Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #559 by Jori Shanta

Village: डोंगरगाव - Dongargaon

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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जोरी शांता - Jori Shanta

सीता चालली वनवासा कुंकू कपाळी भरुनी
सांगते बाई तुला राम बघतो न्याहळूनी
sītā cālalī vanavāsā kuṅkū kapāḷī bharunī
sāṅgatē bāī tulā rāma baghatō nyāhaḷūnī

✎ Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, her forehead is full of kunku*
I tell you, woman, Ram is observing her
▷ Sita (चालली) vanavas kunku (कपाळी)(भरुनी)
▷ I_tell woman to_you Ram (बघतो)(न्याहळूनी)

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

Project ♪♪ सांगते बाई तुला - Sāṅgatē bāī tulā - I tell you woman! ♪♪

Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #559 by Jori Shanta

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