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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 187
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi tava pāṃḍukulodvaha |
puṇyaṃ hemarathaṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam || 1 ||
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puṇye'hni viprakathite svanulipte gṛhāṃgaṇe |
kṛṣṇājinatilānkṛtvā kāṃcanaṃ sthāpayedratham || 2 ||
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caturasraṃ mahābhāga catuścakraṃ sakūbaram |
brahmāṇamagrataḥ kṛtvā gṛhītapragrahaṃ śubham || 3 ||
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iṃdranīlena kuṃbhena dhvajarūpeṇa saṃyutam |
lokapālāṣṭakopetaṃ padmarāgadalānvitam || 4 ||
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catvāraḥ pūrṇakalaśā dhānyānyaṣṭādaśaiva tu |
kauśeyavastrasaṃvītamupariṣṭādvitānakam || 5 ||
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madhye tu phalasaṃyuktaṃ puruṣeṇa samanvitam |
yogayuktaḥ pumānkāryastaṃ ca tatrādhivāsayet || 6 ||
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evaṃvidhaṃ pūjayitvā mālyagaṃdhānulepanaiḥ |
cakrarakṣāvubhau tasya kāryau viśvakumārakau || 7 ||
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puṇyaṃ kālaṃ tataḥ prāpya snātaḥ saṃpūjya devatāḥ |
triḥpradakṣiṇamāvṛtya gṛhītakusumāṃjaliḥ || 6 ||
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śuklamālyāṃbaradhara imaṃ maṃtramudīrayet || 9 ||
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namonamaḥ pāpavināśanāya viśvātmane devaturaṃgamāya |
dhātrāmadhīśāya bhavābhavāya rathasya dānānmama dehi śāṃtim || 10 ||
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vasvaṣṭakādityamarudgaṇānāṃ tvameva dhātā paramaṃ nidhānam |
yatastato me hṛdayaṃ prayātu dharmaikatānatvamaghaughanāśāt || 11 ||
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iti turagarathapradānametadbhavabhayasūdanamaṃtraṃ yaḥ karoti |
sakaluṣapaṭalairvimuktadehaḥ paramamupaiti padaṃ pinākapāṇeḥ || 12 ||
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dedīpyamānavapuṣā ca jitaprabhāvamākramya maḍalamakhaṃḍalacaṃḍabhānoḥ |
siddhāṃganānayanayugmaprani pīyamānavaktrāṃbujeṃ'bujabhavena ciraṃ sahāste || 13 ||
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iti paṭhati śṛṇoti vā ya etatkanakaturaṃgarathapradānamasmin |
na sa narakapuraṃ vrajetkadācinnarakariporbhavanaṃ prayāti bhūyaḥ || 14 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇa uttaraparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇayudhiṣṭhirasaṃvāde hiraṇyāśvarathadānavidhivarṇanaṃ nāma saptāśītyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 187 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 187
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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