Motif
southern orientation in rites for the dead
southern_orientation_in_rites_for_the_dead
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Burial Duties, Death Locks, and South-Facing Rites. 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 XCVIII. Lakshman Calmed. / Canto C. The Meeting. / Canto CI. Bharata Questioned. / Canto CIII. The Funeral Libation.; lines 24124-24238 confidence: medium
At the stream they shed funeral drops; Ráma fills his hollowed hand, turns south, and says, “This sacred water clear and pure... Accept it where the spirits live!”
Ráma turns to the southern side while offering water to the dead king among the spirits.
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