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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 18
sūta uvāca |
kalau caikāhasādhyena pratiṣṭhāmalpavittavān |
sadyodhivāsamājyena prakuryāttāṃtrikottamaḥ || 1 ||
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uttaraṃ tu gate haṃse atīte cottarāyaṇe |
śaratkāle vyatīte tu vasaṃte yajñamārabhet || 2 ||
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nārāyaṇādimūrtīnāṃ dvātriṃśadbheda eva tu |
pratiṣṭhāṃ pratimānāṃ ca gajāsyādīṃśca sattamāḥ || 3 ||
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nityaṃ nirvartya matimānkuryādabhyudayaṃ tataḥ |
viprānsaṃbhojayedvātha tato yāgagṛhaṃ vrajet || 4 ||
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gaṇeśa grahadikpālānpratikuṃbheṣu pūjayet |
sthaṃḍile pūjayedviṣṇuṃ parivāragaṇaṃ yajet || 5 ||
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snāpayetprathamaṃ devaṃ toyaiḥ pañcavidhairapi |
pañcāmṛtaiḥ pañcagavyaiḥ paṃcamṛtpiṇḍakairapi || 6 ||
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tilatailaiśca snehaiśca kaṣāyairapi sattamāḥ |
pañcapuṣpodakairvātha tripadairapi sattamāḥ || 7 ||
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tulasīkusumāpuṣpapatrāṇyāhustripatrakam |
pañcakāmraśamīpadmakaravīraṃ ca paṃcakam || 8 ||
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mṛttikā karidaṃtasya tathāśvakhuramṛttikā |
gomūtraṃ gomayaṃ kṣīraṃ dadhi sarpistu paṃcamam || 9 ||
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kuryātprāṇapratiṣṭhāṃ ca homaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi |
dakṣiṇāṃ vidhivaddadyātpūrṇāṃ tu tadanaṃtaram || 10 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe madhyama parvaṇi tṛtīyabhāge'ṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 18
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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