Motif
Divine or supernatural weapon slays deceiver
divine_or_supernatural_weapon_slays_deceiver
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Rejected Warner and Communal Destruction. 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 XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer.; lines 32198-32342 confidence: medium
Rama shoots the deer with a Brahma-framed arrow; it strikes Maricha’s heart, and he casts off the deer form, resumes giant shape, and dies.
Rama uses an arrow framed by Brahma to strike Maricha in the heart and end the disguise.
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