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 4
s奴ta uv膩ca |
etadbrahm膩峁冡笉am膩khy膩ta峁� caturvidhamida峁� mahat |
ata岣� para峁� pravak峁膩mi bh奴rlokasya vinir峁嘺yam || 1 ||
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taddv墨papradh膩no ja峁僢奴岣� plak峁岣� 艣膩lmala eva ca |
ku艣a岣� krau峁僣a艣ca 艣膩ka艣ca pu峁ara艣caiva saptama岣� || 2 ||
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ete sapta mah膩dv墨p膩岣� samudrai岣� saptabhirv峁泃膩岣� |
dv墨p膩ddv墨po mah膩nukta岣� s膩gar膩dapi s膩gara岣� || 3 ||
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k峁Ｄ玶odek峁rasodo'tha k峁Ｄ乺oda艣ca gh峁泃odaka岣� |
dadhyoda岣� k峁Ｄ玶asalilo jaloda艣ceti s膩gar膩岣� || 4 ||
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pa峁僣膩艣atko峁璱vist墨r峁嚹� samudravalay膩 sm峁泃膩 |
dv墨pai艣ca saptabhiryukt膩 yojan膩n膩峁� sam膩nata岣� || 5 ||
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ja峁僢奴dv墨pa岣� samast膩n膩峁� dv墨p膩n膩峁� madhyata岣� 艣ubha岣� |
tasya madhye mah膩merurvi艣ruta岣� kanakaprabha岣� || 6 ||
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catur膩艣墨tis膩hasrayojanairasya cocchraya岣� |
pravi峁ａ弓a岣� 峁岣峚艣膩dhast膩ddv膩tri峁兣沘nm奴rdhni vi峁峁泃a岣� || 7 ||
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m奴le 峁岣峚艣as膩hasra峁� vist膩rastasya sarvata岣� |
bh奴pramukhya艣ca 艣ailo'sau kalik膩tvena sa峁僺thita岣� || 8 ||
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himav膩nhimak奴峁璦艣ca ni峁dhasta sya dak峁峁噀 |
n墨la岣� 艣veta艣ca 艣峁涐箖g墨 ca uttare var峁parvata岣� || 9 ||
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lak峁pram膩峁嘺u dvau madhye da艣ah墨n膩stath膩pare |
sahasradvitaya峁� d墨rgh膩st膩vadvist膩ri峁嘺艣ca te || 10 ||
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bh膩rata峁� dak峁峁嘺峁� var峁峁� tata岣� ki峁僷uru峁峁� sm峁泃am |
harivar峁峁� tathaiv膩nyanmerordak峁峁嘺to dvij膩岣� || 11 ||
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ca峁僷aka峁� cottara峁� var峁峁� tathaiv膩艣vahira峁噈ayam |
uttar膩岣� kurava艣caiva yathaite bh膩rat膩stath膩 || 12 ||
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navas膩hasramekaikamete峁Ｄ佱箖 dvijasattam膩岣� |
il膩v峁泃a艣ca tanmadhye tanmadhye merurucchrita岣� || 13 ||
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mero艣caturdi艣astatra navas膩hasravi峁峁泃am |
il膩v峁泃a峁� mah膩bh膩g膩艣catv膩rastatra parvat膩岣� || 14 ||
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vi峁a峁僢h膩 racit膩 meroryojan膩yutamucchrit膩岣� |
p奴rve峁嘺 ma峁僤aro n膩ma dak峁峁噀 ga峁僤ham膩dana岣� || 15 ||
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vipula岣� pa艣cime bh膩ge sup膩r艣va艣cottare sthita岣� |
kada峁僢e峁e峁 nadya艣ca pippalo va峁璦 eva ca || 16 ||
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ja峁僢奴dv墨pasya s膩 ja峁僢奴rn膩mahetormahar峁ya岣� |
mah膩gajapram膩峁嚹乶i ja峁僢奴nyasya phal膩ni ca || 17 ||
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pata峁僼i bh奴bh峁泃a岣� p峁涐梗峁環e 艣墨ryam膩峁嚹乶i sarva艣a岣� |
rasena caiva prakhy膩t膩 tasya ja峁僢奴nad墨 iti || 18 ||
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sarittu vartate s膩pi p墨yate tatra v膩sibhi岣� |
na khedo na ca daurga峁僤hya峁� na jar膩 ne峁僤riyak峁ya岣� |
utpann膩岣� svacchamanaso nar膩statra bhavanti vai || 19 ||
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t墨ras奴tra峁� sama峁� pr膩pya v膩yun膩 ca vi艣o峁tam |
j膩峁僢奴nad膩khya峁� bhavati suvar峁嘺峁� siddhabh奴峁峁嘺m || 20 ||
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bhadr膩艣va岣� p膩r艣vato mero岣� ketum膩la艣ca pa艣cime |
var峁 dve tu muni艣re峁ａ弓h膩stayormadhye il膩v峁泃am || 21 ||
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merorupari vipre峁僤r膩 brahma峁嘺岣� sth膩namuttamam |
tad奴rdhve v膩savasth膩na峁� tad奴rdhve 艣a峁僰arasya ca || 22 ||
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tad奴rdhva峁� vai峁ａ箛avo loko dug膩rlokastad奴rdhvata岣� |
jyotirmaya峁� para峁� sth膩na峁� nir膩k膩ra峁� hira峁噈ayam || 23 ||
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bhaktasth膩na峁� tad奴rdhva峁� ca devo hi bhagav膩nravi岣� |
jyoti艣cakrasthita岣� 艣uddho ni艣cala岣� parame艣vara岣� |
r膩艣icakre ca bhramati merorupari sattam膩岣� || 24 ||
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bi峁僢a峁峁璳edrin膩bhau ca rathacakra峁� div膩ni艣am |
v膩tarajjuniba峁僤hena dhruv膩dh膩re prati峁ａ弓hitam || 25 ||
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dikp膩l膩dy膩 grah膩statra dak峁峁嚹乨uttar膩ya峁嘺m |
pratim膩sa峁� gata岣� pa峁僼h膩 hr膩sav峁沝dhidinak峁ya岣� || 26 ||
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ravi峁嚹� la峁僩hito m膩sa艣c膩峁僤ra岣� khy膩to malimluca岣� |
dv膩da艣e bhagavats奴rye pratyaha峁� bhaktasevake || 27 ||
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k峁泃v膩 tri峁 tvahor膩tra峁� t膩r膩mayagata峁� vibhum |
y膩mey膩me codaya艣ca de艣ede艣e ca 艣arvar墨 || 28 ||
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div膩 carati ya岣� s奴ryo r膩trau carati candram膩岣� |
nak峁tr膩峁噄 div膩 r膩trau s奴ryacakre prati峁ａ弓hitam || 29 ||
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de艣膩nna峁� c膩vagamana峁� yatra tasm膩div膩bhavat |
yatra ca峁僤rak峁yo bhavati yatra s奴rya岣� pravartate || 30 ||
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r膩tri峁僤iva峁� vij膩n墨y膩jjyoti艣cakre prati峁ａ弓hitam |
uday膩stamana峁� n膩sti nak峁tr膩峁嚹佱箖 vi艣e峁ta岣� || 31 ||
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yannak峁tre ca yo de艣a岣� sa te峁Ｄ乵udaya岣� sm峁泃a岣� |
tatr膩sto j墨va艣ukr膩峁嚹佱箖 s奴ry膩d墨n膩峁� ca sarva艣a岣� || 32 ||
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tad膩 k膩le niyoktavy膩 bh膩rgav膩st膩dik墨 kriy膩 |
s奴rya岣� somo budha艣ca峁僤ro bh膩rgava艣caiva 艣墨ghraka岣� || 33 ||
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dak峁峁嚹亂anam膩sth膩ya yad膩 carati ra艣mim膩n |
tad膩 sarvagrah膩峁嚹佱箖 sa s奴ryodhast膩tprasarpati || 34 ||
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vist墨r峁嘺ma峁冡笉ala峁� k峁泃v膩 tasyordhve carate 艣a艣墨 |
nak峁trama峁冡笉ala峁� k峁泃sna峁� som膩d奴rdhva峁� prasarpati || 35 ||
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nak峁trebhyo budha艣cordhva峁� budh膩d奴rdhva峁� tu bh膩rgava岣� |
candrastu bh膩rgav膩d奴rdhva峁� ca峁僤r膩d奴rdhva峁� 艣anai艣cara岣� || 36 ||
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tasm膩cchanai艣car膩d奴rdhva峁� tata岣� saptar峁ma峁冡笉alam |
峁涐梗墨峁嚹佱箖 caiva sapt膩n膩峁� dhruva艣cordhva峁� vyavasthita岣� || 37 ||
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k膩lacakramaye cakre s奴ryo bhavati sarvad膩 |
r膩艣yarde啷峝he峁 gatiryatra tith墨n膩峁� ca tithau sm峁泃膩 || 38 ||
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sta峁僢hate carate 艣墨ghra峁� hr膩se c膩pi dinak峁ya岣� |
p膩d膩sta峁� c膩pi 艣ukrasya mah膩sta峁� tatra d峁浥泍ate || 39 ||
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p膩d膩ste pak峁m膩tra峁� sy膩nmah膩ste y膩mam膩trakam |
cakre pak峁Ｄ乺dham膩sa岣� sy膩datic膩ro'峁ａ弓av膩sar膩n || 40 ||
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na ga峁噛ate de艣abhede nak峁tre峁嘺 ca ga峁噛ate |
b膩la v峁沝dhastu 艣ukrasya de艣asthe v膩 ga峁嘺sya ca || 41 ||
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b膩lyav膩rddhye k峁triyasya na ga峁噛ete sad膩 budhai岣� |
p膩d膩d奴rdhva峁� mah膩stasya vai艣yasya dvijasa ttam膩岣� || 42 ||
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艣e峁Ｄ乺dha峁� bh膩rgav膩stasya 艣奴dr膩峁嚹乵atha garhitam |
abhic膩re ca cakre ca na 艣奴drasya vidh墨yate || 43 ||
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varjayedv膩sar膩nsapta iti c膩tharva峁嚹� 艣ruti岣� || 44 ||
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iti 艣r墨bhavi峁e mah膩pur膩峁噀 madhyamaparva峁噄 prathamabh膩ge jyoti艣cakre caturtho'dhy膩ya岣� || 4 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 4
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