Motif
Deeds bear delayed consequences
deeds_bear_delayed_consequences
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers. / Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled.; lines 19062-19231 confidence: high
Daśaratha tells Kauśalyá that all actions receive the result of wicked or virtuous deed, then compares his condition to cutting down fruit trees and nurturing Paláśa trees.
Daśaratha explicitly says that good and wicked acts receive their results and presents his present grief as the fruit of a past unwitting crime.
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