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 |
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm |
sarvakāmapradāṃ puṇyāṃ ṣaṣṭhīṃ mandārasaṃjñitām || 1 ||
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māghasyāmalapakṣe tu pañcamyāṃ laghubhuṅnaraḥ |
daṃtakāṣṭhaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā ṣaṣṭhīmupavasedbudhaḥ |
viprānsaṃpūjya vidhivanmaṃdāraṃ prāśayenniśi || 2 ||
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tataḥ prabhāte cotthāya kṛtasnānaḥ punardvijān |
bhojayecchaktitaḥ kṛtvā maṃdārakusumāṣṭakam || 3 ||
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sauvarṇaṃ puruṣaṃ tadvatpadmahastaṃ suśobhanam |
padmaṃ kṛṣṇatilaiḥ kṛtvā tāmrapātre'ṣṭapatrakam || 4 ||
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pūjya maṃdārakusumairbhāskarāyeti pūrvataḥ |
namaskāreṇa tadvacca sūryāyetyanale dale || 5 ||
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dakṣiṇe tadvadarkāya tathāryamṇe ca nairṛte |
paścime vasudhātre ca vāyavye caṇḍabhānave || 6 ||
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pūṣṇe hyuttarataḥ pūjya ānaṃdāyetyataḥ param |
karṇikāyāṃ tu puruṣaḥ pūjyaḥ sarvātmaneti ca || 7 ||
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śuklavastraiḥ samāveṣṭya bhakṣyairmālyaphalādibhiḥ |
evamabhyarcya tatsarvaṃ dadyādvedavide punaḥ |
bhuṃjītātailalavaṇaṃ vāgyataḥ prāṅmukho gṛhī || 8 ||
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anena vidhinā sarvaṃ saptamyāṃ māsimāsi ca |
kuryātsaṃvatsaraṃ yāvadvittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ || 9 ||
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etadeva vratāṃte tu nidhāya kalaśopari |
gobhirvibhavataḥ sārddhaṃ dātavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā || 10 ||
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namo maṃdāranāthāya maṃdārabhavanāya ca |
tvaṃ ca vai tārayasvāsmānasmātsaṃsārakardamāt || 11 ||
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anena vidhinā yastu kuryānmaṃdārakaṃ vratam |
vipāpmā sa sukhī martyaḥ kalpaṃ ca divi modate || 12 ||
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imāmaghaughapaṭaladhvāṃtasadvartidīpikām |
gacchanpragṛhya saṃsāraśarvaryāṃ na skhalennaraḥ || 13 ||
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maṃdāraṣaṣṭhīṃ vikhyātāmīpsitārthaphalapradām |
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sopi pāpaiḥ pramucyate || 14 ||
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ṣaṣṭhīmupoṣya tilapaṅkajakarṇikāyāṃ saṃpūjya bhāskaramaho suravṛkṣapuṣpaiḥ |
yatprāpnuvaṃti puruṣā na hi tatkadācidgobhūhiraṇyatiladāḥ padamāpnuvanti || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 40

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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