Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

awe, worship, and fear before divine manifestation

awe_worship_and_fear_before_divine_manifestation

A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita CHAPTER VIII / CHAPTER IX / CHAPTER X / CHAPTER XI; lines 1805-1982 confidence: high

    Pandu's son sees "All this universe enfold" and "blended / In one Body"; Arjuna kneels, bows, clasps his palms, and speaks.

    Arjuna kneels and worships; the three worlds quake; lower gods bow; Rishis and Siddhas praise; other companies revere or fear the form.

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