Motif
ascetic austerity threatens divine status
ascetic_austerity_threatens_divine_status
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. 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 I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage. / Canto XI. Agastya.; lines 27420-27561 confidence: high
Dharmabhrit says the lake is Panchapsaras, made by Mandakarni through ascetic power; Mandakarni lay in the stream for ten thousand years and fed on air for ten thousand years, causing the gods led by Agni to fear he would gain one of their seats.
Mandakarni’s prolonged austerities cause the gods to fear that he will gain the seat of one of them.
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