Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #67570 by Barbole Limbabai

Village: अकरवाई - Akarvai

G:XIX-1.1a (G19-01-01a) - Wife with a living husband / Kuṅku / Purchasing kuṅku

Cross-references:

A:II-3.2f (A02-03-02f) - Constraints on behaviour / Prohibitions and strictures / Respect kuṅku and its box

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बारबोले लिंबाबाई - Barbole Limbabai

शेरभर कुंकू नाही माझ्या खातरात
कपाळीच कुंकू नित्य पाहते आरशात
śērabhara kuṅkū nāhī mājhyā khātarāta
kapāḷīca kuṅkū nitya pāhatē āraśāta

✎ I don’t have a kilo of kunku* stored in my house
Kunku* on my forehead, I look at it regularly in the mirror
▷ (शेरभर) kunku not my (खातरात)
▷ Of_forehead kunku (नित्य)(पाहते)(आरशात)

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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:

Purchasing kuṅku

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

Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #67570 by Barbole Limbabai

G:XIX-1.1a (G19-01-01a) - Wife with a living husband / Kuṅku / Purchasing kuṅku