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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.

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sÄmprataá¹� ca manuá¹£yeá¹£u strīṇÄṃ samupadiÅ›yate || 1 ||
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samyagÄrÄdhanÄtpuṃsÄá¹� ratirvá¹›ttiÅ›ca yoá¹£itaá¸� |
putrÄá¸� svargÄdyadṛṣṭaá¹� ca tasmÄdiṣṭo hi tadvidhiá¸� || 2 ||
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kartavyaá¹� nÄma yatkiñcitsarvaá¹� 1 vidhimapeká¹£ate |
vyaktimÄyÄti vaiphalyaá¹� tadevÄrabdhamanyathÄ || 3 ||
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vidhyapekṣīṇi sarvÄṇi kÄryÄṇyaviphalÄnyapi |
hetubhÅ«tÄstrivargasya mahÄrambhÄ viÅ›eá¹£ataá¸� || 4 ||
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sÄdhyaá¹� dṛṣṭamadṛṣṭaá¹� ca dvayaá¹� vidhiniá¹£edhayoá¸� || 5 ||
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Å›ÄstrÄdhikÄro na strīṇÄṃ na granthÄnÄá¹� ca dhÄraṇe |
tasmÄdihÄnye manyante tacchÄsanamanarthakam || 6 ||
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ÄgamaikakriyÄyoge strīṇÄmadhyadhikÄritÄ |
má¹›te bhartari sÄdhvÄ« syÄdityÄdau smá¹›tibhÄá¹£itam || 7 ||
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tasmÄtkÄryamakÄryaá¹� vÄ vijñÄya prabhurÄgamÄt |
guṇadoá¹£eá¹£u tÄá¸� samyakchÄsti rÄjÄ prajÄ iva || 8 ||
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satyeva pramadÄá¸� kÄÅ›cidviÅ›eá¹£ÄdhigatÄgamÄá¸� |
yattu Å›ÄstrÄdhikÄritvaá¹� vacanaá¹� syÄnnirarthakam || 9 ||
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kecidvedavido viprÄá¸� ká¹›tyairveá¹£akriyÄparÄá¸� |
tathÄpi 4 jÄtimÄtreṇa ta evÄtrÄdhikÄriṇaá¸� || 10 ||
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kriyante vedaÅ›Ästrajñaiá¸� prayogÄá¸� Å›ÄstralaukikÄá¸� |
sthitameá¹£ÄmadÅ«re'pi Å›Ästrameva nibandhanam || 11 ||
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vyÄdhadhÄ«varagopÄlaprabhá¹›tÄ«nÄá¹� ca dṛśyate |
viṣṭyaá¹� gÄrakasauryÄdidinÄnÄá¹� parivarjanam || 12 ||
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gamyÄgamyÄdikÄryeyaá¹� niyatÄcÄrasaṃsthitiá¸� |
lokÄnÄá¹� Å›ÄstravÄkyÄnÄá¹� prÄṇÄḥ sveṣṭanibandhanÄá¸� || 13 ||
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tasmÄccaturṇÄṃ varṇÄnÄmÄÅ›ramÄṇÄṃ ca sarvaÅ›aá¸� |
mukhyagauṇÄdibhedÄnÄá¹� jñeyÄ Å›ÄstrÄdhikÄritÄ || 14 ||
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paurvÄparyaá¹� tu vijñÄtumaÅ›akyaá¹� lokaÅ›Ästrayoá¸� |
tacchÄstrameva mantavyaá¹� yathÄ karmaÅ›arÄ«ravat || 15 ||
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Ägame ca purÄṇe ca dvidhaiva nÄstikagraham |
mÄrgaá¹� mahadbhirÄcÄ«rṇaá¹� prapadyetÄvikalpadhÄ«á¸� || 16 ||
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mÅ«laá¹� gá¹›hasthadharmÄṇÄṃ yasmÄnnÄryaá¸� pativratÄá¸� |
tasmÄdÄsÄá¹� pravaká¹£yÄmi bharturÄrÄdhane vidhim || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 9

Bhavishya Purana: Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)

Publisher: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan; Pages: 2538.

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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