Motif
ancestral exempla for harsh obedience
ancestral_exempla_for_harsh_obedience
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. 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 VI. The City Decorated. / Canto IX. The Plot. / Canto XV. The Preparations. / Canto XVIII. The Sentence.; lines 13147-13320 confidence: medium
Rāma replies that he cannot break his father’s command and cites precedents of obedience by Kaṇḍu, the sons of Sagar, and Jamadagni’s son.
Rāma supports his decision by citing earlier figures who obeyed fathers in extreme or costly actions.
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