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
Agora começa o sétimo capítulo. Disseram as aves do Dharma: “Outrora, na era Tretā, houve um sábio-rei chamado Hariścandra—justo por natureza, protetor da terra, cuja excelente fama resplandecia intensamente.”
- 7.2
Quando aquele rei governava, não havia fome nem doença, e as pessoas não morriam antes do tempo. Também os habitantes das cidades não tinham inclinação para o adharma, a injustiça.
- 7.3
Então ninguém se tornava desvairado ou arrogante pela embriaguez da riqueza, da força ou do poder ascético; e nenhuma mulher dava à luz antes de alcançar a juventude, isto é, a maturidade.
- 7.1