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Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]
245,265 words
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 20
sūta uvāca |
iti śrutvā sa vaitālo nṛpaṃ prāha punaḥ kathām |
viśālanagare ramye vipuleśo mahīpatiḥ || 1 ||
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tasya grāmevasadvaiśyorthadattovipaṇe rataḥ |
anaṃgamaṃjarī kanyā tasya jātā manoramā || 2 ||
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suvarṇanāmne vaiśyāya pitā vai dattavānsvayam |
kadācitkamalagrāmātsuvarṇo dvīpamāgamat |
dravyalābhāya nyavasacciraṃ kālaṃ sa lubdhavān || 3 ||
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anaṃgamaṃjarīgehe daivayogāddvijottamaḥ |
kamalākaranāmāsau kṛtyayogātsamāgataḥ || 4 ||
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homāṃte sundarī nārī mārjanārthe sutā gatā |
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ kāmakalikāṃ mumoha dvijasattamaḥ || 5 ||
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sutāpi madaghūrṇākṣī viprāya samayaṃ dadau |
niśīthe tamaudbhūte tvaṃ māṃ prāpya sukhī bhava || 6 ||
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iti śrutvā dvijo vākyaṃ tasyā dhyānaṃ tadākarot |
kāmāgninā ciraṃ taptaḥ suṣvāpa paramāsane || 7 ||
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arddharātre tu sā nārī dvijāgamanatatparā |
mārgamanveṣamāṇā sā priyasya smarapīḍitā || 8 ||
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nāgataḥ sa dvijo daivāttadā sā maraṇaṃ gatā |
kamalākara evāśu samayānte samāyayau || 9 ||
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dṛṣṭvā mṛtyuvaśāṃ subhrūṃ svayaṃ maraṇamāgataḥ |
prabhāte cārthadatto vai dāhayāmāsa tāṃ śucā || 10 ||
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suvarṇaśca tadāgatya vilalāpa priyāṃ prati |
citāyāṃ bhasmasādbhūtvā svargaloke tu sā yayau || 11 ||
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ityuktvā sa tu vaitālo nṛpatiṃ prāha vikramam |
kasya sneho'dhikasteṣāṃ kutaḥ svargapuraṃ yayau || 12 ||
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rājovāca |
pati snehodhikasteṣāṃ madhyamau nāriviprakau |
dvijasnehena sā nārī mṛtā svargapuraṃ yayau || 13 ||
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vaiśyavarṇaiḥ sadā pūjyo brāhmaṇo brahmamūrtimān || 14 ||
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dvijo'pi nāptavānnārīṃ tadā svargagatiṃ harim |
hṛdi kṛtvā ca nidhanaṃ prāpto hyasmāttriviṣṭapam || 15 ||
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suvarṇo hṛdi saṃjñāya matpriyā brahmavatsalā |
māṃ tyaktā tu divaṃ yātā vahnidāhaprabhāvataḥ || 16 ||
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iti śrībhīviṣye mahāpurāṇe pratisargaparvaṇi caturyugakhaṇḍāparaparyāye kaliyu gīyetihāsamuccaye viṃśo'dhyāya || 20 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 20
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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