Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #53492 by Kate Vatsala

Village: वेळापूर - Velapur

A:I-1.7b (A01-01-07b) - Sītā / Sītā departs towards vanavās / Kuṅkū, nose-ring, saffron remembered

	Vanavās: litt. the stay in forest, actually the forest exile in which Sītā is sent by her husband Rām, with all the physical and moral hardships that this desertion and its solitude carry with them.
	The kuṅku on the forehead of Sītā symbolically refers to her absolute faithfulness and innocence.

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काटे वच्छला - Kate Vatsala

सिताबाई रडं कुंकू कपाळ भरुनी
दुरुन देखिले राम आले नेतरं भरुनी
sitābāī raḍaṁ kuṅkū kapāḷa bharunī
duruna dēkhilē rāma ālē nētaraṁ bharunī

✎ Sita is weeping, her forehead is full of kunku*
She saw Ram from a distance, her eyes were filled with tears
▷ Goddess_Sita (रडं) kunku (कपाळ)(भरुनी)
▷ (दुरुन)(देखिले) Ram here_comes (नेतरं)(भरुनी)

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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.

Sections of semantic classes:

Kuṅkū, nose-ring, saffron remembered

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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #53492 by Kate Vatsala

A:I-1.7b (A01-01-07b) - Sītā / Sītā departs towards vanavās / Kuṅkū, nose-ring, saffron remembered