जगती की शीतल हाला-सी
jagati kee sheetal haalaa-see
पथिक, नहीं मेरी हाला,
pathik, nahin meree haalaa,
जगती के ठंडे प्याले-सा,
jagati ke thande pyaale-saa,
पथिक, नहीं मेरा प्याला,
pathik, nahin meraa pyaalaa,
ज्वाल-सुरा जलते प्याले में
jwaal-sura jalte pyaale mein
दग्ध ह्रदय की कविता है;
dagdh hriday kee kavitaa hai;
जलने से भैभीत न जो हो,
jalne se bhaibheet na jo ho,
आये मेरी मधुशाला.
aaye meri madhushaalaa
This is a foundational verse for the two that follow. Bachchan makes an extremely controversial point, and disguises it effectively. What he is referring to by the word "jagati" here is the world of gurus, masters and sellers of "the path". Each of them will package it for easy consumption, or sell it well. Bachchan's madhushala, on the other hand, has none of that. The wine here is the boiling, burning kind, poured into a burning cup, and contains the poet's tormented poetry - a metaphor for the "stuff" of life.
You have to have courage to experience life fully; the alternative is to run to a guru's school. If you are not scared of life, then you are welcome to Bachchan's school; the school of hard knocks.
Don't attempt to interpret this verse (or, if you are so inclined, disagree with my interpretation) till you've read the next two - then, and only then, will it fall into place! At that time, you can decide if I've got it right or not!!
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Wow,
this was excellent.
I particularly liked these lines in the write-up.
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You have to have courage to experience life fully; the alternative is to run to a guru's school. If you are not scared of life, then you are welcome to Bachchan's school; the school of hard knocks.
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We may try to distract ourselves from the reality, we may find things to do otherwise... but its juts that we are postponing our encounter with life.
So the quicker we go thro' it, the better. We never want grim realities to face us.. but at times seeme like we are a little prepared to take the not so graceful part of life too. Better take it then and gulp it off.
Else, they stare right into our eyes, when we don't even have the mental composure to look at them objectively.
My best wishes,
-Divya.
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