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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 17
sūta uvāca |
punaḥ provāca vetālastadā brāhmaṇarūpavān |
śṛṇu bhūpa mahābhāga kathāṃ tava manoramām || 1 ||
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ujjayinyāṃ mahābhāga mahāseno nṛpo'bhavet |
tasya rājye'vasadvipro devaśarmeti viśrutaḥ || 2 ||
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guṇākarastasya suto madyamāṃsaparāyaṇaḥ |
dyūtena saṃkṣayaṃ vittaṃ tasya pāpasya cābhavat || 3 ||
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bāṃdhavaiḥ sa parityakto babhrāma vasudhātale |
kadāciddaivayogena siddhāśramamupāgamat || 4 ||
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kapardī nāma taṃ yogī kapālānnairapūjayat |
jñātvā paiśācamannaṃ sa bubhukṣurna gṛhītavān || 5 ||
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tadātithyaṃ tadarthaṃ sa yakṣiṇīṃ samupāhvayat |
tayā rātrau mahānandaṃ prāptavānsa dvijaḥ śayī || 6 ||
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prātaḥ kāle tu saṃprāpte kailāsaṃ yakṣiṇī gatā |
sa dvijastadviyogena yogyaṃtikamupāyayau || 7 ||
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kapardī pradadau tasmai vidyāṃ yakṣiṇikarṣiṇīm |
catvāriṃśaddinānyeva niśīthe jalamadhyagaḥ || 8 ||
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sa jajāpa śubhaṃ mantraṃ na prāptā kāmacāriṇī |
tadā yogyājñayā vipraḥ svayaṃ tu mamatāṃ tyajan || 9 ||
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prāptavānpitarau natvā svagehe nivasanniśi || 10 ||
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pratibodhivanaṃ prāptastacchiṣyatvamupāyayau |
pañcāgnimadhye sa sthitvā tanmaṃtramajapacchuciḥ || 11 ||
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na prāptā yoginī devī tadā cintāturo 'bhavat |
ityuktvā sa vaitālo nṛpatiṃ jñānakovidam || 12 ||
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punarāha kathaṃ devī na prāptā yakṣiṇī priyā |
śrutvāha nṛpatirvipra vaitālaṃ rudra kiṃkaram || 13 ||
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trividhaṃ karma bho vipra siddhyarthe sādhakāya vai |
manovāgvihitaṃ karma paraloke sukhapradam || 14 ||
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sundarāṃgakṛtaṃ jñeyaṃ punarvākkāyasaṃbhavam |
kiñcitsiddhipradaṃ jñeyamiha janmani vīkṣitam || 15 ||
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paratra ca bhuvarloke piṇḍadehakṛtaṃ smṛtam |
manaḥkāyena saṃbhūtaṃ para janmani rājyadam || 16 ||
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manovākkāyasaṃbhūtamiha janmani siddhidam |
paratra paramāṃ siddhiṃ tatkarma pradadāti hi || 17 ||
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tasmātkartavyameveha trividhaṃ karma sādhakaiḥ |
anyavitttena sa dvijaḥ kṛtavānkarma mantrajam |
ato'nyajanmani prāpto yakṣatvaṃ tatparo dvijaḥ || 18 ||
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sūta uvāca |
ityuktvā sa tu vaitālaḥ prasannavadano'bhavat || 19 ||
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sādhu sādhviti taṃ procya sadvākyaiḥ samapūjayat |
itihāsaṃ punaḥ prāha parīkṣārthe nṛpāya saḥ || 20 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe pratisargaparvaṇi caturyugakhaṇḍāparaparyāye kaliyugīyetihāsasamuccaye saptadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 17
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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