Story

Harishchandra, the King Who Would Not Lie

verses
338
book
1
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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 7.1
  1. 7
  2. 8

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  1. Markandeya Purana

    338 verses · 2 chapters

    All 338 verses in the Markandeya Purana
    • 7.1

      ここに第七章が始まる。ダルマの鳥たちは言った。「昔、トレーターの世に、ハリシュチャンドラという王仙がいた。生来正しく、大地の守護者であり、その優れた名声は明るく輝き渡っていた。」

    • 7.2

      その王が治めていた時、飢饉も病もなく、人々は夭折しなかった。都の民もまた、アダルマ（不義）へ心を傾けることがなかった。

    • 7.3

      その時、財や力、あるいは苦行の威力に酔って狂ったり驕ったりする者はなく、またいかなる女性も成熟に至る前に子を産むことはなかった。