Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #556 by Phale Phula

Village: नांदगाव - Nandgaon

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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फाले फुला - Phale Phula

सीता चालली वनवासा कुकू कपाळ भरुनी
सीताच्या मुखवटा राम निहिळीतो दुरुनी
sītā cālalī vanavāsā kukū kapāḷa bharunī
sītācyā mukhavaṭā rāma nihiḷītō 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)
▷ Of_Sita (मुखवटा) Ram (निहिळीतो)(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 #556 by Phale Phula

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