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Chandramukhi (Mahabharata)
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Chandramukhi or Cāndramukhi (Sanskrit:चंद्रमुखी)(lit. the person having moon looks) is the princess of Trigarta Kingdom and the wife of Dushasana. She is also considered as the mother of Drumasena and Bharat. She is the daughter of King Ashwinraja and Queen Suchitra. In the Stri Parva, she loses her husband and son both. In that parva, Gandhari is mentioned as Dushasana's wife. Shanti Parva mentions how Dushasana did the act of Duryodhana, his elder brother kidnapped her cousin sister princess Bhanumati. After the death of her husband, her son Bharat takes revenge of his father's death.
| Chandramukhi | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Affiliation | Kuru Queen |
| Family |
|
| Spouse | Dushasana |
| Children | Drumasena and Bharat |
| Home | Trigarta Kingdom (by birth), Hastinapura (by marriage) |
Abduction and marriage
Incident like Duryodhana, all the Kauravas have kidnapped princess to make their wife, like Duryodhana kidnapped princess Bhanumati, Charuchitra kidnapped one princess, Dussaha kidnapped one princess etc.
Description in Mahabharata or mentions
She is described by her mother-in-law Gandhari to Krishna, about being a beautiful princess how she believed Dushasana, her husband, he promised Chandramukhi that he'll take good care of her. Maids were kept to look after Dushasana's wife.
Therefore, the marriage of Dushasana and Chandramukhi echoes the marriage of Duryodhana , Mayuri and Bhanumati. Gandhari says to Krishna,
Behold, the wife of Dushasana,the mother of Drumasena and Bharata, the woman who sorrows for her husband and her two sons, the daughter of King Ashwinraja and Queen Suchitra Devi,the cousin of Bhanumati, her sorrows were only a divine love for Dushasana, her husband
— Gandhari, Translated By Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Sources
She had two children - Drumasena and Bharata. Drumasena and Bharata were the apple of the eye of Dushasana.
Chandramukhi is mostly commonly mentioned as Charumati.Dushasana married five wives and one was a warrior princess named Nirjara. Nirjara is one of the warrior princesses and she was just like Chitrāngadā. But here, Chitrangada married Arjuna, and Chandramukhi wanted to marry Arjuna but as per her father's wish, she married Dushasana.
Portrayed by
Anita Pawar Portrayed Chandramukhi in Mahabharat Katha.
Portrayed By Nishtha Sharma in Mahabharata 2013 (TV Series)