Motif
Protective invocation of cosmic and natural powers
protective_invocation_of_cosmic_and_natural_powers
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto IX. The Plot. / Canto XV. The Preparations. / Canto XVIII. The Sentence. / Canto XXII. Lakshman Calmed.; lines 13791-13922 confidence: high
The blessing invokes virtue, gods, saints, Viśvāmitra’s arms, holy fires, altars, sacrificial grounds, trees, rocks, lakes, mountains, Indra, the Sun, Varuṇa, time divisions, planets, celestials, elements, texts, spells, and the creator to protect Rāma.
The blessing calls on gods, saints, planets, time divisions, elements, sacred places, mountains, seas, and living beings to protect Rāma.
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