Motif
appeal to nature and local divinities as witnesses
appeal_to_nature_and_local_divinities_as_witnesses
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. 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 XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest.; lines 32934-33108 confidence: high
Sítá bids farewell to Janasthán’s lawns, glades, forest dells, and cassia trees, asking them to tell Ráma that Rávaṇ bears his wife away.
Sítá asks forest places, the Godávarí, gods of the ground, birds, deer, and other living beings to tell Ráma that Rávaṇ is carrying her away.
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