Markandeyapurana 7.1

7.1

dharmapakṣiṇa ūcuḥ
hariścandreti rājarṣirāsīt tretāyuge purā /
dharmātmā pṛthivīpālaḥ prollasatkīrtiruttamaḥ //

The righteous birds spoke:
There lived formerly in the Tretā Age a most exalted Rājarṣi named Hariścandra, virtuous in soul, a ruler of the earth, brilliant in fame. No famine, nor sickness, nor untimely death occurred among men, nor did the citizens delight in evil, while he ruled as king; nor, further, did the people become uproarious through wealth, valour, austerities or spirituous liquors; nor were any females born who failed to reach womanhood.[1]