Bhavisya Purana
The Bhavisya Purana is one of the major eighteen Puranas, a Hindu religious text. It is a Sanskrit text consisting of 5 parts and 14500 verses.
- Bhavisya Purana ('Future Purana') contains prophecies about future events.
- Contains approximately 14,500 verses — notable for predictive content.
- Classified as a Rajas Purana with primary focus on Surya (Sun deity).
- Divided into four Parvas (sections): Brahma, Madhyama, Pratisarga, and Uttara.
- The only Purana that explicitly claims to contain prophecies about Kali Yuga.
- Contains stories of Queen Shaheen, Akbar, and other historical figures (later additions).
- Narrated by Sage Suta Goswami at Naimisharanya.
- Important for Surya worship traditions and solar rituals.
Structural Organization
Example: Bhavisya Purana, Brahma Parva, Chapter 1
Key Topics Covered
Important Deities
Famous Stories & Episodes
Featured Shlokas
+ Add ShlokaThe True Definition of a Brahmin
Bhavisya Purana · Chapter 1 · Verse 40.10
जन्मना जायते शूद्रः संस्कारात्द्विज उच्यते। वेदाभ्यासी भवेद्विप्रः ब्रह्म जानाति ब्राह्मणः॥
janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ saṁskārāt dvija ucyate vedābhyāsī bhaved vipraḥ brahma jānāti brāhmaṇaḥ
By birth one is a Shudra; by sacraments one is called Dvija (twice‑born); by study of the Vedas one becomes a Vipra; he who knows Brahman is a Brāhmaṇa.
The Bhavisya Purana — Dedicated to the Sun God
Bhavisya Purana · Chapter 1 · Verse 2.12
सूर्यो देवो महातेजाः सप्ताश्वः सप्तरश्मिमान्। सर्वलोकप्रकाशार्थं वर्तते सततं दिवि॥
sūryo devo mahātejāḥ saptāśvaḥ sapta-raśmimān sarva-loka-prakāśārthaṁ vartate satataṁ divi
The Sun God, of great radiance, seven‑horsed and seven‑rayed, moves perpetually in the sky for the illumination of all worlds.
Dharma in the Kali Age
Bhavisya Purana · Chapter 3 · Verse 4.38
कलौ कल्मषचित्तानां पापद्रवाघनाशने। हरेर्नामसंकीर्तनं परमं पावनं मतम्॥
kalau kalmaṣa-cittānāṁ pāpa-drāvāgha-nāśane harer nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ paramaṁ pāvanaṁ matam
In the Kali age, for those whose minds are stained, the congregational chanting of the name of Hari is held to be the supreme purifier that destroys and washes away sins.