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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 41
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
bhadra bhādrapade māsi śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
yoṣitsuveṣā subhagā sarvalokamanoharā || 1 ||
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prātaḥ snānaṃ mahānadyāṃ kṛtvā saṃgṛhya vālukām |
nave vaṃśamaye pātre yāyādgṛhamataṃdritā || 2 ||
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sopavāsā prayatnena devīṃ tatra prapūjayet |
kṛtvā vastragṛhaṃ ramyaṃ dīpanetrapaṭāvṛtam || 3 ||
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tatra saṃsthāpya tāṃ devīṃ puṣpaiḥ saṃpūjayennavaiḥ |
dhyātvā lalitikāṃ gaurīṃ tapovananivāsinīm || 4 ||
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maṃtreṇānena kusumaiścaṃpakasya suśobhanaiḥ |
caṃpakaṃ karavīraṃ ca nemāliṃ mālatīṃ tathā |
nīlotpalaṃ ketakīṃ ca saṃgṛhya tagaraṃ tathā || 5 ||
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ekaikasya tvaṣṭaśatamaṣṭāviṃśatireva vā |
akṣataiḥ kalikā grāhyāstaistu devīṃ samarcayet || 6 ||
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gaṃgādvāre kuśāvarte bilvake nīlaparvate |
snātvā kanakhale tīrthe haraṃ labdhavatī vrajet || 7 ||
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lalite lalite devi saukhyasaubhāgyadāyini |
yā saubhāgyasamutpannā tasyai devyai namonamaḥ |
evamabhyarcya vidhinā naivedyaṃ purato nyaset || 8 ||
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kūṣmāṃḍaiḥ karkaṭīvṛṃtaiḥ karkoṭaiḥ kāravellakaiḥ |
vṛtāṃkairakṣatairaṅgairdīpadhūpādyalaktakaiḥ || 9 ||
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sārddhaṃ saguḍakairdhūpaiḥ sohālakakaraṃbakaiḥ |
guḍapuṣpaiḥ karṇaveṣṭairmodakairmukhamodakaiḥ || 10 ||
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evamabhyarcya vidhivadrātrau jāgaraṇaṃ tataḥ |
gītavādyanaṭacchatraprekṣaṇīyaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ |
sakhībhiḥ sahitā sādhvī tāṃ rātrīṃ praśamannayet || 11 ||
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na ca sammīlayennetre nārī yāmacatuṣṭayam |
durbhagā durgatā vaṃdhyā netrasaṃmīlanādbha vet || 12 ||
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evaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā saptamyāṃ saritaṃ nayet |
gandhapuṣpairathābhyarcya gītavādyapuraḥsaram || 13 ||
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tacca dadyāddvijeṃdrāya naivadyādi narottama |
snātvā gṛhamupāgamya hutvā vaiśvānaraṃ kramāt |
devānpitṝnmanuṣyāṃśca pūjayitvā suvāsinīm || 14 ||
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kumārikā bhojanīyā brāhmaṇā daśapaṃca ca |
bhakṣyabhojyairbahuvidhairdeyā tebhyaḥ sudakṣiṇā |
lalitā prītiyuktā'stu ityuktvā tānvisarjayet || 15 ||
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yaḥ kaścidācaredetadbhaktyā lalitikāvratam |
naro vā yadi vā nārī tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu || 16 ||
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tannāsti mānuṣe loke tasya yannopapadyate |
sukhasaubhāgyasaṃyuktā gaurīlokamavāpnuyāt || 17 ||
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ṣaṣṭhyāṃ jalāṃtaragatā varavaṃśapātre saṃgṛhya pūjayati yā sikatāḥ krameṇa |
naktaṃ ca jāgaramanuddhatagītanṛtyaiḥ kṛtvā hyasau tribhuvane laliteva bhāti || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 41
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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