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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 19
citrakūṭe ca nṛpatī rūpadatta iti śrutaḥ |
vane mṛgaprasaṃgena vanāntaramupāyayau || 1 ||
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madhyāhne sarasastīre muniputro dadarśa saḥ |
cinvatīṃ padmakusumaṃ rūpayauvanaśālinīm || 2 ||
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tasyā netre svayaṃ netre caikībhūte samāgate |
etasminnaṃtare viprastatra prāpto dadarśa tau || 3 ||
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tasya darśanamātreṇa nṛpaterjñānamāgatam |
vinayāvanato rājā dharmaṃ papraccha cottamam || 4 ||
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tamuvāca munirddhīmāndayādharmaprapoṣaṇam || |
nirbhayasya samaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati || 5 ||
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anarhāndaṇḍamādadyādarhapūjāphalaṃ bhajet |
mitratā godvije nityaṃ samatā daṃḍanigrahe || 6 ||
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satyatā surapūjāyāṃ damatā gurupūjane |
mṛdutā dānasamaye saṃtuṣṭirniṃdyakarmaṇi || 7 ||
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ityuktvā sa muniḥ putrīṃ tasmai dattvā gṛhaṃ yayau |
rājāpi ca tayā sārddhaṃ vaṭamūle'śayiṣṭa vai || 8 ||
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tadā tu rākṣasaḥ kaścittatpatnībhakṣaṇotsukaḥ |
bodhayāmāsa nṛpatiṃ baliṃ tasmai sa bhūpatiḥ || 9 ||
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dānārthaṃ caiva kravyāde saptavarṣātmakaṃ dvijam |
samayaṃ kṛtavānrājā satyena svagṛhaṃ yayau || 10 ||
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amātyaiḥ saṃmataṃ kṛtvā svarṇalakṣaṃ dadau dvije |
madhyaṃ bālaṃ puraskṛtya rākṣasāya baliṃ dadau || 11 ||
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mṛtyukāle dvijasuto vihasyoccai ruroda ha |
kathaṃ hāsyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena tatpaścādrodanaṃ katham || 12 ||
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iti śrutvā nṛpaḥ prāha śṛṇu vaitālika dvija |
jyeṣṭhaputraṃ piturhṛdyaṃ mātṛhṛdyamavaryakam || 13 ||
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jñātvā sa madhyamaḥ putro rājānaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau |
nirdayī rūpasenaśca patnīkalyāṇabhikṣukaḥ || 14 ||
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khaṅgahastaṃ nṛpaṃ jñātvā jahāsa śivatatparaḥ |
rākṣasāya śarīraṃ me prāptamasmādruroda ha || 15 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe pratisargaparvaṇi caturyugakhaṃḍāparaparyāye kaliyugīyetihāsasamuccaya ekonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 19 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 19
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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