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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #551 by Sawant Hira

Village: माणगाव - Mangaon


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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सावंत हिरा - Sawant Hira
सीता निघाली वनवासा मागे फिरुनी काय पहाती
कुंकाचा करंडा तिचा राहिला आडा भिती
sītā nighālī vanavāsā māgē phirunī kāya pahātī
kuṅkācā karaṇḍā ticā rāhilā āḍā bhitī		✎ Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, what is she searching for, looking behind
Her box of kunku* has remained in the niche in the wall
▷  Sita (निघाली) vanavas (मागे) turning_round why (पहाती)
▷  Kunku (करंडा)(तिचा)(राहिला)(आडा)(भिती) 		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.

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