Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]
245,265 words
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 81
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
alpāyāsena bhagavandhanenālpena vā vibho |
pāpaṃ praśamamāyāti yena tadvaktumarhasi || 1 ||
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śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
śṛṇu pārtha parāṃ puṇyāṃ dvādaśīṃ pāpanāśinīm |
yāmupoṣya paraṃ puṇyamāpnuyācchraddhayānvitaḥ || 2 ||
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māghamāse ca saṃprāpte āṣāḍharkṣaṃ bhavedyadi |
mūlaṃ vā kṛṣṇapakṣasya dvādaśyāṃ niyatavrataḥ || 3 ||
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gṛhṇīyātpuṇyaphaladaṃ vidhānaṃ tasya me śṛṇu |
devadevaṃ samabhyarcya susnātaḥ prayataḥ śuciḥ || 4 ||
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kṛṣṇanāmnā ca saṃpūjya ekādaśyāṃ mahāmate |
upoṣito dvitīyehni punaḥ saṃpūjya keśavam || 5 ||
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saṃstūya nāmnā tenaiva kṛṣṇākhyena punaḥpunaḥ |
dadyāttilāṃśca viprāya kṛṣṇo me prīyatāmiti || 6 ||
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tataśca prāśayecchastāṃstathā kṛṣṇatilānnṛpa |
viṣṇuprīṇanamaṃtrokte samāpte varṣapāraṇe || 7 ||
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kṛṣṇakuṃbhāṃstilaiḥ sārddhaṃ pakvānnena ca saṃyutāḥ |
chatropānadyugairvastraiḥ sahitā annagarbhiṇaḥ |
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradeyāste yathāvanmāsasaṃkhyayā || 8 ||
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tilaprarohājjāyaṃte yāvatsaṃkhyāstilā nṛpa |
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate |
arogo jāyate nityaṃ naro janmanijanmani || 9 ||
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aṃdho na badhiraścaiva na kuṣṭhī na ca kutsitaḥ |
bhavatyetāmuṣitvā tu tilākhyāṃ dvādaśīṃ naraḥ || 10 ||
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anena pārtha vidhinā tiladātā na saṃśayaḥ |
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairanāyāsena mānavaḥ || 11 ||
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dānaṃ vidhistathā śrāddhaṃ sarvapātakaśāṃtaye |
nārthaḥ prabhūto nāyāsaḥ śarīre nṛpasattama || 12 ||
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sarvopabhoganiratohni pare daśamyāṃ snānaṃ tilaistilanivedanakṛttilāśī |
dattvā tilāndvijavarāya virājaketu saṃpūjya viṣṇupadavīṃ samupaiti martyaḥ || 13 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 81
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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