Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

245,265 words

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.

Verse 3.4.20.2

महादेवो गुरुः स वै शिव आत्मा शरीरिणाम् ।
विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा च तद्दासौ तर्हि तत्पूजनेन किम् ॥ २ ॥

mahādevo guruḥ sa vai śiva ātmā śarīriṇām |
viṣṇurbrahmā ca taddāsau tarhi tatpūjanena kim || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4.20.2 is contained in the book Bhavishya Purana: Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation by S. N. Khandelwal. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.4.20.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahadeva, Guru, Shiva, Shivi, Atman, Atma, Sharirin, Vishnu, Brahma, Tad, Tat, Dasa, Tarhi, Pujana, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4.20.2). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “mahādevo guruḥ sa vai śiva ātmā śarīriṇām
  • mahādevo* -
  • mahādeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • śiva*ā -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śivi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śivi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarīriṇām -
  • śarīrin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śarīrin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇurbrahmā ca taddāsau tarhi tatpūjanena kim
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dāsau -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tarhi -
  • tarhi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tarhi (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tarhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūjanena -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.4.20.2

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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