Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #3415 by Kadu Saru

Village: वडवली - Wadavali

A:II-2.11b (A02-02-11b) - Woman’s social identity / Remarriage, a debasement / Social handicaps and prohibitions

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कडू सरु - Kadu Saru

म्होतुराची नार नाही लगना बसत
कपाळाला कुकु नाही झळाळी दिसत
mhōturācī nāra nāhī laganā basata
kapāḷālā kuku nāhī jhaḷāḷī disata

✎ The woman who has married a second time does not attend weddings
The kunku* on her forehead has no lustre
▷ (म्होतुराची)(नार) not (लगना)(बसत)
▷ (कपाळाला) kunku not (झळाळी)(दिसत)

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kunku

A red spot applied on the forehead by married women whose husband is alive as a mark of good fortune. This powder is also applied to God as a part of worship. It is prepared from turmeric, lemon juice, alum etc.

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Social handicaps and prohibitions

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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #3415 by Kadu Saru

A:II-2.11b (A02-02-11b) - Woman’s social identity / Remarriage, a debasement / Social handicaps and prohibitions