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 6 covers chapters 184-207. This volume containselaborate description of the significance of each days ofthe fortnight, beginning with the first, or pratipada. Andof course, there are stories to illustrate whatever is beingexplained and in this volume, there is the very interestingstory of how lord Brahma’s fifth head was severed and forwhat reason.