Story
Harishchandra, the King Who Would Not Lie
- verses
- 338
- book
- 1
- chapters
- 2
What the texts say
In the Markandeya Purana, Harishchandra, the King Who Would Not Lie, is a righteous royal seer. Markandeya Purana 7.1 Vishvamitra, who calls himself an ascetic, tells the king that if the earth has been given to him, Harishchandra must depart. Markandeya Purana 7.31, 7.33 Born of the Solar dynasty, Harishchandra asks how he could become the slave of a Chandala, who steals cloth from the dead, and later waits day and night for a corpse at his instruction. Markandeya Purana 8.90, 8.104 Then his wife arrives, wailing, carrying her dead son, bitten by a snake. Markandeya Purana 8.171 The king ascends to heaven with his people. Markandeya Purana 8.262
Where the story is told
Markandeya Purana 7-8
Begins at 7.1Who is in it
Where to read
Every verse that tells the story, book by book.
- 7.1
Ahora comienza el capítulo séptimo. Dijeron las aves del Dharma: «Antaño, en la era Tretā, hubo un vidente real llamado Hariścandra—justo por naturaleza, protector de la tierra, cuya excelente fama resplandecía con brillo.»
- 7.2
Cuando aquel rey gobernaba, no había hambre ni enfermedad, ni la gente moría de muerte prematura. Los habitantes de la ciudad tampoco sentían inclinación alguna hacia el adharma (la injusticia).
- 7.3
Entonces nadie se trastornaba ni se envanecía por la embriaguez de la riqueza, la fuerza o el poder de la ascesis; y ninguna mujer daba a luz antes de alcanzar la juventud, es decir, la madurez.
- 7.1