Motif
Wrathful sacred power restrained for the world’s welfare
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Withheld and Restrained Divine Power. 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 XLVII. Sumati. / Canto L. Janak. / Canto LIV. The Battle. / Canto LV. The Hermitage Burnt.; lines 7343-7376 confidence: high
The awed hermits praise the saint, ask him to restrain his might, request rest for the worlds, and say Viśvámitra has been discomfited by him.
The hermits ask the saint to restrain his might and let the worlds rest, after which the saint appeases his wrath.
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