Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]
245,265 words
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 176
sumaṃturuvāca |
padmāsanaḥ padmavarṇaḥ padmapatranibhekṣaṇaḥ |
kamaṇḍaludharaḥ śrīmāndevagaṃdharvapūjitaḥ || 1 ||
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caturmukho devapatiḥ sūryārcanaparaḥ sadā |
surajyeṣṭho mahātejāḥ sarva lokaprajāpatiḥ |
brahmaśabdena divyena brahmā śāṃtiṃ karotu te || 2 ||
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pītāṃbaradharo deva ātreyīdayitaḥ sadā |
śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ śyāmavarṇaścaturbhujaḥ || 3 ||
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yajñadehaḥ kramo deva ātreyīdayitaḥ sadā |
śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇirmādhavo madhusūdanaḥ || 4 ||
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sūryabhaktānvito nityaṃ vigatirvigatatrayaḥ |
sūryadhyānaparo nityaṃ viṣṇuḥ śāṃtiṃ karotu te || 5 ||
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śaśikuṃdeṃdusaṃkāśo viśrutābharaṇairiha |
caturbhujo mahātejāḥ puṣpārdhakṛtaśekharaḥ || 6 ||
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caturmukho bhasmadharaḥ smaśānanilayaḥ sadā |
gotrārirviśvanilayastathā ca kratudūṣaṇaḥ || 7 ||
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varo vareṇyo varado devadevo maheśvaraḥ |
ādityadehasaṃbhūtaḥ sa te śāṃtiṃ karotu vai || 8 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 176
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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