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 4
sūta uvāca |
bhṛguvarya śṛṇu tvaṃ vai vaṃśaṃ pariharasya ca |
jitvā bauddhānpariharo'tharvavedaparāyaṇaḥ || 1 ||
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śaktiṃ sarvamayīṃ nityāṃ dhyātvā premaparo'bhavat |
prasannā sā tadā devī sārdhayojanamāyatam || 2 ||
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nagaraṃ citrakūṭādrau cakāra kalinirjaram |
kaliryatra bhavedbaddho nagare'sminsurapriye || 3 ||
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ataḥ kaliṃjaro nāmnā prasiddho'bhūnmahītale |
dvādaśābdaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ tena pūrvapradeśake || 4 ||
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gauravarmā tasya sutaḥ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ pituḥ samam |
svānujaṃ ghoravarmāṇaṃ tatrāsthāpya mudānvitaḥ || 5 ||
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gauḍadeśaṃ samāgamya tatra rājyamakārayat |
suparṇo nāma nṛpatistato'bhūdgauravarmaṇaḥ || 6 ||
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pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ rūpaṇastatsuto'bhavat |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ kāravarmā suto'bhavat || 7 ||
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śako nāma tato rājā mahālakṣmīṃ sanātanīm |
trivarṣāṃte ca sā devī kāmākṣīrūpadhāriṇī || 8 ||
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svabhaktapālanā caiva tatra vāsamakārayat |
śatārddhābdaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ tena vai kāmavarmaṇā || 9 ||
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mithunaṃ janayāmāsa bhogo bhogavatī hi sā |
vikramāyaiva nṛpatiḥ sutāṃ bhogavatīṃ dadau || 10 ||
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svarājyaṃ ca svaputrāya pradadau bhogavarmaṇe |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ kālivarmā suto'vat || 11 ||
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mahotsavaṃ mahākālyāḥ kṛtavānsa ca bhūpatiḥ |
tasmai prasannā varadā kālī bhūtvā svayaṃ sthitā || 12 ||
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kalikā bahupuṣpāṇāṃ sā cakāra svaharṣataḥ |
tābhirbhavaṃ ca nagaraṃ saṃjātaṃ ca manoharam || 13 ||
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kalikātā purī nāmnā prasiddhābhūnmahītale |
kauśikastasya tanayaḥ pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ padam || 14 ||
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kātyāyanastasya sutaḥ pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ padam |
tasya putro hemavataḥ pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ padam || 15 ||
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śivavarmā ca tatputraḥ pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ padam |
bhavavarmā ca tatputraḥ pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ padam || 16 ||
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rudravarmā ca tatputraḥ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ pituḥ samam |
bhojavarmā ca tatputrastyaktvā vai paitṛkaṃ padam || 17 ||
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bhojarāṣṭraṃ vanoddeśe kārayāmāsa vīryavān |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ gavavarmā nṛpobhavat || 18 ||
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pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ viṃdhyavarmā nṛpo'bhavat |
svānujāya svakaṃ rājyaṃ dattvā vaṃgamupāyayau || 19 ||
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pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ sukhasenastato'bhavat |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ balākastasya cātmajaḥ || 20 ||
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daśavarṣaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ lakṣmaṇastatsuto'bhavat |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ mādhavastatsuto'bhavat || 21 ||
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pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ veśavastatsuto' bhavat |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ surasenastato'bhavat || 22 ||
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pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ tato nārāyaṇo'bhavat |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ śāṃtivarmā sutobhavat || 23 ||
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gaṃgākūle śāṃtipuraṃ racitaṃ tena dhīmatā |
nivāsaṃ kṛtavānbhūpaḥ pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ padam || 24 ||
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nadīvarmā tasya suto gaṃgādattavaro balī |
cakāra nagarīṃ ramyāṃ nadīhāṃ gauḍarāṣṭragām || 25 ||
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gaṃgayā ca tadāhūtobhijño vidyādharaḥ svayam |
tenaiva rakṣitā cāsītpurī vedaparāyaṇā || 26 ||
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viṃśadvarṣaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ tena rājñā mahātmanā |
gaṃgāvaṃśastato jāto viśruto'bhūnmahītale || 27 ||
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śārṅgadevastasya suto balavānharipūjakaḥ |
gauḍadeśamupāgamya haridhyānaparobhavat || 28 ||
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daśavarṣaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ gaṃgādevastu tatsutaḥ |
viṃśadvarṣaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ cānaṃgastasya bhūpatiḥ || 29 ||
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tanayo balavāṃścāsīdgauḍadeśamahīpatiḥ |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājya tato rājeśvaro'bhavat || 30 ||
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pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ nṛsiṃha stanayo'bhavat |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ kalivarmā suto'bhavat || 31 ||
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rāṣṭradeśamupāgamya jitvā tasya nṛpaṃ balī |
mahāvatīṃ purīṃ ramyāmadhyāsya sukhito'bhavat || 32 ||
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pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ dhṛtivarmā suto'bhavat |
pitustulyaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ tasya putro mahīpatiḥ || 33 ||
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jayacaṃdrājñayā bhūpa urvīmāyāmiti smṛtām |
nagarīṃ kārayāmāsa tatra vāsamakārayat || 34 ||
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kurukṣetre hatāḥ sarve kṣatriyāścaṃdravaṃśinaḥ |
tadā mahīpatī rājā mahāvatyadhipo'bhavat || 35 ||
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viṃśadvarṣaṃ kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ sahoddīnena vai tataḥ |
kurukṣetre mṛtiṃ prāptāḥ suyodhanakalāṃśakāḥ || 36 ||
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ghoravarmā tu nṛpatiḥ sutaḥ pariharasya vai |
kaliṃjare kṛtaṃ rājyaṃ śārdūlastatsuto'bhavat || 37 ||
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tadanvaye ca ye bhūpāḥ śārdūlīyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ |
bhūpānāṃ bahudhā rāṣṭraṃ śārdūlānvayasaṃbhavam || 38 ||
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babhūva sarvato bhūmau mahāmāyāprasādataḥ |
iti te kathitaṃ vipra pāvakīyamahībhujām || 39 ||
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kulaṃ sakalapāpaghnaṃ yathaiva śaśisūryayoḥ |
punaranyatpravakṣyāmi yathā jātaḥ svayaṃ hariḥ || 40 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 4
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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