Motif
Nature as witness to hidden violence
nature_as_witness_to_hidden_violence
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 35101-35228 confidence: medium
Rama calls for Sita at the Godavari; the river gives no answer and is described as afraid of Ravana and his deed.
The river knows of Ravana's deed but remains silent through fear; the mountain and stream are addressed as possible sources of information.
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