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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 15
sūta uvāca |
jyeṣṭhāṣāḍhe tulasyāśca pratiṣṭhāṃ vidhivaccaret |
yajamānaḥ śuddhadine ekādaśyāmathāpi vā || 1 ||
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tato rātrau ghaṭaṃ sthāpya pūjayetparameśvaram |
nārāyaṇaṃ śivaṃ somaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ceṃdrameva ca || 2 ||
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gāyatryā snapanaṃ kuryāttathoktairmaṃtrakairapi |
kayāneti ca gaṃdhena aśruneti ca tailakam || 3 ||
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tvāṃ gaṃdharveti ca punaḥ puṣpaṃ maṃḍaṃśaneti ca |
mānastoketi kusumaṃ śrīścateti ca caṃdanam || 4 ||
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vaiśvadevīti ca punarmaṃtreṇānena caṃdanam |
dūrvāmaṃtreṇa dūrvāśca rūpeṇeti ca darppaṇam || 5 ||
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phalamaṃtreṇa ca phalaṃ samedheti ca aṃjanam |
sakuśaiḥ pītasūtrādyairveṣṭayetkṣīradhārayā || 6 ||
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śatadhārājalenaiva veṣṭayetsvagṛhaṃ vrajet |
vastreṇāvṛtya vidhivadbudhaḥ kāle ghaṭaṃ nyaset || 7 ||
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saptapaṃcatribhirvātha tadviṣṇoriti vai ṛcā |
snāpayedatha sādhvībhiḥ kṛtamaṃgalapūrvakam || 8 ||
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tataḥ śrāddhaṃ samāpyaiva mātṛpūjāpuraḥsaram |
ācāryaṃ varayetpūrvaṃ gaṃdhādyaiḥ kusumairapi || 9 ||
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ācārya eva hotā syādbrahmāṇaṃ ca sadasyakam |
maṃḍape daśahaste'pi vartule sthaṃḍileṣu ca || 10 ||
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sahasraṃ maṃḍalaṃ kuryāttatra nārāyaṇaṃ yajet |
grahāṃllokeśvarānmadhye ādityāṃśca marudgaṇān || 11 ||
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rudrānvasūṃśca kalaśe paritaśca samarcayet |
tataḥ kuśakaṃḍikāṃ kṛtvā homaṃ tilayavena tu || 12 ||
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aṣṭottaraśataṃ kuryādanyeṣāṃ śaktito hunet |
nārāyaṇaṃ samuddiśya dadyādutsṛjya sattamāḥ || 13 ||
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madhye yūpaṃ samuddiśya carupākaṃ baliṃ dadet |
kadalīṃ dikṣu saṃnyasya dhvajāndikṣu praropayet || 14 ||
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dakṣiṇāṃ kāṃcanaṃ dadyāttilaṃ dhānyaṃ sapuṣpakam |
dhenuṃ payasvinīṃ dayādveṣṭayetkṣīradhārayā || 15 ||
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jayaṃtyāḥ somavṛkṣasya tathā somavaṭasya ca |
panasasya kadaṃbasya niṃbasya dvijasattamāḥ || 16 ||
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pāṭalā kanakasyaiva śālmalīniṃbakasya ca |
biṃbāśokavaṭasyaiva pratiṣṭhāṃ naiva kārayet || 17 ||
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bhadrakasya śamīkoṇacaṃḍātakabakasya ca |
khadirasyaiva kartavyaṃ karṇavedhaṃ na kārayet || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 15
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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