Motif
curse lifted from a wilderness by monster’s defeat
curse_lifted_from_a_wilderness_by_monster_s_defeat
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 XV. The Nectar. / Canto XIX. The Birth Of The Princes. / Canto XXIV. The Spells. / Canto XXV. The Hermitage Of Love.; lines 4399-4524 confidence: high
After the gods depart, Viśvámitra rejoices, kisses Ráma’s forehead, announces they will stay the night, and the grove is said to shine freed from its curse.
After Táḍaká is killed, the grove is described as shining and freed from the curse that lay on it.
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