batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l22557-l22607
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l22557-l22607
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto
LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage.; lines 22557-22607
start: '22557'
end: '22607'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A hermit tells Bharat to bring his host, performs ritual purification by
water before a sacred fire, and prays for divine aid in providing a vast hospitable
feast. He invokes Viśvakarmá, Indra and world-guardians, streams, gods, celestial
musicians, Apsarases, Kuvera’s garden, Soma, flowering trees, wines, and meats
to supply the multitude.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The hermit commands Bharat to bring all his host, and Bharat complies joyfully.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The hermit goes to a chapel where a sacred fire continually burns.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The hermit purifies his lips with sips of water before praying.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The hermit prays to Viśvakarmá to assist with a hospitable feast and to supply
his needs for a mighty banquet.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The hermit calls Indra and three guardians of the worlds to aid in feeding
a mighty host.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The hermit calls streams flowing eastward and westward, on earth and in the
sky, to come and supply his needs.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The invoked streams are asked to include ardent liquor, flower-distilled wine,
and cool sweet water.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The hermit summons gods, their minstrels, Háhá, Huhú, Viśvávasu, heavenly
wives, Apsarases, named nymphs, and Tumburu to lead the music.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The hermit asks for Kuvera’s garden from Northern Kuru to arise, with cloth
and gems as leaves and divine nymphs as fruit.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The hermit asks Soma to provide varied noble food for the multitude, along
with wreaths, wines, and meats.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: the hermit / the sire
description: The ritual officiant who commands Bharat, enters the chapel, purifies
himself, and invokes divine and celestial aid for the feast.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Bharat
description: The person who joyfully complies when told by the hermit to bring all
his host.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Bharat’s host
description: The large company to be brought and fed at the feast.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Viśvakarmá
description: The god addressed as one who forms and fashions all, called to aid
the hospitable feast.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Indra and the three guardians of the worlds
description: Divine powers called by the hermit to help supply the needs of the
feast.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: streams of earth and sky
description: Eastward and westward flowing waters, on earth and in the sky, invoked
to flow to the hermit and supply liquids.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: gods, minstrels, Apsarases, and Tumburu
description: Celestial beings summoned to attend, including named minstrels, nymphs,
and Tumburu to lead the strain.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Kuvera
description: Associated with the garden in Northern Kuru that the hermit asks to
arise at the site.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Soma
description: Called upon to provide noble food of every kind for the multitude.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: ritual host
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He arranges a hospitable feast for Bharat’s host and asks that every need
be supplied.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: invoker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He performs purification and repeatedly calls divine, natural, and celestial
powers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: guest leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is told to bring all his host and complies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: multitude to be fed
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage refers to a mighty host and multitude for whom food is requested.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: divine supplier
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: These figures are invoked to aid or supply the feast and its needs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: liquid supplier
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The streams are invoked to flow to the site and provide liquor, wine, or
cool sweet water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: celestial attendants and performers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The gods, minstrels, Apsarases, and Tumburu are summoned as a celestial company,
with Tumburu leading the strain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: owner or patron of invoked garden
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The garden requested to arise is described as Kuvera’s garden in Northern
Kuru.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sacred fire
literal_form: The fire continually burning in the chapel.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: purifying water
literal_form: Water sipped by the hermit to purify his lips.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: summoned streams
literal_form: Earthly and heavenly streams flowing eastward and westward, invoked
to provide liquor, wine, and cool sweet water.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Kuvera’s garden
literal_form: A garden from Northern Kuru, requested to arise with cloth and gems
as leaves and divine nymphs as fruit.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: abundant feast
literal_form: Noble food of every kind, wreaths, wines, and meats provided for the
multitude.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bharat is told to bring the host
summary: The hermit tells Bharat to bring all his host, and Bharat complies joyfully.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Ritual preparation in the chapel
summary: The hermit enters the chapel, where the sacred fire burns, and purifies
his lips with water before invoking aid.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:3
label: Invocation for a supernatural feast
summary: The hermit invokes Viśvakarmá, Indra and world-guardians, streams, celestial
beings, Kuvera’s garden, and Soma to furnish food, drink, music, flowers, and
abundance for the multitude.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: ritual invocation produces divine hospitality
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The hermit ritually purifies himself and calls multiple divine, natural,
and celestial powers to supply a vast feast for Bharat’s host.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows invocation and requested abundance, but the excerpt
does not include the completed manifestation or guests eating.
- id: motif:2
label: cosmic abundance gathered to one place
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The hermit summons streams from earth and sky, divine beings, a distant northern
garden, Soma’s food, wines, wreaths, and meats into the hermitage setting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a descriptive pattern in the passage; no supplied taxonomy family
directly names it.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 22557-22563
quote_or_summary: The hermit tells Bharat to bring all his host; Bharat complies.
The hermit goes to the chapel where the sacred fire burns and purifies his lips
with water.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 22564-22572
quote_or_summary: The hermit prays to Viśvakarmá, described as the god who forms
and fashions all, and calls Indra with the three guardians of the worlds to supply
a mighty banquet for a host.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 22573-22584
quote_or_summary: The hermit calls streams flowing east and west, on earth and in
the sky, asking some to provide liquor, some flower-distilled wine, and some cool
sweet water.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 22585-22598
quote_or_summary: The hermit summons gods, divine minstrels including Háhá, Huhú,
and Viśvávasu, heavenly wives, Apsarases, named nymphs, and Tumburu to lead the
music.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 22599-22607
quote_or_summary: The hermit calls for Kuvera’s garden in Northern Kuru to arise,
with cloth and gems as leaves and divine nymphs as fruit, and asks Soma to provide
food, wreaths, wines, and meats.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is direct from the supplied passage. Motif labeling is
cautious because the excerpt presents the invocation more than the fulfillment.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support a comparison to another text or tradition.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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