Motif
purifying sight of sacred peaks
purifying_sight_of_sacred_peaks
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Mountains, Sacred Peaks, and Mountain Powers. 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 XXXII. The Gift Of The Treasures. / Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers.; lines 17922-18072 confidence: medium
Bharadvāja says that gazing on Chitrakūṭa’s sacred peaks turns the soul to holy things; many aged saints have won heavenly reward there through devotion.
The passage states that one who gazes on Chitrakūṭa’s sacred peaks turns the soul to holy things and lives free from evil thought.
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