Motif
divine weapon that overcomes an otherwise resistant foe
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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.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CII. Lakshman Healed. / Canto CVI. Glory To The Sun. / Canto CVIII. The Battle. / Canto CIX. The Battle.; lines 55400-55568 confidence: high
Mátali tells Ráma to use the dart whose fire was kindled by the Almighty Sire; Ráma obeys and takes up the arrow given by Agastya.
Mátali calls ordinary efforts useless and directs Ráma to use a special dart of divine origin and cosmic composition, which kills Rávaṇ.
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