Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine or celestial weapons bestowed on the hero

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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XII. The Sacrifice Begun. / Canto XIII. The Sacrifice Finished. / Canto XV. The Nectar. / Canto XIX. The Birth Of The Princes.; lines 3820-3990 confidence: high

    Vasiṣṭha says Viśvāmitra knows celestial arms concealed even from gods, received them from Kriśāśva, and will yield them to Rāma to rout the fiends.

    Vasiṣṭha says Viśvāmitra knows celestial arms and will yield them to Rāma, enabling him to rout the fiends.

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