Motif
Divine temptation of ascetic discipline
divine_temptation_of_ascetic_discipline
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal 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 LVII. Trisanku. / Canto LVIII. Trisanku Cursed. / Canto LIX. The Sons Of Vasishtha. / Canto LXI. Sunahsepha.; lines 8155-8318 confidence: high
Indra’s nymph attempts to beguile the hermit; he perceives the Thousand-eyed’s plot and curses the heavenly maid to become stone for ten thousand years until a powerful Bráhman releases her.
Indra’s nymph and the bird attempt to charm the hermit, and Indra later appears in Bráhman guise to request food from him during ascetic practice.
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