Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #549 by Sathe Saraswati

Village: वाळेण - Walen

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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साठे सरस्वती - Sathe Saraswati

सीता चालली वनवासा कुकूं कपाळ भरुनी
सभेमधी राम रुप बघतो दुरुनी
sītā cālalī vanavāsā kukūṁ kapāḷa bharunī
sabhēmadhī rāma rupa baghatō durunī

✎ Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, her forehead is full of kunku*
In the royal court, Ram is looking at her beauty from a distance
▷ Sita (चालली) vanavas (कुकूं)(कपाळ)(भरुनी)
▷ (सभेमधी) Ram form (बघतो)(दुरुनी)

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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 #549 by Sathe Saraswati

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