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Bride of the Forest - THE UNTOLD STORY OF YAYATI'S DAUGHTER
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789389958584
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
Published: Oct 1 2020
Pages: 338
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.84 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Description
The myth of Drishadvati appears in the Mahabharata as the 'story of the
salvation of kings by a maiden.' While tales of surrogacy abound in the
Indian epics, this is the first known example of a womb-on-rent. This strange
story-of a girl whose fertility was bartered repeatedly in exchange for
priceless horses-has intrigued modern scholars, playwrights and authors for
its cultural significance. While earlier adaptations have cast its theme as the
exploitation of a helpless woman, Bride of the Forest presents it as the story of
girl who is surprisingly radical in her ultimate rejection of patriarchy.
Staying true to the original myths and springing entirely from the world of
the Mahabharata, the novel brings to life several other characters: Garuda,
the divine bird who flies Lord Vishnu around the world: the proud kings
of Ayodhya, Pratisthan and Kashi; the arrogant queen, Devayani, and her
duplicitous maid-whose stories reveal an intricate tapestry of human and
divine relationships. Intertwined in the tales of traditional rivalries is the
age-old war between the asuras and the devas that gave rise to the perennial
male quest for immortality, transmuted into the human desire for sons that
lies at the root of commercial surrogacy even today. However, it is the story of
Drishadvati, her sacrifice and her nobility, that will enchant the reader.
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