Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #93050 by Wagh Suman

Village: रांजणी - Ranjani

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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वाघ सुमन - Wagh Suman

सिता चालली वनवासा कुकू लावीती वसरी
दशरथ ग ईचा पालव पसरी
sitā cālalī vanavāsā kukū lāvītī vasarī
daśaratha ga īcā pālava pasarī

✎ Sita is leaving for her exile in forest, she applies kunku* in the veranda
Her Dashrath pleads helplessly
▷ Sita (चालली) vanavas kunku (लावीती)(वसरी)
▷ (दशरथ) * (ईचा)(पालव)(पसरी)

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

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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #93050 by Wagh Suman

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