Motif
Blessing against widowhood before threatened death
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A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Blessings, Healing, and Protective Charms. 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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Maha-bharata BOOK IV / DYUTA / BOOK V / PATIVRATA-MAHATMYA; lines 2428-2568 confidence: high
On the fated morning, Savitri silently prays, offers oblations to Fire, bows to forest Brahmans and parents, and stands with joined hands.
On the fatal morning, religious figures bless Savitri with the wish that she may never be widowed, directly contrasting with Narad’s prophecy.
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