Motif
Ascetic curse as punitive transformation
ascetic_curse_as_punitive_transformation
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech 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 LV. The Hermitage Burnt. / Canto LVII. Trisanku. / Canto LVIII. Trisanku Cursed. / Canto LIX. The Sons Of Vasishtha.; lines 7570-7734 confidence: high
Viśvámitra angrily curses the refusers: Vaśishṭha’s sons are threatened with ashes, Yáma’s kingdom, seven hundred rebirths, dog flesh, and degraded forms; Mahodaya is cursed to a fowler’s life.
Viśvámitra curses those who scorn his ritual authority, assigning destruction, Yáma’s kingdom, repeated degraded rebirths, and a fowler’s life.
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