Madhushala Part 2
Here are the poems 6 to 10 , I will try to arrange these into one logical group.
6. madiraalay jaane ko ghar se,
chaltaa hae peene waalaa
kis path se jaaoon asamanjas,
mein hae woh bholaabhaalaa
alag alag path batalaate sab,
par maen yeh batalaataa hun
raah pakad tu eka chalaachal,
paa jaayaega madhushaalaa
The poet says that the drinker has taken off from home for the wine-house. But the poor chap is unsure of which route to take .Everyone asks him to take a different route to take ,but the author appeals ‘Take just one route and follow it religiously and you will find the house of wine’
The poet is slowly getting into some philosophical/preaching route here , here the house of wine is ones goal and although one will be distracted by others to take a different paths but one should stick to one path and one will achieve ones goal.
7. chalne hi chalne mein kitna
jeevan, hai , bitha daala !
‘door abhi hai’, par kehta hia
har patha bathlaane vaala;
himmat hai na badhu aage ko
saahas ahi na-firu peeche;
kimkarthavyavimud mujhe kar
door khadi hai madhushaala
This is the continuation of the last stanza, the traveller says that I have been travelling for the better part of my life , but everyone I meet has been telling me ‘its(tavern) still far’. I dont have the strength to go forward nor the courage to go back . The traveller says that the Madhushala is at a distance and is not letting me do any other tasks.
This person has probably listened to other people and has been led astray by them and hence he says that even though he has been pursuing his goal for a long time, his goal looks too tough to attain.
8. mukh se tu avirath kahta ja
madhu,madira, maadak haala,
haatho se anubhav karta jaa
ek lalit kalpit pyaala,
dhyaan kiye jaa man mein sumadhur,
sukhkar, sundar saaki ka;
aur badha chal, pathik , na tujhko
door lagegi madhushaala
The poet advises the drinker that he should constantly utter words of wine (as if one utters the word of God) , feel an imagniary cup with his hands , imagine the sweet and beautiful wine-bearer and keep walking , he will find that the tavern is not too far.
The poet comes back to advice this lost person that he should constantly think about his goal and go for it, then the goal will seem very achievable.
9. madhira peene ki abhilaasha
hi ban jaaye jab haala
adharo ki aaturta mein hi
jab aabhasit ho pyaala
bane dhyaan hi karte-karte
jab saaki saakar, sakhe,
rahe na haala,pyaala ,saaki,
tujhe milegi madhushaala
The poet says that when drinking of wine becomes an obsession, your lips can feel the cup, you can imagine the wine-bearer then o friend even though there would be no wine,cup or wine-bearer you will still find the tavern.
Its very difficult for me to interpret the philosophy but I guess the poet here is saying that if one can feel for ones goal one is going to surely achieve it .
10. sun kalkal chhalchhal,
madhughat se girti, praanon mein haalaa
sun runjhun runjhun jal vitaran,
karti madhu saki baalaa
bas aa ponhche door nahin kutchh,
chaar kadam ab chalna
chahek rahi sun peene-waale,
mahek rahi le madhushaalaa
The poet here urges the drinker by telling him not to give up, for cant you hear the sound of wine falling from the wine-pots and giving life to the other drinkers or cant you hear how the intoxicated wine-bearer is moving like a river. He is telling the drinker that the tavern is just a stones throw away. Listen to all the cheers of the drinkers and smell the pleasant tavern.
The poet here is urging the goal-seeker not to give up, when the goal is very much achievable.
