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 |
prāpte mārgaśire māsi śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu yo bhavet |
sa jñeyaḥ kāmado vāraḥ sadeṣṭo bhāskarasya tu || 1 ||
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tatra yaḥ pūjayedbhānuṃ bhaktyā śraddhāsamanvitaḥ |
vimuktaḥ sarvapāpaistu prāpnute nandanādhipam1 || 2 ||
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raktacandanamiśrāṇi karavīrāṇi suvrata |
dhūpaṃ ghṛtāhutiṃ vīra bhāskarasya prayojayet || 3 ||
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naivedyaṃ cāpi kṛśaraṃ sugandhaṃ tīkṣṇameva ca |
kṛtvopavāsamatha vā naktaṃ tripurasūdana || 4 ||
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itthaṃ prapūjito hyatra bhāskaro lokabhāskaraḥ |
kāmāndadāti sarvānvai atoyaṃ kāmadaḥ smṛtaḥ || 5 ||
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sa putra putrakāmasya dhanakāmasya vā dhanam |
vidyārthine śubhāṃ vidyāmārogyaṃ rogiṇe vibho || 6 ||
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anyāṃśca vividhānkāmānmantraiḥ sampūjito raviḥ |
dadāti gaṇaśārdūla atoyaṃ kāmadaḥ smṛtaḥ || 7 ||
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dadyādyo maṇḍakaṃ cātra gopatergotrabhūṣaṇaḥ |
gotrāritejasā3 tulyo gopatergopuraṃ vrajet || 8 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 85

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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