Bharata the land is very famous for many great personalities whether it is sacrifice, austerity, honesty or truthfulness.
In the line of Ikshvaku dynasty where supreme personality of Godhead Lord Rama Himself descended there was a great king named Harish Chandra. He was very famous for his honesty and truthfulness.
When their fame reached in heaven and demigods planning to take test of King Harish Chandra great sage and spiritual master of King Harish Chandra Vashishtha agreed to take test of his disciple any time.
Hearing this sage Vishwamitra who was little envious to Vashishta asked, "What if your disciple fail in test?"
Sage Vashishtha replied very confidently, "I will give up my position of sage and live a normal life".
Vishwamitra agreed, he went to take test of King Harish Chandra. He created a kingdom from his mystic power where three beautiful girls were there, one day while Harish Chandra was going through these girls warmly welcomed and Harish Chandra pleased by their hospitality.
While he was leaving sage Vishwamitra appeared and asked to marry those three girls, Harish Chandra replied, my dear sage I am already married and have son I can not marry with these girls.
Sage Vishwamitra got angry and asked then in return you have to give up your whole asset, King Harish Chandra agreed but while he was leaving sage Vishwamitra asked to give extra money as you have nothing yours now you have to pay it from your own.
King Harish Chandra went to Kashi (Varanasi) to work and along with him their wife Taramati and son Rohit also went. When they reached at Kashi they asked many people to they are ready to sell if some one can pay that much amount what sage Vishamitra is needed.
King Harish Chandra sold himself to the owner of cremation ground where he has to work at Manikarnika Ghat (the famous place in Varansi where it is considered that mother Parvati's earing was fallen down while Lord Shiva was roaming carring mother Parvati on His shoulder) and his wife and son were working at home of a rich person.
One day when prince Rohit went to cut the wood a snake bit and he immediately died. Taramati took her son and went to cremation and asked to burn his child, but in return King Harish Chandra asked money, she refused to pay as she was nothing in hand.
At the same time few soldiers came and arrested Taramati to stealing the child of king Varansi and punishment was to cut the head. They ordered King Harish Chandra to cut the head of Taramati, King Harish Chandra took the sword in his hand and going to cut the head of his own wife .
Suddenly there was rain of flower petals and all demigods along with sage Vishwamitra appeared and son of King Harish Chandra Rohit also wake up everything seems magical.
Sage Vishwamitra smiled and appreciated King Harish Chandra for protecting his Dharma even he snetched everything from him and he retruend everything along with with his kingdom and gave more boons too.
From that day we believe no one can be higher in truthfulness and honesty like King Harish Chandra.
One who protect Dharma, Dharma protect him.
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