Harishchandra - Wikipedia
Harishchandra is a legendary Indian king of the Ikshvaku dynasty, who appears in several legends in texts such as Aitareya Brahmana, Mahabharata, the Markandeya Purana, and the Devi-Bhagavata Purana and was the son of Sathyavrata ().. The most famous of these stories is the one mentioned in Markandeya Purana.According to this legend, Harishchandra gave away his kingdom, sold his family …