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.

sūta uvāca |
atha taṃtravidhiṃ vakṣye purāṇeṣvapi gīyate |
tantre caiva pratiṣṭhāṃ ca kuryātpuṇyatame'hani || 1 ||
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śatavṛkṣakṣudravṛkṣe daśadvādaśa vṛkṣake |
dṛṣṭimātrāṃtare setau kūpayāge samutsṛjet || 2 ||
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na kūpamutsṛjejjātu vṛkṣayāge kathaṃcana |
tulasīvanayāge tu na cānyaṃ yāgamācaret || 3 ||
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taḍāgayāge setvādīnna cārāme kadācana |
na setuṃ devayāge tu taḍāgaṃ na samutsṛjet || 4 ||
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taṃtre śrāddhaṃ pṛthaṅnāsti karturbhede pṛthagbhavet |
śivaliṃgasthāpanāyāṃ na cānyaddevasthāpanam || 5 ||
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svadeśe varjayettaṃ taṃ svatantreṇa vidhīyate |
viparīte kṛte cāpi āyuḥkṣaya iti smṛtiḥ || 6 ||
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taḍāge puṣkariṇyā vā ārāme'pi dvijottamāḥ |
mānahīne mānapūrṇe daśahaste na dūṣaṇam || 7 ||
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dvisahasrādhikaṃ yatra tatpratiṣṭhāṃ samācaret |
daśa dvādaśavṛkṣe ca ārāme pūrvavaddvijāḥ || 8 ||
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pratiṣṭhāṃ bilvavṛkṣe ca anyathā karṇavedhanam |
kuryāddohadadānaṃ ca tatra nirmaṃthanādikam || 9 ||
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anaṃtaraṃ pradātavyā lājā mūrdhnyakṣatādikam || 10 ||
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iti śrībhaviṣye mahāpurāṇe madhyamaparvaṇi pūrvabhāge ekādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 11 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 11

Cover of edition (2022)

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

Publisher: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan; Pages: 2538.

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Cover of edition (2023)

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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