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.

śrīsūta uvāca |
śālivāhanavaṃśe ca rājāno daśa cābhavan |
rājyaṃ paṃcaśatābdaṃ ca kṛtvā lokāntaraṃ yayuḥ || 1 ||
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maryyādā kramato līnā jātā bhūmaṃḍale tadā |
bhūpatirdaśamo yo vai bhojarāja iti smṛtaḥ |
dṛṣṭvā prakṣīṇamaryyādāṃ balī digvijayaṃ yayau || 2 ||
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senayā daśasāhasryā kālidāsena saṃyutaḥ |
tathānyairbrāhmaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ siṃdhupāramupāyayau || 3 ||
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jitvā gāṃdhārajānmlecchānkāśmīrānnāravāñchaṭhān |
teṣāṃ prāpya mahākośaṃ daṃḍayogyānakārayat || 4 ||
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etasminnantare mleccha ācāryyeṇa samanvitaḥ |
mahāmada iti khyātaḥ śiṣyaśākhāsamanvitaḥ || 5 ||
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nṛpaścaiva mahādevaṃ marusthalanivāsinam |
gaṃgājalaiśca saṃsnāpya paṃcagavyasamanvitaiḥ |
caṃdanādibhirabhyarcya tuṣṭāva manasā haram || 6 ||
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bhojarāja uvāca |
namaste girijānātha marusthalanivāsine |
tripurāsuranāśāya vahumāyāpravarttine || 7 ||
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mlecchairguptāya śuddhāya saccidānandarūpiṇe |
tvaṃ māṃ hi kiṃkaraṃ viddhi śaraṇārthamupāgatam || 8 ||
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sūta uvāca |
iti śrutvā stavaṃ devaḥ śabdamāha nṛpāya tam |
gaṃtavyaṃ bhojarājena mahākāleśvarasthale || 9 ||
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mlecchaissudūṣitā bhūmirvāhīkā nāma viśrutā |
āryyadharmo hi naivātra vāhīke deśadāruṇe || 10 ||
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babhūvātra mahāmāyī yo'sau dagdho mayā purā |
tripuro balidaityena preṣitaḥ punarāgataḥ || 11 ||
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ayoniḥ sa varo mattaḥ prāptavāndaityavarddhanaḥ |
mahāmada iti khyātaḥ paiśācakṛtitatparaḥ || 12 ||
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nāgantavyaṃ tvayā bhūpa paiśāce deśadhūrtake |
matprasādena bhūpāla tava śuddhiḥ prajāyate || 13 ||
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iti śrutvā nṛpaścaiva svadeśānpunarāgamat |
mahāmadaśca taiḥ sārddhaṃ siṃdhutīramupāyayau || 14 ||
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uvāca bhūpatiṃ premṇā māyāmadaviśāradaḥ |
tava devo mahārāja mama dāsatvamāgataḥ || 15 ||
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mamocchiṣṭhaṃ sabhuṃjīyādyathā tatpaśya bho nṛpa |
iti śrutvā tathā dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vismayamāgataḥ || 16 ||
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mlecchadharme matiścāsīttasya bhūpasya dāruṇe || 17 ||
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tacchrutvā kālidāsastu ruṣā prāha mahāmadam |
māyā te nirmitā dhūrta nṛpamohanahetave || 18 ||
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haniṣyāmi durācāraṃ vāhīkaṃ puruṣādhamam || |
ityuktvā sa dvijaḥ śrīmānnavārṇajapatatparaḥ || 19 ||
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japtvā daśasahasraṃ ca taddaśāṃśaṃ juhāva saḥ |
bhasma bhūtvā sa māyāvī mlecchadevatvamāgataḥ || 20 ||
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bhayabhītāstu tacchiṣyā deśaṃ vāhīkamāyayuḥ |
gṛhītvā svagurorbhasma madahīnatvamāgatam || 21 ||
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sthāpitaṃ taiśca bhūmadhye tatroṣurmadatatparāḥ || |
madahīnaṃ puraṃ jātaṃ teṣāṃ tīrthaṃ samaṃ smṛtam || 22 ||
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rātrau sa devarūpaśca bahumāyāviśāradaḥ |
paiśācaṃ dehamāsthāya bhojarājaṃ hi so'bravīt || 23 ||
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āryyadharmo hi te rājansarvadharmottamaḥ smṛtaḥ |
īśājñayā kariṣyāmi paiśācaṃ dharmadāruṇam || 24 ||
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liṃgacchedī śikhāhīnaḥ śmaśrudhārī sa dūṣakaḥ |
uccālāpī sarvabhakṣī bhaviṣyati jano mama || 25 ||
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vinā kaulaṃ ca paśavasteṣāṃ bhakṣyā matā mama |
musalenaiva saṃskāraḥ kuśairiva bhaviṣyati || 26 ||
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tasmānmusalavanto hi jātayo dharmadūṣakāḥ |
iti paiśācadharmaśca bhaviṣyati mayā kṛtaḥ || 27 ||
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ityuktvā prayayau devaḥ sa rājā gehamāyayau |
trivarṇe sthāpitā vāṇī sāṃskṛtī svargadāyinī || 28 ||
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śūdreṣu prākṛtī bhāṣā sthāpitā tena dhīmatā |
paṃcāśadabdakālaṃ tu rājyaṃ kṛtvā divaṃ gataḥ || 29 ||
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sthāpitā tena maryyādā sarvadevopamāninī |
āryyāvartaḥ puṇyabhūmirmadhyaṃ viṃdhyahimālayoḥ || 30 ||
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āryya varṇāḥ sthitāstatra viṃdhyānte varṇasaṃkarāḥ |
narā musalavantaśca sthāpitāḥ siṃdhupārajāḥ || 31 ||
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barbare tuṣadeśe ca dvīpe nānāvidhe tathā |
īśāmasīhadharmmāśca surai rājñaiva saṃsthitāḥ || 32 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe pratisargaparvaṇi caturyugakhaṃḍāparaparyāye kaliyugīyetihāsasamuccaye tṛtī yo'dhyāyaḥ || 3 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 3

Cover of edition (2022)

Bhavishya Purana: Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)

Publisher: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan; Pages: 2538.

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Cover of edition (2023)

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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