Motif
Sacred-river funerary libation for a father
sacred_river_funerary_libation_for_a_father
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Rivers, Watersides, and Washing the Dead. 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 LXXX. The Way Prepared. / Canto LXXXI. The Assembly. / Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun.; lines 21738-21906 confidence: high
The procession reaches the Gangá near Śringavera, where Guha dwells as Ráma’s ally; Bharat orders a halt before crossing the river and says he wishes to pour funeral water from the Gangá for his father.
At the Gangá, Bharat states that he wishes to pour a funeral stream from the river’s auspicious tide for his glorified father.
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