Motif
Divine cosmic stride
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A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family. 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 XXVIII. The Rains. / Canto XXXI. The Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering. / Canto XL. The Army Of The East.; lines 42607-42771 confidence: high
The eastern steep shines with gold and golden trees; the Saumanas peak rises there, and Vishnu placed his first step there when pacing through the universe and his second on Meru’s crest.
Vishnu is said to have placed one step on Saumanas and another on Meru while pacing through the universe.
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