Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #558 by Dighe Sakhu

Village: भांबर्डे - Bhambarde
Hamlet: गणपतीवाडी - Ganapatiwadi

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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दिघे सखु - Dighe Sakhu

सीता चालली वनवासा कुंकू कपाळ भरुनी
रावणान नेली सीता राम बघतो दुरुनी
sītā cālalī vanavāsā kuṅkū kapāḷa bharunī
rāvaṇāna nēlī sītā rāma baghatō durunī

✎ Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, her forehead is full of kunku*
Ravan* carried Sita away, Ram sees from a distance
▷ Sita (चालली) vanavas kunku (कपाळ)(भरुनी)
▷ Ravan (नेली) Sita Ram (बघतो)(दुरुनी)

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.
Ravan	A devotee of Shiva, an asura king of ancient Lanka, he is depicted as a great scholar, a Brahmin, a capable ruler and a maestro of the veena (plucked stringed instrument). He is also described as an extremely powerful king and has ten heads.

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Kuṅkū, nose-ring, saffron remembered

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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #558 by Dighe Sakhu

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