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exemplary wife invoked as model of devotion

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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Faithful Spouse. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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1 traditions

hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XVIII. The Sentence. / Canto XXII. Lakshman Calmed. / Canto XXVIII. The Dangers Of The Wood. / Canto XXX. The Triumph Of Love.; lines 14418-14504 confidence: high

    “To thy dear will am I resigned / In heart and body, soul and mind, / As Sávitrí gave all to one, / Satyaván, Dyumatsena’s son.”

    Sita explicitly compares her surrender to Rama with Savitri giving all to Satyavan.

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