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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #54567 by Awale Kala

Village: रुअीघर - Ruighar


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.
[56] id = 54567
आवळे कला - Awale Kala
सीता निघाली वनवासा कुंकू कपाळ भरुनी
तेहतीस कोटी देव बघती वरुनी
sītā nighālī vanavāsā kuṅkū kapāḷa bharunī
tēhatīsa kōṭī dēva baghatī varunī
Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, her forehead is full of kunku*
Thirty-three crore* Gods are watching her from above
▷  Sita (निघाली) vanavas kunku (कपाळ)(भरुनी)
▷ (तेहतीस)(कोटी)(देव)(बघती)(वरुनी)
pas de traduction en français
kunkuA 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.
crore ➡ croresTen millions

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