batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1032-l1045
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1032-l1045
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: REMEMBER GOD AND FORGET SELF / MORTALITY AND IMMORTALITY / THE BELOVED THE
DIVINE CONSOLER / THE SEA OF LOVE; lines 1032-1045
start: '1032'
end: '1045'
translation: 'The Persian Mystics: Jalálu''d-dín Rúmí'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: Mankind, like waterfowl, are sprung from the sea--the Sea of Soul;
summary: The passage describes humankind as waterfowl and pearls arising from and
abiding in the Sea of Soul. It announces the time of Union, Eternity's beauty,
favour, purity, the arrival of a sea-billow and thunder, and a dawn identified
as the Light of God.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Mankind is compared to waterfowl sprung from the Sea of Soul.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage asks why the bird, having risen from the Sea, should make its
home here.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The speakers are described as pearls in the Sea, where they all abide.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Wave follows wave from the Sea of Soul.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: The passage declares a time of Union's attainment, Eternity's beauty, favour,
largesse, and perfect purity.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: A billow of largesse appears, the thunder of the Sea arrives, and a blessed
morn dawns, which is identified as the Light of God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mankind / we
description: Humankind, described as waterfowl, a bird, and pearls in relation to
the Sea of Soul.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God
description: Named in the phrase identifying the blessed dawn as the Light of God.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sea-born beings abiding in the Sea of Soul
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Mankind is said to be sprung from the Sea of Soul and also to abide in it
as pearls.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: source associated with divine light
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The blessed morn is corrected or intensified as the Light of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Sea of Soul
literal_form: sea / ocean / water
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: waterfowl / bird
literal_form: waterfowl and bird imagery applied to mankind
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: pearls
literal_form: pearls in the Sea
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: waves and billow
literal_form: wave following wave; billow of largesse
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: dawn and Light of God
literal_form: blessed morn and divine light
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Origin and abiding in the Sea of Soul
summary: Humankind is imaged as waterfowl risen from the Sea of Soul and as pearls
abiding within that Sea, while waves proceed from it.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Union and divine dawn
summary: The passage announces the time of Union, eternity, favour, purity, a billow
and thunder of the Sea, and a dawn identified as the Light of God.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Union with divine or spiritual source
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
basis: The passage explicitly names the time of Union's attainment and describes
humans as arising from and abiding in the Sea of Soul.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses lyric imagery rather than doctrinal exposition; 'annihilation'
is not named in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: Return or non-attachment to earthly home after arising from the source
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The bird is said to have risen from the Sea, and the passage asks why it
should make its home here.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage poses the return implication through a rhetorical question;
no explicit journey back is narrated.
- id: motif:3
label: Divine illumination as dawn
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A blessed morn dawns and is identified as the Light of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches dawn or light imagery.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1032-1035
quote_or_summary: Mankind is likened to waterfowl sprung from the Sea of Soul; the
bird has risen from that Sea; humans are pearls abiding in it; waves follow from
it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1036-1039
quote_or_summary: The passage announces the time of Union's attainment, Eternity's
beauty, favour, largesse, and the Ocean of perfect purity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1040-1045
quote_or_summary: A billow of largesse appears, thunder of the Sea arrives, a blessed
morn dawns, and the morn is identified as the Light of God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal imagery is clear. Motif assignment is strongest for union with a
spiritual source; other motif labels are interpretive and should be reviewed.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. No external comparisons added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg__l1032-l1045
passage_sha256=6ca392189a7f113abdc4f8cb011c71f6c81049cc2217a8fc418d878e9f258ead