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.

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
anyāmapi pravakṣyāmi padmaṣaṣṭhī śubhāṃ tathā |
yāmupoṣya naraḥ pāpavimuktaḥ svargabhāgbhavet || 1 ||
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mārgaśīrṣe śubhe māsi pañcamyāṃ niyatavrataḥ |
ṣaṣṭhīmupoṣya kamalaṃ kārayitvā sukāñcanam || 2 ||
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śarkarāsaṃyutaṃ dadyādbrāhmaṇāya kuṭuṃbine |
rūpaṃ ca kāṃcanaṃ kṛtvā phalasyaikasya dharmavit || 3 ||
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dadyātprātaḥ kṛtasnāno bhānurme prīyatāmiti |
bhaktyā tu viprānsaṃpūjya saptamyāṃ kṣīrabhojanam || 4 ||
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kṛtvā kuryātphalatyāgaṃ yā ca syātkṛṣṇasaptamī |
etāmupoṣya vidhivadanenaiva krameṇa tu || 5 ||
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tadvai haimaṃ phalaṃ dattvā suvarṇa kamalānvitam |
śarkarāpātrasaṃyuktaṃ vastramālāsamanvitam || 6 ||
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ṣaṣṭhyorubhayormahārāja yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ tataḥ |
upoṣya dadyātkramaśaḥ sūryamaṃtrānudīrayet || 7 ||
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bhānurarko ravirbrahmā sūryaḥ śukro hariḥ śivaḥ |
śrīmānvibhāvasustvaṣṭā varuṇaḥ prīyatāmiti || 8 ||
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pratimāsaṃ ca saptamyāmekaikaṃ nāma kīrtayet |
pratipakṣaṃ phalatyāgametatkurvansamācaret || 9 ||
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vratāṃte vipramithunaṃ pūjayedvastrabhūṣaṇaiḥ |
śarkarākalaśaṃ dadyāddhaimapadmaphalānvitam || 10 ||
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yathā phalakaro māsastvadbhaktānāṃ sadā rave |
tathānaṃtaphalāvāptirastu janmanijanmani || 11 ||
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imāmanaṃtaphaladāṃ phalaṣaṣṭhīṃ karoti yaḥ |
sa sarvapāpanirmuktaḥ sūryaloke mahīyate || 12 ||
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surāpānādikaṃ kiñcidyadatrāmutra vā kṛtam |
tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati || 13 ||
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bhūtānbhavyāṃśca puruṣāṃstārayedekaviṃśatim |
śṛṇuyādyaḥ paṭhedvāpi sopi kalyāṇabhāgbhavet || 14 ||
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haimaṃ phalaṃ sakamalaṃ kalaśaṃ sitāyā ṣaṣṭhīmupoṣya vidhivaddvijapuṃgavāya |
dadyātsurāsuraśiromaṇighṛṣṭapādaṃ bhānuṃ praṇamya phalasiddhimupaiti martyaḥ || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 39

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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