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

      今第七章开始。法之鸟说道：“往昔在特雷塔时代，有一位名为诃利施旃陀罗（Hariścandra）的王仙——天性正直，护持大地，其殊胜名声光辉灿然。”

    • 7.2

      当那位国王统治之时，既无饥荒亦无疾病，人民也不遭夭折。城中百姓同样不倾向于不义之行（非达摩）。

    • 7.3

      于是，无人因财富、力量或苦行之力的醉意而狂乱或傲慢；也没有任何女子在未及青春成熟之前便生育。