His most famous poem, written c. 345 C.E., describes the bravery of Samudragupta and is inscribed on the Allahabad Pillar.
Its structure is similar to the delineation of kings adopted in the prose romances of Subandhu and Bana".
[3] Other works attributed to either this author (or others by the same name) includes Apabramsa Dharmapariksa, Karpuraprakara (Suktavall), the medical treatise Jagatsundari-Yogamaladhikara, Yasodharacanta, Astahnikakatha and Brhatkathakosa.
Harishena had a great interest in playing the lute with his friend Samudragupta.
Harishena had also played an important role in the marriage of Samudragupta with Dattadevi.