Purana Bulletin
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The 鈥淧urana Bulletin鈥� is an academic journal published by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. The Puranas are an important part of Hindu scriptures in Sa...
Glorification of Bharatavarsa
Glorification of Bharatavarsa [bharatavarsamahima] (Compiled from the Visnu-Purana) / 140
bharatavarsa-mahima uttaram yatsamudrasya himadrescaiva varsa tadbharatam nama bharati yatra navayojana sahasro vistaro 'sya karmabhumiriyam svargamapavargam ca atah samprapyate svargo muktimasmat tiryaktvam narakam capi yantyatah itah svargasca moksasca madhyam na khalvanyatra martyanam karma tapastapyanti munayo juhvate daksinam | santatih || 1 || mahamune | gacchatam || 2 || prayanti vai | purusa mune || 4 || cantasca gamyate | bhumau vidhiyate || 5 || catra yajvinah | paralokarthamadarat || 20 || danani catra diyante atrapi bharatam srestha jambudvipe mahamune | yato hi karmabhuresa hyato'nya bhogabhumayah || 22 || atra janma sahasranam sahasrairapi sattama | kadacillabhate janturmanusyam gayanti devah kila gitakani punyasamcayat || 23 || bhumibhage | dhanyastu te bharata svargapavargaspadamargabhute bhavanti bhuyah purusah suratvat || 24 || ( visnupurana, amsa 2, ma0 3 )