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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 9
brahmovāca |
evaṃ strīṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ vṛttiruktā samāsataḥ |
sāmprataṃ ca manuṣyeṣu strīṇāṃ samupadiśyate || 1 ||
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samyagārādhanātpuṃsāṃ ratirvṛttiśca yoṣitaḥ |
putrāḥ svargādyadṛṣṭaṃ ca tasmādiṣṭo hi tadvidhiḥ || 2 ||
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kartavyaṃ nāma yatkiñcitsarvaṃ 1 vidhimapekṣate |
vyaktimāyāti vaiphalyaṃ tadevārabdhamanyathā || 3 ||
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vidhyapekṣīṇi sarvāṇi kāryāṇyaviphalānyapi |
hetubhūtāstrivargasya mahārambhā viśeṣataḥ || 4 ||
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sarvasādhyāvidhijñānamāgamaikanibandhanam |
sādhyaṃ dṛṣṭamadṛṣṭaṃ ca dvayaṃ vidhiniṣedhayoḥ || 5 ||
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śāstrādhikāro na strīṇāṃ na granthānāṃ ca dhāraṇe |
tasmādihānye manyante tacchāsanamanarthakam || 6 ||
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āgamaikakriyāyoge strīṇāmadhyadhikāritā |
mṛte bhartari sādhvī syādityādau smṛtibhāṣitam || 7 ||
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tasmātkāryamakāryaṃ vā vijñāya prabhurāgamāt |
guṇadoṣeṣu tāḥ samyakchāsti rājā prajā iva || 8 ||
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satyeva pramadāḥ kāścidviśeṣādhigatāgamāḥ |
yattu śāstrādhikāritvaṃ vacanaṃ syānnirarthakam || 9 ||
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kecidvedavido viprāḥ kṛtyairveṣakriyāparāḥ |
tathāpi 4 jātimātreṇa ta evātrādhikāriṇaḥ || 10 ||
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kriyante vedaśāstrajñaiḥ prayogāḥ śāstralaukikāḥ |
sthitameṣāmadūre'pi śāstrameva nibandhanam || 11 ||
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vyādhadhīvaragopālaprabhṛtīnāṃ ca dṛśyate |
viṣṭyaṃ gārakasauryādidinānāṃ parivarjanam || 12 ||
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gamyāgamyādikāryeyaṃ niyatācārasaṃsthitiḥ |
lokānāṃ śāstravākyānāṃ prāṇāḥ sveṣṭanibandhanāḥ || 13 ||
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tasmāccaturṇāṃ varṇānāmāśramāṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
mukhyagauṇādibhedānāṃ jñeyā śāstrādhikāritā || 14 ||
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paurvāparyaṃ tu vijñātumaśakyaṃ lokaśāstrayoḥ |
tacchāstrameva mantavyaṃ yathā karmaśarīravat || 15 ||
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āgame ca purāṇe ca dvidhaiva nāstikagraham |
mārgaṃ mahadbhirācīrṇaṃ prapadyetāvikalpadhīḥ || 16 ||
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mūlaṃ gṛhasthadharmāṇāṃ yasmānnāryaḥ pativratāḥ |
tasmādāsāṃ pravakṣyāmi bharturārādhane vidhim || 17 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 9
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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