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 46
sumanturuvāca |
yeyaṃ bhādrapade māsi ṣaṣṭhī ca bharatarṣabha |
supuṇyeyaṃ pāpaharā śivā śāntā guhapriyā || 1 ||
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snānadānādikaṃ sarvaṃ yasyāmakṣayyamucyate |
ye'syāṃ paśyanti gāṅgeyaṃ dakṣiṇāpathamāśritam || 2 ||
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brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairmucyante nātra saṃśayaḥ |
tasmādasyāṃ sadā paśyetkārttikeyaṃ nṛpottama || 3 ||
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pūjayanti guhaṃ ye'syāṃ narā bhaktisamanvitāḥ |
prāpyeha te sukhānkāmāngacchantīndrasalokatām || 4 ||
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yastu kārayate veśma sudṛḍhaṃ supratiṣṭhitam |
dārvaṃ śailamayaṃ cāpi bhaktayā śraddhāsamanvitaḥ |
gāṅgeyaṃ yānamāruhya gacchedgāṅgeyasadma vai || 5 ||
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sammārjanādi yaḥ karma kuryādguhagṛhe naraḥ |
dhvajasyāropaṇaṃ rājansa gacchedrudrasadma vai || 6 ||
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candanāgarukarpūrairyaśca pūjayate guham |
gajāśvarathayānāḍhyaṃ saināpatyamavāpnute || 7 ||
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rājñāṃ pūjyaḥ sadā proktaḥ kārtikeyo mahīpate |
kārttikeyamṛte nānyaṃ rājñāṃ pūjyaṃ pracakṣate || 8 ||
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saṅgrāmaṃ gacchamāno yaḥ pūjayetkṛttikāsutam |
sa śatruṃ jayate vīra yathendro dānavānraṇe || 9 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjayecchaṅkārātmajam |
pūjamānastu taṃ bhaktyā campakairvividhairnṛpa |
mucyate sarvapāpebhyastadā gacchecchivālayam || 10 ||
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tailaṃ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ na bhuñjīta na divā kurunandana |
yastu ṣaṣṭhyāṃ naro naktaṃ kuryāddhi bharatarṣabha |
sarvapāpaiḥ sa nirmukto gāṅgeyasya sado vrajet || 11 ||
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trikṛtvo dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ gatvā yaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ |
pūjayeddevadeveśaṃ sa gacchecchāntimandiram || 12 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 46
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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