Motif
Miraculous army generated from a sacred cow
miraculous_army_generated_from_a_sacred_cow
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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 XLVII. Sumati. / Canto L. Janak. / Canto LIV. The Battle. / Canto LV. The Hermitage Burnt.; lines 7166-7341 confidence: high
Vaśishṭha commands the cow to create; Kāmbojas spring forth as she lows, Barbars from the udder, Yavans and Śakas from other parts, and further peoples from pores and hair cells; the multitude defeats Viśvāmitra’s force.
A cow creates armed peoples from her body at the command of Vaśishṭha, and the created host defeats a royal army.
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