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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 95
brahmovāca |
tribhiḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā yo namaskurute ravim |
bhūmau gatena śirasā sa yāti paramāṃ gatim || 1 ||
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sopānatko devagṛhamārohedyastu mānavaḥ |
sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ tāmisraṃ nāma nāmataḥ || 2 ||
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śleṣmamūtrapurīṣāṇi samutsṛjati yastu vai |
devasyāyatane bhānoḥ sa gacchennarakaṃ kramāt || 3 ||
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ghṛtaṃ madhu payastoyaṃ tathekṣurasamuttamam |
snapanārthaṃ tu devasya ye dadatīha mānavāḥ |
sarvakāmānavāpyeha te yānti helimaṇḍalam || 4 ||
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snāpyamānaṃ raviṃ bhaktyā ye paśyanti vṛṣadhvaja |
te'śvamedhaphalaṃ prāpya layaṃ yānti vṛṣadhvaje || 5 ||
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snapanaṃ ye ca kurvaṃti bhānorbhaktisamanvitāḥ |
labhante tatphalaṃ bhīma rājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ || 6 ||
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yathā na laṅghayetkaścitsnapanaṃ bhāskarasya tu |
tathā kāryaṃ prayatnena laṅghitaṃ hyasukhāvaham || 7 ||
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tāmisraṃ narakaṃ yāti laṅghayecca sa rauravān |
tasmātsarvaprayatnena kāryaṃ snapanamāditaḥ || 8 ||
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ghṛtena snāpayeddevaṃ kañjamāpnoti mānavaḥ |
madhunā priyamāyāti toyenāpi ghṛtaukasam || 9 ||
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ikṣurasena saṃsnāpya payasā kañjaśadhvajam |
evamebhiḥ snāpayedvai ravimīhitamāpnuyāt || 10 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 95
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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