Motif
petition to a hero for protection
petition_to_a_hero_for_protection
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 BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage.; lines 27358-27417 confidence: high
“Fiends of the wood, who wear at will / Each varied shape, afflict us still. / To thee in our distress we fly: / O help us, Ráma, or we die.”
Distressed hermits cry to Rama for help, call him their surest refuge, and identify him with Lakshman as their guardian.
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