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EBOOK M?RKANDEYA PUR?NA, BOOKS VII., VIII. ***


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M?rkandeya Pur?na

Books VII and VIII.

JOURNAL
OF
THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.

[New Series, Volume XIII]
[London, Tr??bner and Company]
[1881]

{Scanned and edited by Christopher M. Weimer, May 2002}

ART. XIII.--__Translation of the M??rka.n.deya Pur??.na.__
Books VII. VIII. By the Rev. B. HALE WORTHAM.

BOOK VII.

ONCE upon earth there lived a saintly king
Named Hari??chandra; pure in heart and mind,
In virtue eminent, he ruled the world,
Guarding mankind from evil. While he reigned
No famine raged, nor pain; untimely death
Ne'er cut men off; nor were the citizens
Of his fair city lawless. All their wealth,
And power, and works of righteousness, ne'er filled
Their hearts with pride; in everlasting youth
And loveliness the women passed their days.
It so fell out, that while this mighty king
Was hunting in the forest, that he heard
The sound of female voices raised in cry
Of supplication.
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