Motif
recognition token sent through a messenger
recognition_token_sent_through_a_messenger
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Messengers, Heralds, and Carried Tokens. 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 XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove. / Canto XXXIII. The Colloquy.; lines 47022-47074 confidence: high
Sita takes a sparkling gem from her hair as a token her husband will recognize; the Vanar envoy bows and binds it on his finger.
Sita gives Hanuman a gem from her hair as a token that Rama will recognize.
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