Motif
avenging quest over a lost spouse
avenging_quest_over_a_lost_spouse
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing 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 XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 35230-35390 confidence: medium
Ráma says all joy is gone if Sítá is lost, declares himself changed from gentleness to vengeance, and threatens to slay all life unless the gods restore Sítá safe and well.
Ráma's grief for Sítá becomes a vow to kill fiends and force her restoration or revelation through armed violence.
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