Bhavishya Purana Vol.5

Description

The Bhavishya Purana is the eleventh among the Puranas and it contains
four parts. The first part contains a description of the genesis, greatness
of the deities and worship of Lord Vishnu, Shiva and Surya. Second,
third and fourth parts describe about the greatness of Shiva, Vishnu and
Surya respectively. Like other Puranas, Bhavishya Purana also contains
a description of the ancient kings and Chandra and Surya dynasties.
The four parts include 216, 62, 100, and 208 chapters. The specific appeal of
this Purana is that it narrates incidents that will occur in the future, as well as
accounts that happened in the distant past. This volume 5 covers chapter 151-183, This volume contains
an elaborate exposition of the auspicious and inauspicious
characteristics of men and women and in the course
of this description, there is much information on Vedic
physiognomy.