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 44
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
athānyadapi te vacmi dānaṃ śreyaskaraṃ param |
ādityamaṃḍalaṃ nāma sarvāśubhavināśanam || 1 ||
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yavacūrṇena śubhreṇa kuryādgodhūmajena vā |
supakvaṃ bhānubiṃbābhaṃ guḍagavyājyapūritam || 2 ||
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saṃpūjya bhāskaraṃ bhaktyā tadagre maṃḍalaṃ śubham |
raktacandanajaṃ kuryātkuṃkumaṃ vā viśeṣataḥ || 3 ||
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maṇḍalaṃ tatra saṃsthāpya raktavastraiḥ supūjitam |
brāhmaṇāya pradātavyaṃ maṃtreṇānena pāṃḍava || 4 ||
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ādityatejasotpannaṃ rājataṃ vidhinirmitam |
śreyase mama vipra tvaṃ pratigṛhṇedamuttamam || 5 ||
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kāmadaṃ dhanadaṃ dharmyaṃ putradaṃ sukhadaṃ tava |
ādityaprītaye dattaṃ pratigṛhṇāmi maṃḍalam || 6 ||
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evaṃ dattvā naro rājansūryavaddivi rājate |
sarvakāmasamṛddhārtho maṃḍalādhipatirbhavet || 7 ||
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dātavyaṃ jayasaptamyāṃ tadārabhya dinedine |
bhāskarasya mahārāja śaktyā bhāvena bhāvitaḥ || 8 ||
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godhūmacūrṇajanitaṃ yavacūrṇajaṃ vā ādityamaṃḍalamakhaṇḍaguḍādyapūrṇam |
kṛtvā dvijāya vidhivatpratipādayedyo bhūmau bhavatyamitamaṃḍalamaṃḍito'sau || 9 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 44
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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