Asato Ma Sadgamaya / असतो मा सद्गमय

<p>Mahabharat jaise viraat mahakavya mein jahan yuddh satta dharm aur adharm ki kahaniyaan goonjti hain vahin kuch svar itihaas ki goonj mein dab jaate hain. Asatoma Sadgamaya aisi hi ek bhoolee huee aawaaz&mdash;Duhshalaa kee&mdash;ko kendra mein rakhkar rachaa gaya ek sashakt aur bhaavnaatmak upanyaas hai.</p><p>Duhshalaa Kauravon ki ekmaatra bahan ek aisee stree hain jo Mahabharat ki ghatnaon ki saakshee maatra nahin balki unmein ek jeevit sochtee peedit aur saadhna kartee aatma ke roop mein khadee hoti hain. Is upanyaas mein Duhshalaa ki aankhon se hum Kuru vansh ki utthaan aur patan ki katha ko dekhte hain&mdash;us yuddh ko jo keval shastron se nahin balki maun yaatanaon vichchhoh apraadhbodh aur aatmabodh se bhi lada gaya tha.</p><p>Apne bhaai Duryodhan aur pati Jayadrath ki kootneeti aur hinsaa ke beech fasee Duhshalaa na to poorn roop se Kauravon ke paksh mein hain na Paandavon ke. Vah ek stree ke roop mein ek bahan patnee putree aur maa ke roop mein apne astitva ki arthvataa ko khojtee hain.</p><p>Asatoma Sadgamaya keval ek pauraanik katha ka punarkathan nahin balki use ek stree ke maun svar uske sookshm bhaavon aur uskee aadhyaatmik khoj se punarparibhaashit karne ka prayaas hai. Yah upanyaas ek ankahi katha hai&mdash;jise na padhaa gaya na sunaa gaya&mdash;ab pahlee baar ek stree kee drishti se.</p>