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 |
śrāvaṇe māsi devāgryaṃ saptamyāṃ saptavāhanam |
śuklapakṣe samabhyarcya puṣpadhūpādibhiḥ śuciḥ || 1 ||
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pākhaṇḍādibhirālāpamakurvanniyatātmavān |
viprāya dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā naktaṃ bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ || 2 ||
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abhyaṅgaṃ devadevasya varṣe varṣe niyojayet |
saptamyāmannamevāgryaṃ śubhaṃ śuklaṃ navaṃ tathā || 3 ||
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vibhaveṣu tathānyeṣu vāditrāṇyeva vai viduḥ |
tathā devasya māse'sminnabhyaṅgaḥ parigīyate || 4 ||
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yastu cārādhayedbhaktyā bhāskarasya naro'cyuta |
abhyaṅgaṃ vidhivacchaktyā kṛtvā brāhmaṇabhojanam || 5 ||
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śaṅkhatūryaninādaiśca brahmaghoṣaiśca puṣkalaiḥ |
sa divyaṃ yānamārūḍho lokamāyāti helinaḥ || 6 ||
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anenaiva vidhānena māsāndvādaśa vai kramāt |
upoṣya pāraṇe pūrṇe dadyādviprāya dakṣiṇām || 7 ||
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vrataṃ yaḥ puruṣaḥ kuryādādityārādhanaṃ śuciḥ |
sa gacchetparamaṃ lokaṃ divyaṃ vai vanamālinaḥ || 8 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 111

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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