Motif
absent protectors invoked in crisis
absent_protectors_invoked_in_crisis
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 33468-33636 confidence: high
“Then Rávaṇ raised her up, and bare / His captive through the fields of air,” while she calls on Ráma and Lakshmaṇ; her amber garments gleam around him like fire.
Sítá repeatedly calls on Ráma and Lakshmaṇ while being carried away, then looks for them and finds neither present.
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