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.
Chapter 114
brahmovāca |
sthāpitāṃ pratimāṃ bhānoḥ samyaksampūjya mānavaḥ |
yaṃ yaṃ prārthayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam || 1 ||
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yaḥ snāpayati devasya ghṛtena pratimāṃ raveḥ |
prastheprasthe dvijāgryāṇāṃ sa dadāti gavāṃ śatam || 2 ||
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gavāṃ śatasya viprebhyo yadvattasya bhavetphalam |
ghṛtaprasthena tadbhānorbhavetsnātakayoginām || 3 ||
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bhūridyumnena samprāptā saptadvīpā vasundharā |
ghaṭodakena mārtaṇḍapratimā snāpitā kila || 4 ||
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pratimāmasitāṣṭamyāṃ ghṛtena jagatīpateḥ |
snāpayitvā samastebhyaḥ pāpebhyaḥ kṛṣṇa mucyate || 5 ||
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saptamyāmatha ṣaṣṭhyāṃ vā gavyena haviṣā raveḥ |
snapanaṃ tu bhavecchreṣṭhaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || 6 ||
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jñānato'jñānato vāpi yatpāpaṃ kurute naraḥ |
tatkṣālayati sandhyāyāṃ ghṛtena snapanaṃ raveḥ || 7 ||
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sarvayajñamayo bhānurhavyānāṃ paramaṃ ghṛtam |
tayoraśeṣapāpānāṃ kṣālakaḥ saṅgamo bhavet || 8 ||
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yeṣu kṣīravahā nadyo hradāḥ pāyasakardamāḥ |
modate teṣu lokeṣu kṣīrasnānakaro raveḥ || 9 ||
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āhlādaṃ nirvṛtisthānamārogyaṃ cārurūpatām |
saptajanmānyavāpnoti kṣīravānaparo raveḥ || 10 ||
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dadhyādīnāṃ vikārāṇāṃ kṣīrataḥ sambhavo yathā |
yathā ca vimalaṃ kṣīraṃ yathā nirvṛtikārakam |
tathā ca nirmalaṃ jñānaṃ bhavatyapi na saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||
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grahānukūlatāṃ puṣṭiṃ priyatyamakhile jane |
karoti bhagavānbhānuḥ kṣīrasnapanatoṣitaḥ || 12 ||
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sarvasya snigdhatāmeti dṛṣṭamātre prasīdati |
ghṛtakṣīreṇa deveśa snāpite timirāpahe || 13 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 114
Bhavishya Purana: Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)
Publisher: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan; Pages: 2538.
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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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