Motif
filial loyalty against maternal ambition
filial_loyalty_against_maternal_ambition
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 LXII. Dasaratha Consoled. / Canto LXVI. The Embalming. / Canto LXVII. The Praise Of Kings. / Canto LXVIII. The Envoys.; lines 20622-20786 confidence: high
Bharat says his father has died through the queen, Rama roams as a devotee, and the queen came like night of fate to devastate the royal house.
Bharat condemns his mother’s ambition, blames her for his father’s death and Rama’s exile, and refuses the throne gained by her acts.
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