Motif
Asceticized exile
asceticized_exile
A motif of the The Hero's 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 BOOK II. / Canto I. The Heir Apparent. / Canto VI. The City Decorated. / Canto IX. The Plot.; lines 11151-11309 confidence: medium
Kaikeyi demands: “Transfer them, and enthrone my son”; she further demands Rama be driven to Dandak forest for “nine years and five” to dwell as a hermit with “deerskin coat and matted hair.”
Rama is to dwell in the forest as a hermit with deerskin coat and matted hair.
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