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
Ab saatwa adhyay shuru hota hai. Dharam pakshi bole. Treta yug mein ek raja rishi tha jiska naam Harishchandra tha. Woh bahut achha insaan tha aur dharam ke paas rahne wala. Woh zameen ki raksha karta tha aur uski badai sab jagah phaili…
- 7.2
Jab woh raja raj kar raha tha, tab koi bhi aakaal nahi aaya. Bimari bhi nahi phaili. Logon ki maut bhi sahi time par hoti thi, jaldi-jaldi nahi. Shehar ke log bura kaam mein lage nahi the. Sab seedhe rahte the.
- 7.3
Uske baad koi pagal nahi ho gaya. Na hi koi ahankar mein aagaya. Chahe paisa ho, taakat ho, ya tapasya ki shakti ho, koi nasha nahi hua. Aur auraton mein se kisi ko bhi baccha tab tak nahi hua jab tak woh jawan nahi ho gayi.
- 7.1