Motif
sacred fire weapon repelling hostile missiles
sacred_fire_weapon_repelling_hostile_missiles
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Destructive and Weaponized Fire. 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 L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs. / Canto LXXV. The Night Attack.; lines 55006-55121 confidence: high
Rāma launches a fire-dart sacred to the Lord of Flame and other blazing shafts; they burn, consume, and turn back Rāvaṇ’s darts.
Rāma’s fire-dart, sacred to the Lord of Flame, burns and turns back Rāvaṇ’s weapons.
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