Motif
ascetic power restrained to preserve merit
ascetic_power_restrained_to_preserve_merit
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Invulnerability and Restrained Sacred Power. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage.; lines 27358-27417 confidence: high
The hermits say their penance powers could destroy the night-rovers, but they refrain from using a curse because they do not want to bring to nothing the merit gained by long toil, even though saints are slain for food.
The hermits say they could destroy the aggressors with penance power but restrain the curse to avoid nullifying accumulated merit.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage.; lines 27358-27417 confidence: high
The hermits say their penance powers could destroy the night-rovers, but they restrain the curse to preserve the merit of years of toil; they name Ráma with Lakshmaṇ as their guardian.
The hermits say they could destroy the attackers through penance power but withhold their curse to avoid nullifying the merit gained through toil.
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