Motif
Curse-induced petrification with foretold release
curse_induced_petrification_with_foretold_release
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LVII. Trisanku. / Canto LVIII. Trisanku Cursed. / Canto LIX. The Sons Of Vasishtha. / Canto LXI. Sunahsepha.; lines 8155-8318 confidence: high
Indra’s nymph attempts to beguile the hermit; he perceives the Thousand-eyed’s plot and curses the heavenly maid to become stone for ten thousand years until a powerful Bráhman releases her.
The sage curses the heavenly maid to remain stone for ten thousand years until a powerful Bráhman frees her from the altered shape.
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