Motif
dependent blind parents lose their only guide
dependent_blind_parents_lose_their_only_guide
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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 19233-19377 confidence: high
Daśaratha takes the pitcher, fills it from the brook, reaches the father's abode, and sees the aged blind pair seated together without anyone to guide them.
The parents are blind and helpless, and the father says their son is the eye of the eyeless couple and that their lives depend on him.
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