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.

sūta uvāca |
tataste sakalā daityāḥ kalinā ca puraskṛtāḥ |
kṛtvā ca jalayānāni harikhaṇḍamupāyayuḥ || 1 ||
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manujā harikhaṇḍe ca devatulyā mahābalāḥ |
ayudhyaṃstānmahāśastrairayutābdaprajīvinaḥ || 2 ||
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daśavarṣāntare sarve māyāyuddhaiḥ parājitāḥ |
mahendraṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmurharikhaṇḍanivāsinaḥ || 3 ||
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tadā tu bhagavāñchakro viśvakarmāṇamabravīt |
bhramiśca nāmayantro'yaṃ saṃsthitaḥ saptasindhuṣu || 4 ||
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tvayā viracitastāta tatprabhāvānnarā bhuvi |
anyakhaṇḍe na gacchanti sa ca yantrastu māyinā || 5 ||
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mayena bhraṃśito bhrātrā mlecchaiḥ sārddhaṃ samantataḥ |
saptadvīpeṣu yāsyanti manujā mama vairiṇaḥ || 6 ||
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ato naḥ pāhi maryādāṃ bhūmadhye bhavatā kṛtām |
iti śrutvā viśvakarmā divyayantramacīkarat || 7 ||
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tena yantraprabhāvena bhramitāste babhūvire |
bhramiyantrānmahāvāyurjjāto mlecchavināśakaḥ || 8 ||
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tadvāyorabhavatputro vātyo vātyāsamudbhavaḥ |
daityayakṣāṃśca paiśācāñjitvā jñānamayo balī || 9 ||
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brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāstrivarṇāstena satkṛtāḥ |
balānmlecchānvarṇamayānkṛtvā vātyo mahābalaḥ || 10 ||
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śatārddhābdaṃ maṇḍalīkaṃ padaṃ bhuvi gṛhītavān |
tadanvaye sahasrāśca nṛpāścāsankalau yuge || 11 ||
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vāyupakṣāstrivarṇāḍhyāḥ ṣoḍaśābdasahasrake |
vāyorjātaḥ svayaṃ brahmā vāyorjātaḥ sa vai hariḥ || 12 ||
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vāyorjāto mahādevaḥ sarvaṃ vāyumayaṃ jagat |
vinā vāyuṃ mṛtāḥ sarve vāyunā bhuvi jīvinaḥ || 13 ||
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iti matvā tu te lokā vāyuṃ ca samatarpayan |
punastadā kalirghoro daityarājaṃ baliṃ prabhum || 14 ||
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natvā nivedayāmāsa duḥkhito'bhūttadā baliḥ |
vāmanāntikamāgamya kalimitreṇa saṃyutaḥ || 15 ||
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natvovāca sa vai rājā devadevaṃ janārdanam |
tvayā kaliḥ kṛto mahyaṃ prasannena surottama || 16 ||
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vātyairdvijaiḥ karmabhūmeḥ kalistu sa nirākṛtaḥ |
ekapādo vyatīto'yaṃ kiñcidūnaṃ kaleḥ prabhoḥ || 17 ||
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mayā samyaktu vai bhuktā bhūmirdevendramāyayā |
sahasrābdaṃ kalau prāpte mayā bhuktaṃ mahītalam || 18 ||
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tataḥ sārddhaṃ sahasrābdaṃ devairbhuktaṃ surasthalam |
tataḥ paṃcaśataṃ varṣaṃ kiñcidadhikameva ca || 19 ||
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mayā bhuktā karmabhūmiḥ sarvalokasya kāraṇāt |
tataḥ sārddhaṃ sahasrābdaṃ devairbhukteyamuttamā || 20 ||
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tataḥ sārddhasahasrābdaṃ kiñcidūnaṃ mayā dhṛtā |
sārddhatriṃśatsahasrābdaṃ devairdetyaistathā mahī || 21 ||
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bhuktā daityaiḥ punardevaiḥ tathā devaiśca dānavaiḥ || 22 ||
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tvayā datto hi me deva kaliḥ kalivināśana |
nādhikāraṃ kṛtaṃ nātha satyaṃ satyapriyakṣama || 23 ||
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iti śrutvā balervākyaṃ bhagavānvāmano hariḥ |
svāṃśānmahītale prāpto daityapakṣavivardhanaḥ || 24 ||
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kāmaśarmā tadā vipro yamunātaṭasaṃsthitaḥ |
hariṃ tuṣṭāva manasā dvādaśābdaṃ prayatnataḥ || 25 ||
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tadā tu vāmanaḥ śrīmānvacaḥ prāha dvijottamam |
varaṃ brūhi dvijaśreṣṭha yatte manasi saṃsthitam |
iti śrutvā kāmaśarmā tuṣṭāva ślakṣṇayā girā || 26 ||
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kāmaśarmovāca |
namo devāya mahate sarvapūjyāya te namaḥ || 27 ||
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dharmapriyāya dharmāya devadaityakarāya ca |
daivādhīnanṛṇāṃ bhartre karmakartre namo namaḥ || 28 ||
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daivādhīnāśca te devā daivollaṅghāśca dānavāḥ |
teṣāṃ bharttā kramāddhartā tasmai devāya te namaḥ || 29 ||
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putro bhava hare svāminsaphalaṃ vāñchitaṃ kuru |
iti śrutvā hariḥ sākṣādvāmano balirakṣakaḥ || 30 ||
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svapūrvārddhāddevahūtyāṃ tatpatnyāṃ ca samudbhavaḥ |
dvidhā bhūtvā mahī jātau divyāṅgau divyavigrahau || 31 ||
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bhogasihaḥ kelisiṃha devapo daityapo hariḥ |
jitvā vātyodbhavānbhūpātkalpakṣetramupasthitaḥ || 32 ||
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rahaḥ krīḍāvatī nāma nagarī mayanirmitā |
tatroṣya balavantau tau dadhatuśca kalerdhuram || 33 ||
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patnīyaṃ sarvadharmāṇāṃ sārabhūtā sanātanī |
pativratāyāṃ ye jātā narā āryāḥ surapriyāḥ || 34 ||
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dūṣitāyāṃ narā jātāste sarve varṇasaṅkarāḥ |
iti sañcintya bhagavānkṛtvā kāmamayaṃ vapuḥ || 35 ||
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dine dine sahasrāṇi yoṣito bubhuje hariḥ |
tāḥ sarvā garbhamādhāya yamau suṣuvire mudā || 36 ||
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nāryā tayā sahodaryā remire te sahodarāḥ |
evaṃ ca bahudhā sṛṣṭisteṣāṃ jātā kalau yuge || 37 ||
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pūrvajātāstrivarṇāśca bhakṣayitvā dinedine |
karmabhūmyāṃ vavṛdhire pakṣiṇaśca yathā drume || 38 ||
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ubhayābdasahasrānte tairannāḥ pūrvamānavāḥ |
tadā kaleśca caraṇo dvitīyo bhuvi cāgamat || 39 ||
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sāmprataṃ vartate vārtā kinnarāṇāṃ ca bhūtale |
dvikiṣkumātrāśca narāḥ sārddhā daityamayāḥ smṛtāḥ || 40 ||
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yathā khagāḥ karmahīnāścatvāriṃśābdajīvinaḥ |
bhūmigāśca tathā te vai bhedaṃ teṣveṣu naiva bhoḥ || 41 ||
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dṛśyante cādya yuṣmābhirbhūtale kinnarā narāḥ |
dvitīyacaraṇānte ca bhaviṣyantyevameva hi || 42 ||
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na vivāho na bhūpaśca nodyamo na hi karmakṛt |
bhavitā ca tadā teṣāṃ dvitīyacaraṇāntike || 43 ||
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sapādalakṣābdamitamadyaprabhṛti bho dvijāḥ |
bhogakelyanvayodbhūtā bhaviṣyanti mahītale || 44 ||
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ato mayā ca sahitā bhavanto munisattamāḥ |
kṛṣṇacaitanyamāgamya gamiṣyāmastadājñayā || 45 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
iti śrutvā tu munayo viśālāpūrnivāsinaḥ |
bho namaste gamiṣyanti yajñāṃśaṃ prati harṣitāḥ || 46 ||
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natvā sarve muniśreṣṭhā yajñāṃśaṃ yajñarūpiṇam |
vacanaṃ ca vadiṣyanti dehyājñāṃ bhagavanprabho || 47 ||
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indraloke gamiṣyāmo nākamadhyaṃ manoharam |
iti śrutvā tu yajñāṃśaḥ sarvaśiṣyasamanvitaḥ || 48 ||
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taiḥ sarvaiḥ saha svarlokaṃ gamiṣyati surapriyaḥ |
tadā kaliḥ samaṃ daityairbhajiṣyati mahītalam |
kimanyacchrotumicchā te hṛṣīkottama tadvada || 49 ||
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manuruvāca |
bhagavanvistarādbrūhi bhogakelicaritrakam |
kalau yathā bhaviṣyanti manujāstattathā prabho || 50 ||
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vyāsa uvāca |
bhogasiṃhe kelisiṃhe vāmanāṃśasamudbhave || 51 ||
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jitvā daityānnaramayānnarānvātyodbhavānbhuvi |
vāmanāṃśamupāgamya harṣitāḥ sambabhūvire || 52 ||
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tadā tu duḥkhitā devāstyaktvā mūrtīḥ samantataḥ |
kṛṣṇacaitanyamāgamya natvocurnatakandharāḥ || 53 ||
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bhagavaṃstvatprasādena caraṇaṃ prathamaṃ kaleḥ |
bhuktā tathā mahī svāmiñjitvā vai daityaprapūjakān || 54 ||
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kiṃ kartavyaṃ ca yajñāṃśa namaste karuṇākara |
iti śrutvā hariḥ prāha tadā śṛṇudhvaṃ surasattamāḥ || 55 ||
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ahaṃ svargaṃ gamiṣyāmi bhavadbhiḥ saha harṣitaḥ |
ato yūyaṃ surāḥ sarve devavaṃśānnarānsadā || 56 ||
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utthāpya śīghramāgamya gacchadhvaṃ ca triviṣṭapam |
iti sūtena kathite munīnprati sumaṇḍalam || 57 ||
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devā vimānamādāya tatra yāsyanti bho manaḥ |
sūtādīṃśca munīnsarvānsamāruhya surāstadā || 58 ||
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yajñāṃśaṃ ca gamiṣyanti nadīhopavane tadā |
ahlādaśca tadā yogī gorakhādyāstathaiva ca || 59 ||
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śaṅkarādyāśca rudrāṃśā nṛpo bhartṛharistadā |
anye tu yoganiṣṭhāśca gamiṣyanti hitapradāḥ || 60 ||
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taiḥ sārddhaṃ kṛṣṇacaitanyo devalokaṃ gamiṣyati |
tadā tau vāmanāṃśau ca dvitīyacaraṇe kalau || 61 ||
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yoganiṣṭhāṃ samādhāya kalpakṣetre vasiṣyataḥ |
tadaiva sakalā daityā harṣitāstairnṛbhirmuhuḥ || 62 ||
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vivarānvarddhayiṣyanti pātālādyānsamantataḥ |
kalestutīyacaraṇe samprāpte kinnarāśca te || 63 ||
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śanaiḥśanaiḥ kṣayaṃ bhūmau gamiṣyanti samantataḥ |
ṣaḍviṃśābdasahasre ca tṛtīyacaraṇe gate || 64 ||
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rudrājñayā bhṛṅgaṛṣirbhūtapakṣo gamiṣyati |
saurabhī nāma tatpatnī janiṣyati mahābalān || 65 ||
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kaulakalpānnarānghorānsarvakinnarabhakṣakān |
ṣaḍviṃśābdavayasteṣāṃ bhaviṣyati tadā kalau || 66 ||
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śaraṇaṃ vāmanāṃśaṃ ca gamiṣyanti sakinnarāḥ |
bhogasihaḥ kelisiṃhastaiśca sārddhaṃ mahadraṇam || 67 ||
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kariṣyati daśābdaṃ ca punastaiśca parājitau |
daityaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca pātālaṃ vāmanāṃśo gamiṣyataḥ || 68 ||
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bhṛṅgasṛṣṭirmahāghorā bhaviṣyati tadā kalau |
mātṛḥ svasuḥ sutāste vai narāśca paśurūpiṇaḥ || 69 ||
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bhuktvā prītyā ca kāmāndhā janiṣyanti sutānbahūn |
kalestṛtīyacaraṇe samāpte tāstu sṛṣṭayaḥ || 70 ||
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tiryyagyonidharā ghorāḥ kṣayiṣyanti kalau yuge |
kaleścaturthacaraṇe samprāpte tu tadā narāḥ || 71 ||
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viṃśadabdavayaskāśca mariṣyanti ca nārakāḥ |
yathā jalamanuṣyāśca yathaiva vanajā narāḥ || 72 ||
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kandamūlaphalāhārā bhaviṣyanti kalau tadā |
ālokā ye tu vikhyātāstāmisrādyā bhayānakāḥ || 73 ||
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te sarve pūrṇameṣyanti karmabhūmibhavairnaraiḥ |
yathā satyasya prathame caraṇe satyalokakaḥ || 74 ||
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dvitīye ca tapoloke janalokastṛtīyakaḥ |
caturthe svargalokaśca pūritaḥ karmabhūmijaiḥ || 75 ||
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tretāyugādyacaraṇe bhuvarlokaṃ bhuvāspadam |
svargalokaṃ yathā taiśca manujaiḥ pūritaṃ smṛtam || 76 ||
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dvitīye ṛṣilokaṃ ca tṛtīye grahaviṣṭapam |
caturthe ca bhuvarlokaṃ pūritaṃ karmajairnaraiḥ || 77 ||
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dvāparādyapade pūrṇe bhaveddvīpaḥ sa puṣkara |
dvitīye śālmalaḥ krauñcastṛtīye dvīpaśeṣakaḥ || 78 ||
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jambūdvīpaścaturthe ca caraṇe munibhiḥ smṛtaḥ |
kaleśca caraṇe cādyedhaścordhvaṃ pūritaṃ jagat || 79 ||
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dvitīye saptapātālastṛtīye bhūtaviṣṭapam |
pūritaṃ manujaistatra karmabhūmisamudbhavaiḥ || 80 ||
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tadādyanārakāssarve pūrṇameṣyanti tairnaraiḥ |
iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'haṃ mano tvayā || 81 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 24

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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