Motif
divine hearing of prayer
divine_hearing_of_prayer
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
egyptian
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Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life II. ISIS SUCKLING HORUS IN THE PAPYRUS SWAMP / V. THE DECEASED BEING LED INTO THE PRESENCE OF OSIRIS / CHAPTER I. / THE BELIEF IN GOD ALMIGHTY.; lines 526-556 confidence: high
"Pray thou with a loving heart all the petitions which are in secret. He will perform thy business, he will hear that which thou sayest and will accept thine offerings."
God is said to hear secret petitions and the prayers of the hearer’s mother.
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hindu
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Vedic Hymns, Part I (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 32) NOTES, 1, 85, 12. 143 / NOTES, I, 85, 12. 145 / NOTES; 1) BS, '2. 149 / NOTES.; lines 14248-14358 confidence: medium
The note interprets the construction as accepting the worship of the priest’s prayers and gives a possible translation in which the Maruts hear the call because of sacrifice or the sage’s prayers.
The Maruts are interpreted as hearing the call or prayers of the priest or sage.
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