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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #555 by Ghaytadkar Jija

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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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सीता चालली वनवासा कुकु कपाळ भरुनी
सीताची सुरत राम निहिळतो दुरुनी
sītā cālalī vanavāsā kuku kapāḷa bharunī
sītācī surata rāma nihiḷatō durunī		✎ Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, her forehead is full of kunku*
Sita’s face, Ram is observing from a distance
▷  Sita (चालली) vanavas kunku (कपाळ)(भरुनी)
▷ (सीताची)(सुरत) Ram (निहिळतो)(दुरुनी) 		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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