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.

brahmovāca |
idaṃ śruṇu mayākhyātaṃ tarkapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ |
yuṣmākaṃ saṃśaye jāte kṛte vai jātikarmaṇoḥ || 1 ||
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punarvacmi nibodhadhvaṃ samāsānna tu vistarāt |
saṃsiddhiṃ yānti manujā jātikarmasamuccayāt || 2 ||
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siddhiṃ gacchedyathā kāryaṃ daivakarmasamuccayāt |
evaṃ saṃsiddhimāyāti puruṣo jātikarmaṇoḥ || 3 ||
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ityevamuktavānpūrvaṃ śiṣyāṇāṃ bodhane purā |
yogīśvaro mahātejāḥ samāsānna tu vistarāt || 4 ||
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sumanturuvāca |
iti pṛṣṭaḥ purā brahmā ṛṣīnprovāca bhārata |
savitarkamidaṃ vākyaṃ viprarṣe jātikarmaṇoḥ || 5 ||
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tasmāttvayā mahābāho na kāryo vismayo nṛpa |
kārtikeyaṃ prati sadā devānāṃ durvidā gatiḥ || 6 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 45

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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