Motif
Ascetic power sustains nature and alters time
ascetic_power_sustains_nature_and_alters_time
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 CIV. The Meeting With The Queens. / Canto CIX. The Praises Of Truth. / Canto CXI. Counsel To Bharat. / Canto CXII. The Sandals.; lines 25822-25995 confidence: high
Atri says Anasúyá spent ten thousand years in severe penance, caused roots and fruit to grow during a ten-year drought, made Gangá flow, freed saints from cares, and made ten nights one for the gods.
Anasúyá’s penance is credited with producing roots and fruit during drought, making Gangá flow, and making ten nights into one to aid the gods.
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