Motif
vow-bound hero observing paternal command
vow_bound_hero_observing_paternal_command
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Fidelity, Obedience, and Secrecy Vows. 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 XI. Dundubhi. / Canto XII. The Palm Trees. / Canto XIV. The Challenge. / Canto XXVI. The Coronation.; lines 40837-40985 confidence: medium
Rama replies that for fourteen years he may not break his father's mandate and cannot tread town or village; he tells Sugriva to be anointed and begin his sway.
Rama refuses to enter a town or village because he remains bound by his father's fourteen-year mandate.
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