Motif
sacred bathing in natural waters
sacred_bathing_in_natural_waters
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage.; lines 23206-23349 confidence: high
Holy hermits in deer skins and bark, with matted hair, bathe and lift their arms to glorify the sun, remaining constant to sacred vows.
Hermits bathe in the stream, Rama invites Sita to bathe, and he says he bathes three times daily.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage.; lines 23206-23349 confidence: high
Rāma points out hermits in deerskins and bark with matted hair who bathe and glorify the sun; trees scatter flowers, the stream flows around islets, and saints come to the waters.
Hermits and saints bathe in the Mandākinī and glorify the sun, and Rāma invites Sītā to bathe in waters associated with sanctities.
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