Motif
Ascetic austerity alarms the gods, who interrupt it through seduction
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage. / Canto XI. Agastya.; lines 27420-27561 confidence: high
Māṇḍakarṇi practices extreme austerity for ten thousand years in water and ten thousand years on air; the gods, led by Agni, fear he will gain a divine seat and send five beautiful nymphs to seduce him from his vows.
Māṇḍakarṇi’s long austerities cause the gods to fear he will gain one of their seats; they send five nymphs to seduce him from his vows.
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