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 7.1
  1. 7
  2. 8

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Every verse that tells the story, book by book.

  1. Markandeya Purana

    338 verses · 2 chapters

    All 338 verses in the Markandeya Purana
    • 7.1

      आता सातवा अध्याय आरंभ होतो. धर्म-पक्षी म्हणाले—पूर्वी त्रेतायुगात हरिश्चंद्र नावाचा एक राजर्षी होता; तो धर्मात्मा, पृथ्वीचा रक्षक होता, ज्याची उत्तम कीर्ती तेजस्वीपणे प्रकाशित होती।

    • 7.2

      त्या राजाच्या राज्यकाळात कधीही दुष्काळ नव्हता, रोग नव्हते; आणि लोकांना अकाली मृत्यू येत नसे. नगरवासीही अधर्माकडे प्रवृत्त होत नसत.

    • 7.3

      तेव्हा धन, बळ किंवा तपःशक्तीच्या मदाने कोणीही उन्मत्त (किंवा गर्विष्ठ) होत नसे; आणि कोणतीही स्त्री यौवनप्राप्तीपूर्वी प्रसूती करत नसे.