Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #54559 by Yadav Shanta

Village: शिरसगाव - Shirasgaon

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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यादव शांता संपत - Yadav Shanta

सितामाई बोल कुंकू कपाळ भरुन
राम दिसले दुरुन नेत्र आले भरुन
sitāmāī bōla kuṅkū kapāḷa bharuna
rāma disalē duruna nētra ālē bharuna

✎ Sita says, my forehead is full of kunku*
I saw Ram from a distance, my eyes were filled with tears
▷ (सितामाई) says kunku (कपाळ)(भरुन)
▷ Ram (दिसले)(दुरुन)(नेत्र) here_comes (भरुन)

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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 #54559 by Yadav Shanta

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