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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
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
meghapālīvrata kṛṣṇa kadācitkriyate nṛbhiḥ |
kiṃ puṇyaṃ kimanuṣṭhānaṃ kīdṛgvallī smṛtā tu sā || 1 ||
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śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
āśvayukkṛṣṇapakṣe tu tṛtīyāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
meghapālyai pradātavyo bhaktyā strībhirnṛbhistathā || 2 ||
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argho virūḍhairgodhūmaiḥ saptadhānyasamanvitaiḥ |
tilataṃḍulapiṃḍairvā dātavyo dharmalipsubhiḥ || 3 ||
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tāṃbūlasadṛśaiḥ parvai raktā vallī samaṃjarī |
vāṭīṣu grāmamārgeṣu protthitā parvate'pi ca || 4 ||
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meghapālyāṃ dhānyatailaguḍakuṃkumahaimanān |
padānapi ca kurvaṃti janā vāṇijyajīvanāḥ || 5 ||
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pāpaṃ satyānṛtaṃ kṛtvā dravyalubdhāḥ phalānvitāḥ |
arghyaṃ dattvā meghapālye nāśayaṃti kṣaṇādiha || 6 ||
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mānonmānairjanma madhye yatpāpaṃ kutracitkṛtam |
satsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti vratenānena pāṃḍava || 7 ||
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meghapālī śubhe sthāne śubhe deśe samutthitā |
pūjanīyā varastrībhiḥ phalaiḥ puṣpaistathākṣataiḥ || 8 ||
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kharjūrairnālikeraiśca dāḍimaiḥ karavīrakaiḥ |
gaṃdhadhūpairdadhidīpairvirūḍhairdhānyasaṃcayaiḥ || 9 ||
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raktavastraiḥ samācchādya piṣṭātakavibhūṣitām |
kṛtvārghyaḥ saṃpradātavyo maṃtreṇānena bhārata || 10 ||
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vedoktena dvijo vidvāṃstacca tasyai nivedayet |
ityevaṃ pūjayitvā tāṃ meghapālīṃ pumāṃstataḥ || 11 ||
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nārī vā puruṣavyāghra prāpnoti paramāṃ śriyam |
sthitvā varṣaśataṃ martye sukhasaubhāgyagarvite || 12 ||
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viṣṇulokamavāpnoti dehāṃte yānasaṃsthitaḥ |
kulāni sapta nayati svargaṃ svāni rasātalāt |
uddhṛtya nātra saṃdehastvayā kāryo yudhiṣṭhira || 13 ||
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naraka bhīrutayā dadāti yo'rghyaṃ phalādyanuyutaṃ nanu meghapāleḥ |
unmānakūṭakapaṭāni kṛtāni yāni pāpāni haṃti saviteva tamaḥ prarohān || 14 ||
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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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