Motif
night vigil over the sleeping hero
night_vigil_over_the_sleeping_hero
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 LXXXI. The Assembly. / Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat.; lines 21930-22110 confidence: high
Guha recounts speaking to Lakshmana, who stood awake with bow and shaft to guard Rama; Guha offered to keep watch while Rama slept beside Sita and said he knew the forest well.
Lakshmana stays awake with bow and arrow to guard Rama while Rama sleeps beside Sita.
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