Motif
ritual vulnerability to hostile beings
ritual_vulnerability_to_hostile_beings
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 VII. The Ministers. / Canto IX. Rishyasring. / Canto X. Rishyasring Invited. / Canto XI. The Sacrifice Decreed.; lines 2374-2464 confidence: medium
Daśaratha orders ritual requirements prepared, the guarded horse freed, the sacrificial ground set on the northern side of the Sarjú, and protective rites performed because wandering fiends watch for flaws and may spoil sacred work.
Daśaratha warns that wandering fiends watch for ritual mistakes and can spoil the sacred work.
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