Motif
sacred hermitage with maintained fire
sacred_hermitage_with_maintained_fire
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Hearths, Sanctuaries, and Ceremonial Flames. 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 LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage. / Canto XCVIII. Lakshman Calmed. / Canto C. The Meeting.; lines 23820-23971 confidence: high
Near the hermits’ homes appears Rama’s leaf-covered cot and a shed; flowers, cleft billets, path-marking grass and bark, and dried fuel are present.
The hermitage includes leaf dwellings, a sacred bower, path markers, stored fuel, smoke, and a fire kept alive by hermits and burning on an altar.
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