Motif
filial obedience above personal desire
filial_obedience_above_personal_desire
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 XVIII. The Sentence. / Canto XXII. Lakshman Calmed. / Canto XXVIII. The Dangers Of The Wood. / Canto XXX. The Triumph Of Love.; lines 14506-14679 confidence: high
Rama says he cannot decline the wood journey because of his father's command, oath, and truth; he teaches that obeying father, mother, and holy guide wins blessings and higher worlds.
Rama says father, mother, and holy guide should be obeyed and that transgressing their orders would make life weary.
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