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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 15
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
bhagavanbhavatā proktaṃ dharmārthādeḥ susādhanam |
gārhasthyaṃ tacca bhavati daṃpatyoḥ prīyamāṇayoḥ || 1 ||
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patnīhīnaḥ pumānpatnī bhartrā virahitā tathā |
dharmakāmārthasaṃsiddhī na syātāṃ madhusūdana || 2 ||
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tadbrūhi devadeveśa vidhavā strī na jāyate |
vratena yena goviṃda patnyā'virahito naraḥ || 3 ||
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śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
aśūnyaśayanīṃ nāma dvitīyāṃ śṛṇu tāṃ mama |
yāmupoṣya na vaidhavyaṃ prāpnoti strī yudhiṣṭhira || 4 ||
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patnīvimuktaśca naro na kadācitprajāyate |
śete jagatpatirviṣṇuḥ striyā sārddhaṃ yadā kila || 5 ||
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aśūnyaśayanaṃ nāma tadā grāhyā ca sā tithiḥ |
upavāsena naktena tathaivāyācitena ca || 6 ||
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kṛṣṇapakṣe dvitīyāyāṃ śrāvaṇe nṛpasattama |
snānaṃ nadyāṃ taḍāge vā gṛhe vā niyatātmavān || 7 ||
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kṛtvā pitṝnmanuṣyāṃśca devānsaṃ tarpya bhaktimān |
sthaṃḍilaṃ caturasraṃ tu mṛnmayaṃ kārayettataḥ || 8 ||
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tatrasthaṃ śrīdharaṃ śrīśaṃ bhaktyābhyarcya śriyā saha |
naivedyapuṣpadhūpādyaiḥ phalaiḥ kālodbhavaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 9 ||
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imamuccārayenmaṃtraṃ praṇamya jagataḥ patim |
śrīvatsadhāriñchrīkāṃta śrīdhāmañchrīpate'vyaya || 10 ||
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gārhasthyaṃ mā praṇāśaṃ me yātu dharmārthakāmadam |
agnayo mā praṇaśyaṃtu mā praṇaśyantu devatāḥ |
pitaro mā praṇaśyaṃtu matto dāṃpatyabhedataḥ || 11 ||
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lakṣmyā viyujyate kṛṣṇa na kadācidyathā bhavān |
tathā kalatrasambandho deva mā me praṇaśyatu || 12 ||
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lakṣmyā na śūnyaṃ varada yathā te śayanaṃ sadā |
śayyā mamāpyaśūnyāstu tathā janmanijanmani || 13 ||
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evaṃ prasādya pūjāṃ ca kṛtvā lakṣmyā harestathā |
candrodaye snānapūrvaṃ pañcagavyena saṃyutam |
viprāya dakṣiṇāṃ dadyātsva śaktyā phalasaṃyutām || 14 ||
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anenavidhinā rājanyāvanmāsacatuṣṭayam |
kṛṣṇapakṣe dvitīyāyāṃ prāguktavidhimācaret || 15 ||
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kārttike cātha saṃprāpte śayyāṃ śrīkāṃtasaṃyutām |
sopaskarāṃ sodakuṃbhāṃ sānnāṃ dadyāddvijātaye || 16 ||
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pratimāsaṃ ca somāya arghyaṃ dadyātsamaṃtrakam |
dadhyakṣatairmūla phalai ratnaiḥ sauvarṇabhājanaiḥ || 17 ||
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gaganāṃgaṇasaddīpa durābdhimathanodbhava |
ābhāsitadigābhoga ramānuja namostu te || 18 ||
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evaṃ karoti yaḥ samyaṅnaro māsacatuṣṭayam |
tasya janmatrayaṃ yāvadgṛhabhaṅgo na jāyate || 19 ||
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aśūnyaśayanaścaiva dharmakāmārthasādhakaḥ |
bhavatyavyāhataiśvaryaḥ puruṣo nātra saṃśayaḥ || 20 ||
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nārī ca pārtha dharmajñā vratametadyathāvidhi |
yā karoti na sā śocyā bandhuvargasya jāyate || 21 ||
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vaidhavyaṃ durbhagatvaṃ ca bhartṛtyāgaṃ ca sattama |
prāpnoti janmatritayaṃ na sā pāṃḍukulodvaha || 22 ||
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eṣā hyaśūnyaśayanā nṛpate dvitīyā khyātā samastakaluṣāpaharā'dvitīyā |
etāṃ samācarati yaḥ puruṣo'tha yoṣitprāpnotyasau śayanamagryamahārhabhogyam || 23 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 15
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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