Motif
Ascetic forest life contrasted with householder kingship
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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 C. The Meeting. / Canto CI. Bharata Questioned. / Canto CIII. The Funeral Libation. / Canto CIV. The Meeting With The Queens.; lines 24571-24710 confidence: medium
Bharata argues that living in woods as a devotee and wearing hermit’s matted hair do not fit royal tasks; he emphasizes consecration, household order, rule of the four castes, and Rāma as rightful king.
Bharata contrasts the woods, a devotee’s life, and hermit’s matted hair with royal tasks, consecration, household order, and rule over the four castes.
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