Motif
forest beings invoked as witnesses and protectors
forest_beings_invoked_as_witnesses_and_protectors
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. 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 XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer.; lines 32344-32478 confidence: high
Lakshman hears Sita's bitter speech, raises joined hands, calls her his deity, rejects her words, and calls the wood's dwellers as witnesses to his truthful pleading.
Lakshman calls the dwellers in the wood to witness his words and asks attendant wood-gods to shield Sita from harm.
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