Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #560 by Enpure Lila

Village: पळसे - Palase

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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येनपुरे लीला - Enpure Lila

सीता निघाली वनवासा कुंकू कपाळी लावूनी
सांगते सीताबाई कधी येशील जावूनी
sītā nighālī vanavāsā kuṅkū kapāḷī lāvūnī
sāṅgatē sītābāī kadhī yēśīla jāvūnī

✎ Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, applying kunku* on her forehead
I ask you, Sitabai, when will you come back
▷ Sita (निघाली) vanavas kunku (कपाळी)(लावूनी)
▷ I_tell goddess_Sita (कधी)(येशील)(जावूनी)

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 #560 by Enpure Lila

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