Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

devoted love in a death-darkened night journey

devoted_love_in_a_death_darkened_night_journey

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • Maha-bharata BOOK V / PATIVRATA-MAHATMYA / BOOK VI / GO-HARANA; lines 2854-2990 confidence: medium

    Savitri walks through a dark jungle under silent stars at midnight; the couplet emphasizes her deathless love.

    Savitri is placed in a dark jungle at midnight and her love is called deathless.

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