Motif
Auspiciously timed royal rite
auspiciously_timed_royal_rite
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship 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 I. The Heir Apparent. / Canto VI. The City Decorated. / Canto IX. The Plot. / Canto XV. The Preparations.; lines 12084-12187 confidence: medium
Morning dawns on Pushya’s auspicious day, and Cancer is said to look down on Rama’s natal hour while the twice-born prepare the rite.
The rite is situated at a cloudless dawn on Pushya’s auspicious day, with Cancer associated with Rama’s natal hour.
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