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 15
sūta uvāca |
indule svargasaṃprāpte te vīrāḥ śokakātarāḥ |
śāradāṃ pūjayāmāsuḥ sarvalokanivāsinīm || 1 ||
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japtvā saptaśatī stotraṃ trisandhyaṃ premabhaktitaḥ |
dhyānenānandamāpannāstadā saptaśatehani || 2 ||
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sāmantadvijaputraśca cāmuṇḍo nāma viśrutaḥ |
so'ṣṭavarṣavayā bhūtvā pūjayāmāsa caṇḍikām || 3 ||
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dvādaśābde tato jāte tricaritrasya pāṭhataḥ |
parīkṣārthaṃ tu bhaktānāṃ sākṣānmūrtitvamāgatā || 4 ||
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kuṃḍikeyaṃ ca bho bhaktāḥ pūrayāmi ca tāmaham |
yūyaṃ tu manasopāyaiḥ kurudhvaṃ pūraṇe matim || 5 ||
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sukhakhānistu balavānmadhupuṣpaistathā phalaiḥ |
kuṇḍikāṃ pūrayā māsa na pūrṇatvamupāgatā |
balakhānistathā māṃsairmūlaśarmā tu raktakaiḥ || 6 ||
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devakī ca tadā havyaiścandanādibhirarcanaiḥ |
kuṇḍikāṃ pūrayāmāsa na pūrṇatvamupāgatā || 7 ||
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āhrādaścaiva sarvāṃgairudayaḥ śirasā svayam |
kuṇḍikāṃ pūrayāmāsa tadā pūrṇatvamāgatā || 8 ||
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uvāca vacanaṃ devī svabhaktānbhaktavatsalā |
sukhākhāne bhavānvīro bhaviṣyati surapriyaḥ || 9 ||
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balakhānirmahāvīro dīrghe kāle sa mṛtyubhāk |
mūlaśarmā tu balavānraktabījo bhaviṣyati || 10 ||
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devakī ca bhaveddevī cirakālaṃ svalokagā |
āhlādaścaiva kṛṣṇāṃśastayormadhye dvayaṃ varam |
ekastu devavatprokto balādhikyo dvitīyakaḥ || 11 ||
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niṣkāmo'yaṃ devasiṃho mṛto mokṣatvamāpnuyāt |
ityuktvāntardadhe mātā te sarve tṛptimāgatāḥ || 12 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe pratisargaparvaṇi caturyugakhaṃḍāparaparyāye kaliyugīyetihāsasamuccaye pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 15 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 15
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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