains 4 books and over 26,000 Sanskrit verses. It is famous for detailing the history and legends of ancient times as well as future times, narrating the genealogy of the kings and sages. The last part is considered an independent work known as the Bhavishyottara-Purana.

brahmovāca |
ravisaṅkramaṇe yaḥ syādravervāro gaṇādhipa |
sa jñeyo hṛdayo nāma ādityahadayapriyaḥ || 1 ||
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tatra naktaṃ samāśritya devaṃ sampūjya bhaktitaḥ |
gatvā ca sadane bhānorādityābhimukhasthitaḥ || 2 ||
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japedādityahadayaṃ saṅkhyayāṣṭaśataṃ budhaḥ |
atha vāstamanaṃ yāvadbhāskaraṃ ciṃtayeddhṛdi || 3 ||
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gṛhametya tato viprānbhojayecchaktitaḥ śiva |
bhuktvā tu pāyasaṃ vīra tato bhūmau svapedbudhaḥ || 4 ||
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yo'tra sampūyedbhānuṃ bhaktyā śraddhāsamanvitaḥ |
sa kāmāṃllabhate sarvānbhāskarāddhṛdayasthitān || 5 ||
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tejasā yaśasā tulyaḥ prabhayaiṣāṃ mahātmanaḥ |
śakragopāṇḍajānāṃ tu gopatergovṛṣekṣaṇa || 6 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 90

Cover of edition (2022)

Bhavishya Purana: Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)

Publisher: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan; Pages: 2538.

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Cover of edition (2023)

Complete Bhavisya Mahapurana (English translation)
by Shantilal Nagar (2023)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Pages: 2496; ISBN-10: 817110729X; ISBN-13: 9788171107292

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