Motif
Filial obedience in marriage choice
filial_obedience_in_marriage_choice
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.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXIX. The Celestial Arms. / Canto XXXI. The Perfect Hermitage. / Canto XXXIII. The Sone. / Canto XXXIV. Brahmadatta.; lines 5006-5160 confidence: high
The hundred girls refuse the Wind-God’s suit, saying their father Kuśanábha is their supreme authority and that those given by his decree will be their husbands.
The maidens refuse to choose husbands independently and insist that their father’s decree determines their marriages.
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Canto XXIX. The Celestial Arms. / Canto XXXI. The Perfect Hermitage. / Canto XXXIII. The Sone. / Canto XXXIV. Brahmadatta.; lines 5004-5158 confidence: high
The daughters answer that they know the Wind-God’s power but prize honour first; they call their father their lord and say they will marry only those whom his decree gives them to.
The daughters refuse to choose husbands for themselves and insist that their father’s decree must determine their marriages.
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