Motif
return of the dead to mother earth
return_of_the_dead_to_mother_earth
A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family, within the sub-family Death, Destruction, and Maternal Loss. 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 59578-59724 confidence: high
Sītā laments that Rāma’s body will not receive funeral rites and prayers; a cited funeral prayer asks Earth, addressed as mother, to receive and enfold the dead.
The funeral prayer asks Earth, addressed as mother, to open, receive, and enfold the dead person.
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