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.

sūta uvāca |
atha vakṣyāmi saccaiṣāṃ devānāṃ dhyānamuttamam |
asya yajñe parijñānājjihvā samyakphalapradā || 1 ||
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hiraṇyavarṇāṃ prathamāṃ vahnijihvāṃ mahādyutim |
kanakāḍhyakarāṃ devīṃ hiraṇyākhyeṣṭasiddhaye || 2 ||
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kanakāṃ dvibhujāṃ śuklāṃ hastābhyāṃ darbhasaṃyutām |
kamaṃḍaluṃ ca bibhrāṇāṃ numaḥ sādhakasiddhidām || 3 ||
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udyadindunibhāṃ raktāṃ caturbhirbhujapa llavaiḥ |
śaṃkhacakrābhayavarāndadhatīṃ praṇamāmyaham || 4 ||
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bhinnāṃjanacayaprakhyāṃ svarṇakuṃbhaṃ tu vāmataḥ |
dakṣiṇena varāraktāṃ dhārayaṃtīṃ namāmyaham || 9 ||
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suprabhāmaṇḍalābhā ca karābhyāṃ tatkṛtāñjaliḥ |
padmāsanasthā kauśeyavasanā me prasīdatu || 6 ||
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japākusumasaṃkāśā bahurūpā sakhe mama |
śubhadā syādbhujaiḥ śubhrā sahasraṃ dadhatī parān || 7 ||
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nīlotpalanibhe devi vahnivarṇaparābhave |
japāpuṣpadhare nityaṃ satīrūpe prasīda me || 8 ||
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mūlena vīkṣayetsthānaṃ maṃtreṇa khananaṃ matam |
trisūtrīkaraṇaṃ kuryāccatuḥsūtraṃ nipātayet || 9 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe madhyama parvaṇi dvitīyabhāge pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 15

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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