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 |
ekādivaravṛkṣāṇāṃ vidhiṃ vakṣye dvijottamāḥ |
vṛkṣasya paścime bhāge sthāpayetkalaśaṃ tataḥ || 1 ||
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vṛkṣaṃ saṃsthāpayetpūrvaṃ sūtreṇa pariveṣṭayet |
brahmāṇaṃ kalaśebhyaśca somaṃ viṣṇuṃ vanaspatim || 2 ||
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tatastilayavairhomānaṣṭāṣṭau vidhivaccaret |
samutsṛjya tato yūpaṃ kadalyā saha dharmavit || 3 ||
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vṛkṣamūle yajeddharmaṃ pṛthivīṃ ca viśaṃ tathā |
digīśāṃśca tathā yakṣānnācāryaṃ toṣayettataḥ || 4 ||
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dhenuṃ ca dakṣiṇāṃ dadyāddohadaṃ vṛkṣapūjanam |
kṛtvā samyagvidhānena savitre'rghyaṃ nivedayet || 5 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe madhyamaparvaṇi tṛtīyabhāge saptamo'dhyāyaḥ || 7 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 7

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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