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.
Chapter 108
brahmovāca |
kṛṣṇapakṣe tu māghasya sarvāptiṃ saptamīṃ śṛṇu |
yāmupoṣya samāpnoti sarvānkāmāṃstathā parān || 1 ||
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pākhaṇḍādibhirālāpaṃ na kuryādbhānutatparaḥ |
pūjayetpraṇato devamekāgramanasā śubham || 2 ||
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māghādyaiḥ pāraṇaṃ māsaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ sāṃkrāntikaṃ smṛtam |
mārtaṇḍaḥ prathamaṃ nāma dvitīyaṃ kaḥ prakīrtitam || 3 ||
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tṛtīyaṃ citrabhānuśca vibhāvasurataḥ param |
bhageti pañcamaṃ jñeyaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ haṃsaḥ sa ucyate || 4 ||
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pūrṇeṣu ṣaṭsu māseṣu pañcagavyamudāhṛtam |
snāne ca prāśane caiva praśastaṃ pāpanāśanam || 5 ||
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praṇāmaṃ devadevasya kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāvidhi |
viprāya dakṣiṇāṃ dadyācchraddadhānaśca śaktitaḥ || 6 ||
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pāraṇānte ca devasya prīṇanaṃ bhaktipūrvakam |
kurvīta bhaktyā vidhivadravibhaktyā tu gṛhyate || 7 ||
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naktabhojī tathā viṣṇo tailakṣāravivarjitaḥ |
kṛṣṇa jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau saptamyāmatha vā dine || 8 ||
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etāmuṣityā dharmajño haṃsaprīṇanatatparaḥ |
sarvānkāmānavāpnoti sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 9 ||
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yataḥ sarvamavāpnoti yadyadicchati cetasā |
ato lokeṣu vikhyātā sarvārthāvāptisaptamī || 10 ||
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kṛtābhilaṣitā hyeṣā prārabdhā dharmatatparaiḥ |
pūrayatyakhilānkāmānsaṃśrutā ca dinedine || 11 ||
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tamārādhayasva raviṃ tathātha garuḍadhvaja |
yathārādhitavānbhānuṃ bhagaṇādhipatiḥ purā || 12 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 108
Bhavishya Purana: Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)
Publisher: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan; Pages: 2538.
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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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