Motif
purification and solar devotion before confrontation
purification_and_solar_devotion_before_confrontation
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 HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59844-59934 confidence: medium
Agastya departs; Rama becomes free from sorrow, memorizes and recites the hymn facing the sun, sips water three times, takes his bow, sees Ravana, and meditates on the sun.
Rama recites a hymn facing the sun, sips water three times to become pure, takes his bow, and looks toward Ravana.
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