Motif
boon with omitted vulnerability
boon_with_omitted_vulnerability
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family, within the sub-family Boon protections with omitted or excluded exceptions. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
3 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CXXIX. The Meeting With Bharat. / Canto CXXX. The Consecration. / APPENDIX. / CAREY AND MARSHMAN.; lines 57286-57377 confidence: high
Brahman reflects and states that Ravana's boon protected him from Gandharvas, genii, gods, Danu beings, and giants, but Ravana contemptuously omitted humans; therefore he must be killed by a human.
Brahman explains that Ravana's protective boon named many beings but omitted humans, making death by a human the only fatal means.
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse APPENDIX. / CAREY AND MARSHMAN. / SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO.; lines 57499-57578 confidence: high
The gods tell Brahma that Ravana, a rakshasa, abuses the boon received from him, oppresses gods and ascetics, and tyrannizes the three worlds.
Ravana receives protection from many classes of beings, but humans are omitted because he disdained human strength; Brahma says this makes a human hand the means of killing him.
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Canto CXXVI. Bharat Consoled. / Canto CXXIX. The Meeting With Bharat. / Canto CXXX. The Consecration. / APPENDIX.; lines 57181-57266 confidence: high
Brahmá says Rávaṇa requested invulnerability from several classes of beings but omitted man: “therefore this wicked one shall be destroyed by man.”
Brahmá states that Rávaṇa asked invulnerability from divine sages, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Rákshasas, and serpents, but omitted man; therefore he will be destroyed by man.
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