Jesus and Bhavisya Purana

June 12, 2003

Hare Krishna!

I have come across following verses and translations that appears to be

a scriptural evidence about Jesus. I got this from the Internet and am

not sure of its authenticity. Neither do I know sanskrit nor do I have a

bonafide copy of Bhavisya Purana. Hence I would highly appreciate, if

someone could verify the credibility of the following verses and the

sanskrit-english translation.

Thanking you,

Your servant

Vidyadhar

ekadaa tu shakadhisho

himatungari samaayayau

hunadeshasya madhye vai

giristhan purusam shubhano

dadarsha balaram raajaa

Once upon a time the subduer of the Sakas went towards Himatunga and in

the middle of the Huna country (Hunadesh - the area near Manasa Sarovara

or Kailash mountain in Western Tibet), the powerful king saw an

auspicious man who was living on a mountain. The man's complexion was

golden and his clothes were white. (Bhavishya Purana 19:22.)

ko bharam iti tam praaha

su hovacha mudanvitah

iishaa purtagm maam viddhi

kumaarigarbha sambhavam

"The king asked, 'Who are you sir?' 'You should know that I am Isha

Putra, the Son of God'. he replied blissfully, and 'am born of a

virgin.' "(Bhavishya Purana 19:23.)

mleccha dharmasya vaktaram

satyavata paraayanam

iti srutva nrpa praaha

dharmah ko bhavato matah

" 'I am the expounder of the religion of the Mlecchas and I strictly

adhere to the Absolute Truth.' Hearing this the king enquired, 'What are

religious principles according to you opinion?' "(Bhavishya Purana

19:24.)

shruto vaaca maharaja

prapte satyasya amkshaye

nirmaaryaade mlechadesh

mahiso 'ham samaagatah

"Hearing this questions of Salivahara, Isha putra said, 'O king, when

the destruction of the truth occurred, I, Masiha the prophet, came to

this country of degraded people where there are no rules and

regulations. Finding that fearful irreligious condition of the

barbarians spreading from Mleccha-Desha, I have taken to prophethood'."

(Bhavishya Purana 19:25-26.)

mlecchasa sthaapito dharmo

mayaa tacchrnu bhuupate

maanasam nirmalam krtva

malam dehe subhaasbham

naiganam apamasthaya

japeta nirmalam param

nyayena satyavacasaa

manasyai kena manavah

dhyayena pujayedisham

suurya-mandala-samsthitam

acaloyam prabhuh sakshat-

athaa suuryacalah sada

"Please hear Oh king which religious principles I have established among

the mlecchas. The living entity is subject to good and bad

contaminations. The mind should be purified by taking recourse of proper

conduct and performance of japa. By chanting the holy names one attains

the highest purity. Just as the immovable sun attracts, from all

directions, the elements of all living beings, the Lord of the solar

region, who is fixed and all-attractive, attracts the hearts of all

living creatures. Thus by following rules, speaking truthful words, by

mental harmony and by meditation, Oh descendant of Manu, one should

worship that immovable Lord'." (Bhavishya Purana 19:27-30.)

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indrani

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isha muurtirt-dradi praptaa

nityashuddha sivamkari

ishamasihah iti ca

mama nama pratishthitam

"Having placed the eternally pure and auspicious form of the Supreme

Lord in my heart, O protector of the earth planet, I preached these

principles through the Mlecchas' own faith and thus my name became

'isha-masiha' (Jesus the Messiah)." (Bhavishya Purana 19:31.)

iti shrutra sa bhuupale

natraa tam mlecchapujaam

sthaapayaamaasa tam tutra

mlecchasthaane hi daarune

"After hearing these words and paying obeisances to that person who is

worshipped by the wicked, the king humbly requested him to stay there in

the dreadful land of Mlecchas." (Bhavishya Purana 19:32.)

svaraajyam praaptavaan raajaa

hayamedhan cikirat

rajyam krtva sa sasthyabdam

svarga lokamu paayayau

"King Salivahara, after leaving his kingdom performed an asvamedha yajna

and after ruling for sixty years, went to heaven. Now please hear what

happened when the king went to svargaloka." (Bhavishya Purana 19:33.)

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June 12, 2003

thanks prabhu, extremely interesting!!

yasoda nandana dasa italy

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June 29, 2003

I do not have a "bona fide" edition of the Bhavishya Puraana. For

that matter, I do not know how to obtain one, given that Puraanic

scholarship in the major sampradaayas seems limited to a few of the

saattvik Puraanas. I do, however, have a critical edition of the

Bhavishya Puraana published by Nag Publishers (Sanskrit only), for

whatever that is worth. I did not yet have the chance to look up the

verses you quoted. However, I just wanted to lend some perspective to

this.

Playing devil's advocate, the verses you quoted don't obviously

describe the Biblical Jesus; though it seems that they could be

referring to him and certainly some of the characteristics do match.

But on the other hand, why would it matter? It seems unlikely that

Christians will be swayed towards Krishna-consciousness based on a

Puraanic Jesus prediction - even if they believed in the authenticity

of that prediction, they will more likely interpret it as "Jesus

trying to lead Hindus to the right way." Others will just assume that

the prediction is a Kali Yuga interpolation. In the end, it makes no

difference, since we should be preaching Krishna-consciousness based

on its own merits rather than on its perceived relationship to other

religions.

But I do agree that knowing about these predictions is very

interesting from an academic standpoint. A more interesting

application of the Bhavishya Puraana is in its predictions of Lord

Chaitanya and His instructions to the sampradaaya aachaaryas in His

unmanifest pasttimes. Again, it is also academic, but unfortunately

Vaishnavas of other traditions have gotten wind of this topic and

have rightfully objected to the accounts given in Srila Bhaktivinod

Thakura's Navadviipa-mahaatmya. It would be nice to quote some

theoretically "objective" evidence to substantiate what Srila

Bhaktivinod has written, though I doubt it will change anyone's

views, it will at least lend some credibility to the Thakura's

writings as having some basis other than personal imagination.

yours,

- K

Ransi · April 13, 2013

Yes Bhavishya Purana is Authentic ,

The following Sanskrit verses are taken directly from the Srimad Bhagavatam of Srila Vyasadeva, the original spiritual master, to support that what we are saying is coming from authorised the word of God that Bhavishya Purana is an authorised book written by Srila Vyasadeva.

- brahmam padmam vaisnavam ca

saivam laingam sa-garudam
naradiyam bhagavatam
agneyam skanda-samhnitam
bhavisyam brahma-vaivartam
markandeyam sa-vamanam
varaham matsyam kaurmam ca
brahmandakhyam iti tri-sat

These verses taken from Maha Bhagavata Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam 12:7:23-24) list the eighteen major Puranas that were written by Srila Vyasadeva in His own words. Please note that on the fifth line Bhavishya is mentioned as one of these authorised works.