These two books of the Mârkandeya Purâna tell the complete story of Harischandra, a saintly king under whose rule no famine or untimely death touched his people. To keep his word to the sage Vishvamitra he gives away his kingdom, sells his wife and son, and becomes the slave of a Chandala at the burning-ground, enduring every trial for the sake of truth.
One of India’s most famous legends of integrity, in a readable Victorian blank-verse translation. Download the free EPUB.