Motif
filial and hierarchical reverence through touching feet
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. 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 C. The Meeting. / Canto CI. Bharata Questioned. / Canto CIII. The Funeral Libation. / Canto CIV. The Meeting With The Queens.; lines 24304-24458 confidence: high
At the hermitage the queens see Ráma; he clasps their feet, Lakshmaṇ reveres them, and Sítá bows with tears. The queens embrace Sítá and speak of her forest suffering.
Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and Sítá greet elders and queens through foot-touching or reverent approach; Ráma also touches Vaśishṭha’s feet.
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