[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Drama (rūpaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays) › [Purāṇic and Śaiva-Śākta legend plays](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.purana) › Candakaushika # Candakaushika (Caṇḍakauśika) चण्डकौशिक Kṣemīśvara's five-act play on King Hariścandra's ordeal at the hands of Viśvāmitra, written for a King Mahīpāla. - **Language:** Sanskrit - **Date:** 900–1050 CE - **Author:** [Kṣemīśvara](https://indike.org/pramana/person/ksemisvara) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.7-8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.purana.candakausika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.purana.candakausika) · Pramāṇa