Motif
Wrathful sage’s curse threatened after injury
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A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Retributive and Dying Curses. 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 XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers. / Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled.; lines 19062-19231 confidence: medium
The dying hermit says he was bringing water to blind, feeble parents; he tells Daśaratha to go to his father’s cot, report the fate, seek pardon, and remove the dart, warning of the father’s curse.
The dying hermit warns Daśaratha to seek pardon from his father lest the father curse him in rage.
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