Motif
appeal to substitute ritual mediators after priestly refusal
appeal_to_substitute_ritual_mediators_after_priestly_refusal
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto L. Janak. / Canto LIV. The Battle. / Canto LV. The Hermitage Burnt. / Canto LVII. Trisanku.; lines 7379-7465 confidence: high
Triśanku asks his priest Vaśishṭha for help, but Vaśishṭha says the hope is beyond the monarch’s scope.
After Vaśishṭha refuses, Triśanku approaches Vaśishṭha’s sons and asks them to aid the rite.
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