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 177
aruṇa uvāca |
padmarāgaprabhā devī caturvadanapaṃkajā |
akṣamālārpitakarā kamaṃḍaludharā śubhā || 1 ||
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brahmāṇī saumyavadanā ādityārādhane ratā |
śāṃtiṃ karotu suprītā āśīrvādaparā khaga || 2 ||
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mahāśveteti vikhyātā ādi tyadayitā sadā |
himakuṃdeṃdusadṛśā mahāvṛṣabhavāhinī || 3 ||
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triśūlahastāvaraṇā viśrutābharaṇā satī |
caturbhujā caturvaktrā trinetrā pāpanāśinī |
vṛṣadhvajārcanaratā rudrāṇī śāṃtidā bhavet || 4 ||
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mayūravāhanā devī siṃdūrāruṇavigrahā |
śaktihastā mahākāyā sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitā || 5 ||
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sūryabhaktā mahāvīryā sūryārcanaratā sadā |
kaumārī varadā devī śāṃtimāśu karotu te || 6 ||
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gadācakradharā śyāmā pītāṃbaradharā khaga |
caturbhujā hi sā devī vaiṣṇavī surapūjitā || 7 ||
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sūryārcanaparā nityaṃ sūryaikagatamānasā |
śāṃtiṃ karotu te nityaṃ sarvāsuravimardinī || 8 ||
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airāvatagajārūḍhā vajrahastā mahā balā |
sarvatralocanā devī varṇataḥ karburāruṇā || 9 ||
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siddhagaṃdharvanamitā sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitā |
iṃdrāṇī te sadā devī śāṃtimāśu karotu vai || 10 ||
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varāhaghoṇā vikaṭā varāhavaravāhinī |
śyāmāvadātā yā devī śaṃkhacakragadādharā || 11 ||
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tejayaṃtīti nimiṣānpūjayaṃtī sadā ravim |
vārāhī varadā devī tava śāṃtiṃ karotu vai || 12 ||
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ardhakośā kaṭīkṣāmā nirmāṃsā snāyubaṃdhanāt |
karālavanā ghorā khaḍgaghaṃṭodgatā satī || 13 ||
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kapālamālinī krūrā khaṭvāṃgavaradhāriṇī |
āraktā piṃganayanā gajacarmāvaguṃṭhitā || 14 ||
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gośrutābharaṇā devī pretasthānanivāsinī |
śivārūpeṇa ghoreṇa śivarūpabhayaṃkarī |
cāmuṃḍā caṃḍarūpeṇa sadā śāṃtiṃ karotu te || 15 ||
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caṃḍamuṃḍakarā devī muṃḍadehagatā satī |
kapālamālinī krūrā khadvāṃgavaradhā riṇī || 16 ||
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ākāśamātaro devyastathānyā lokamātaraḥ |
bhūtānāṃ mātaraḥ sarvāstathānyāḥ pitṛmātaraḥ || 17 ||
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vṛddhiśrāddheṣu pūjyaṃte yāstu devyo manīṣibhiḥ |
mātre pramātre tanmātre iti mātṛmukhāstathā || 18 ||
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pitāmahī tu tanmātā vṛddhā yā ca pitāmahī |
ityetāstu pitāmahyaḥ śāṃtiṃ te pitṛmātaraḥ || 19 ||
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sarvā mātṛmahādevyaḥ svāyudhāvyagrapāṇayaḥ |
jagadvyāpya pratiṣṭhaṃtyo balikāmā mahodayāḥ || 20 ||
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śāṃtiṃ kurvaṃtu tā nityamādityārādhane ratāḥ |
śāṃtena cetasā śāṃtyaḥ śāṃtaye tava śāṃtidā || 21 ||
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sarvāvayavamukhyena gātreṇa ca sumadhyamā |
pītaśyāmāti saumyena snigdhavarṇena śobhanā || 22 ||
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lalāṭatilakopetā caṃdrarekhārdhadhāriṇī |
citrāṃbaradharā devī sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā || 23 ||
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varā strīmayarūpāṇāṃ śobhā guṇasusampadā |
bhāvanāmātrasaṃtuṣṭā umā devī varapradā || 24 ||
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sākṣādāgatya rūpeṇa śāṃtenāmitatejasā |
śāṃtiṃ karotu te prītā ādityā rādhane ratā || 25 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 177
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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