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 18
sūta uvāca |
athāto homadravyāṇāṃ pramāṇamabhidhīyate |
pramāṇe cāpramāṇe ca niṣphalaṃ bhavati dhuvam || 1 ||
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karṣamātraṃ ghṛtaṃ home śuktimātraṃ payaḥ smṛtam |
tatsamaṃ pañcagavyaṃ ca dadhi dugdhaṃ tathā madhu || 2 ||
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muṣṭimānena pṛthukā lājāḥ syurmuṣṭisaṃmitāḥ |
śarkarā muṣṭimātrā ca śarkarātolakaṃ viduḥ || 3 ||
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tritolakaṃ guḍaṃ vidyādikṣuparvavi dhirbhavet |
ekaikaṃ patrapuṣpāṇi śālūkasya trimuṣṭikam || 4 ||
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ekalagne na juhuyānna pṛthagjuhuyātkvacit |
savṛṃtakaṃ japāpuṣpaṃ keśaraṃ tatsavṛṃtakam || 5 ||
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ekaikaśaśca padmānāṃ jalajānāṃ tathaiva ca |
jīvaṃtyāḥ phalamānena piṣṭakānāṃ prasaṃkhyayā || 6 ||
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vasaṃtakaṃ dhātrimāne modakasya pramāṇataḥ |
ekaikaśaḥ phalānāṃ ca mātuliṃgatrikheḍakam || 7 ||
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aṣṭadhā nālikerasya panasaṃ daśadhā bhavet |
padmabījapramāṇena kūṣmāṃḍaṃ cāṣṭadhā bhavet || 8 ||
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urvārukaṃ cāṣṭadhā ca guḍūcī caturaṃgulam |
pūgamānaṃ ca māṃsasya saguḍaṃ tatra dṛśyate || 9 ||
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anyatra badarīmānaṃ tiṃdukaṃ ca tridhā kṛtam |
kāṣṭhaṃ prādeśamātraṃ syāddūrvā yāśca tripatrakam || 10 ||
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bhūrjapatraṃ ca gṛhṇīyācchamīṃ prādeśamātrikām |
vrīhayo muṣṭimātrāḥ syuḥ śuktimānena sarṣapāḥ || 11 ||
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maricāḥ syurvimā nena mṛṇālaṃ cātha mūlakam |
saptakhaṃḍaṃ ca vārtākaṃ tripuṣṭaṃ ca tridhoditam || 12 ||
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caṃdanāgurukarpūrakastūrīkuṃkumāni ca |
tittiḍībījamānena samuddi ṣṭāni deśikaiḥ || 13 ||
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samidāplavane tryaṃgatilānāmapi madhyataḥ |
daśakaṃ plāvanenaiva sahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ vinā || 14 ||
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evaṃ vrīhiplāvane ca kāṣṭhavadi kṣudaṃḍakam |
prokṣaṇaṃ mṛdupuṣpāṇāṃ latādīnāṃ tathaiva ca || 15 ||
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pāyasānne tathānne ca modake piṣṭake'pi ca |
śālyāsaktena juhuyādvyatyaye vyatyayaṃ phalam || 16 ||
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bilvapatrasya plavanaṃ daṃḍaṃ hitvā ca plāvayet |
vṛṃtasaṃplāvanādeva phalaṃ harati rākṣasaḥ || 17 ||
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bilvapatrasya pūrvārdhaprāptamātreṇa yoja yet |
patratrayaṃ tathā home chinnebhinne'tidūṣaṇam || 18 ||
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na dvitriplavanaṃ kuryātkṛtvā yāti rasātalam |
tasmācca putraśiṣyādyairbrāhmaṇaistattvakovidaiḥ || 19 ||
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pūrvāśābhimukho bhūtvā pāvayecca yathākramāt |
na nyūnaṃ nādhikaṃ kuryācchāṃtipakṣa udaṅmukhaḥ || 20 ||
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pāyasānyanyadeveṣu yatnena pariva rjayet |
na cāgnau dāpayedyatnādetebhyaḥ pratipādayet || 21 ||
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kaniṣṭhāṃgulimāsādya prakuryātparvabhūṣaṇam |
guṇadorakamānena tāvaddhomagatirbudhāḥ || 22 ||
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aṃgulairdvitricaturaiḥ patrahomākṛtikramāt || 23 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe madhyamaparvaṇi prathamabhāgeṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 18
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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