batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1519-l1537
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1519-l1537
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: SORROW QUENCHED IN THE BELOVED / THE MUSIC OF LOVE / THE SILENCE OF LOVE
/ EARTHLY LOVE ESSENTIAL TO THE LOVE DIVINE; lines 1519-1537
start: '1519'
end: '1537'
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: Love is the astrolabe of God's mysteries.
summary: The passage says that love reveals divine mysteries, that the lover is
ultimately drawn to the King of Love, that explanations fail before love, and
that earthly love should not be quenched because it may become light for others
and preserve the lamp of Union.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Love is described as an astrolabe of God's mysteries.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A lover may desire particular loves but is ultimately drawn to the King of
Love.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage contrasts verbal explanation with love that remains unexplained.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Anything that withdraws the eyes from God is called an idol.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The speaker instructs not to quench an earthy torch, so that it may become
a light for mankind.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Neglect of the earthy torch is said to quench at midnight the lamp of Union.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: lover
description: A lover who may seek one love or another and is finally drawn to the
King of Love.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: King of Love
description: The final object toward which the lover is drawn.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: God
description: God is named in connection with mysteries and as the focus from which
an idol withdraws the eyes.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: mankind
description: The earthy torch may become a light to lighten mankind.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: lover or seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The figure desires love and is drawn toward the King of Love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: beloved sovereign
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage calls this figure the King of Love and makes him the lover's
final attraction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: divine focus
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: God is associated with mysteries and is the one from whom an idol diverts
attention.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: recipients of illumination
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Mankind is the group to be lightened by the earthy torch.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: astrolabe
literal_form: astrolabe
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: idol
literal_form: idol
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: earthy torch
literal_form: torch
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: lamp of Union
literal_form: lamp
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: tongue and words
literal_form: tongue; words
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Love beyond explanation
summary: Love is presented as a means of approaching God's mysteries, while spoken
explanation becomes inadequate when one falls in love.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: The lover drawn to the King of Love
summary: A lover may pursue particular loves, but ultimately is drawn to the King
of Love.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Earthly love as light toward Union
summary: The passage warns against letting anything divert the eyes from God, but
also says not to quench the earthy torch, because neglect may extinguish the lamp
of Union.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine beloved as final object of love
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: The lover is ultimately drawn beyond particular loves to the King of Love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses devotional and metaphoric language; it does not narrate
a full encounter with the beloved.
- id: motif:2
label: union through preserved earthly love
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
basis: The passage links care for the earthy torch with avoiding the extinguishing
of the lamp of Union.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: Union is named, but the passage does not explicitly describe annihilation
or a completed mystical union.
- id: motif:3
label: mystical quest for divine knowledge
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
- wisdom
basis: Love is described as an instrument for God's mysteries, and inadequate speech
gives way to unexplained love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is lyric and aphoristic rather than a quest narrative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 1519-1520
quote_or_summary: "“Love is the astrolabe of God's mysteries.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1521-1523
quote_or_summary: A lover may seek one love or another, but in the end is drawn
to the King of Love.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1524-1527
quote_or_summary: The passage says that describing love becomes shameful when one
falls in love, and that unexplained love is better than explanation by the tongue.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 1531-1532
quote_or_summary: "“Whatever withdraws thine eyes from God is an idol.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1533-1535
quote_or_summary: The passage instructs not to quench the earthy torch, so that
it may be a light for mankind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1536-1537
quote_or_summary: Neglecting care for the earthy torch is said to quench at midnight
the lamp of Union.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif assignment is interpretive because
the passage is lyric and metaphorical. No comparison claims were made beyond candidate
taxonomy mapping.
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__l1519-l1537
passage_sha256=5a515978a6f7611494e4ff3a23bacfb48349b8123b8350faf35ee292bef7da00