Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #554 by Gardale Kausalya

Village: आंबेगाव - Ambegaon

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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गर्दाळे कौसल्या - Gardale Kausalya

वनवासा चालली सीता कुंकु कपाळ भरुनी
रामाला हेरता आल नेतर भरुनी
vanavāsā cālalī sītā kuṅku kapāḷa bharunī
rāmālā hēratā āla nētara bharunī

✎ Sita is going into exile, her forehead is full of kunku*
When she spotted Ram, her eyes were filled with tears
▷ Vanavas (चालली) Sita kunku (कपाळ)(भरुनी)
▷ Ram (हेरता) here_comes (नेतर)(भरुनी)

pas de traduction en français

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 #554 by Gardale Kausalya

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