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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2025 · 29 MIN

The King Who Sacrified Everything for Truth- Markandeya Purana - Part 2

from Stories from Upaniṣhads and Puranas · host Arghya Goswami

"What would you sacrifice for the truth? Your wealth? Your crown? Your family? This is the story of a man who gave up everything — not for power, not for glory, but for dharma. Step into the fire-lit world of King Harishchandra, where honesty clashes with fate, and the gods themselves become spectators to a mortal’s uncompromising integrity. This is not just mythology — it's a mirror of timeless courage. In this part 2 of the 2-part podcast story -"The King Who Sacrified Everything for Truth", from Markandeya Purana, we will know the answers-What happened when Sage Vishwamitra looked into the dakshina given to him by Harishchandra after selling off his wife and son? Was Harishchandra able to pay off his debt? Were there more misfortunes stored for him? Was he able to reunite with his wife and son? You can listen to the audio podcast in most of the popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Prime Music and many others. Also, this podcast will be available in a video format on YouTube, and the name of the channel is "https://www.youtube.com/@StoriesfromUpanishadsPuranas"Please visit the webpage https://www.storiesfromupanishadsandpuranas.com/ For more content and blogs. #puranas#storiesfrompuranas#markandeya purana#Raja Harishchandra#Harishchandra#Hindu Scriptures#Sanatan Dharma#Sanatan#Indian Scriptures#Sage Vishwamitra

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