priyatam, apne hi haaton se aaj pilaaoonga pyaala
pehle bhog laga loon tera, fir prasaad jag paayega
sabse pehle tera swaagat karti meri madhushaala
Bachchan starts on a personal note, and it is beautiful for a very important reason. He is going to speak of important philosophical truths; he is going to tell the story of humankind, so why talk of a one on one relationship with ONE reader? pehle bhog laga loon tera, fir prasaad jag paayega, he says, elevating the reader to the level of a deity, making him more important than everyone else.
But why not? The story of mankind is simply your story and mine. You are the universe. Mankind is made up of you, me, him and her. We have the same problems, the same sorrows, the same griefs. We have the same goodnesses, and the same evils.
Bachchan therefore starts with a dedication to you and to me. He is your biographer, and mine. He promises to use the softest, gentlest grapes to distill the most delicious wine of wisdom, and he promises to give us that wine. All we have to do is to drink it. And drink it we will. All 135 glasses of this most intoxicating beverage.
4 comments:
He really starts with a bang ! and bang on ! I always wondered why he chose to offer us "madhushala" to describe life when he is supposed to have never had a drink before writing Madhushala !
forgot to sign off - Raji Hari
Please Ganapathy saheb, you are wonderful, and language goes so easy and uncluttered, remains on Bachchan, the world will be obliged, please complete, it. A commentary of all verses. Best of Labour.
"pehle bhog laga loon tera, fir prasaad jag paayega"- i have taken these line in this way that he is saying firstly i am explaining "truth of life(madhushala)" to you than you will transfer it to others.
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