Motif
Astral remnant of a beheaded deer
astral_remnant_of_a_beheaded_deer
A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. 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 HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59144-59296 confidence: high
To save the object sought by the rite, the sacrifice speeds away like a deer, flees skyward, and is pursued by Rudras who strike off its head.
After the Rudras cut off the head of the deer-like sacrifice and Shiva blesses the rite, the passage says the Deer's Head ever blazes in the skies.
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