Chandramati

In Hindu mythology, the long-suffering
wife of King Harishchandra. Harishchandra is famous for his truthfulness
and integrity; in modern Hindu culture
he is also the paradigm for a person
who patiently endures undeserved suffering. Harishchandra’s suffering grows
out of the competition between the
sages Vasishtha and Vishvamitra. As his
family priest, Vasishtha praises Harishchandra’s virtue. Vishvamitra is determined to prove Vasishtha wrong and
subjects Harishchandra to a series of
trials in which he loses his kingdom, his
possessions, and has to sell himself and
his family into slavery. Through all of
the trials he and Chandramati have to
suffer, Harishchandra retains his integrity.
After enduring many hardships, including the death of their only son, they are
eventually restored to their original
happy state, including the resuscitation
of their son.