batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l3993-l4078
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l3993-l4078
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XIII. The Sacrifice Finished. / Canto XV. The Nectar. / Canto XIX.
The Birth Of The Princes. / Canto XXIV. The Spells.; lines 3993-4078
start: '3993'
end: '4078'
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: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ are sent by their parents and Vasiṣṭha to accompany Viśvāmitra.
Omens and divine observers attend their departure. On the southern bank of the
Sarjū, Viśvāmitra instructs Rāma to touch lustral water and grants him two powerful
spells that prevent fatigue, hunger, thirst, age, and harm from dark powers, and
enhance knowledge, judgment, glory, and rank. Rāma receives the spells with reverence,
and the youths spend the night serving the hermit on the river bank.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The monarch sends Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to accompany Kuśik’s son, with parental
care, rites, prayers, and Vasiṣṭha’s blessing.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Wind-God sends a gentle breeze, flowers fall from heaven, music and dance
accompany the departure, and gods including Indra look down joyfully.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:3
text: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ follow the hermit while armed with guards, quivers, bows,
and swords.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:4
text: The gods want to see the death of their ten-headed enemy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: On the southern shore of the Sarjū, after walking more than a league, the
sage tells Rāma to touch lustral water and receive his counsel.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The sage grants Rāma two spells described as the mighty and the mightiest.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The spells are said to protect Rāma from fatigue, age, change, dark powers,
hunger, and thirst, and to give peerless strength, knowledge, wit, tact, wisdom,
judgment, glory, and rank.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The two spells are described as the heavenly brood of the Great Father.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Rāma touches the water, raises suppliant hands, bows his head, and takes the
spells from the hermit.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: After receiving the spells, Rāma’s glory is described as brighter, like the
autumn sun.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: The youths serve the hermit’s needs like pupils serving a holy guide and spend
the night on the Sarjū bank.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rāma
description: Royal youth, son of Raghu, lotus-eyed, bow-armed, recipient of the
two spells.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakṣmaṇ
description: Rāma’s close follower and companion, armed with bow, quiver, and sword.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Viśvāmitra / Kuśik’s son / the hermit / the sage
description: Hermit and sage who leads the youths and grants Rāma the spells.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Vasiṣṭha
description: Speaker at the opening who blesses Rāma before he departs.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The monarch / father
description: Rāma’s father, who sends Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to Kuśik’s son and bends
over Rāma’s head.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Mother
description: Rāma’s mother, included with the sire in loving care and rites before
departure.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Wind-God
description: Divine figure who sends a sweet pure breeze that waves the trees.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Gods and Indra
description: Divine observers who look down joyfully upon the royal boy and desire
the death of their ten-headed enemy.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Ten-headed enemy
description: Enemy whose death the gods long to see.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Great Father
description: Divine source associated with the two spells, which are called his
heavenly brood.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: spell recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rāma receives the two spells from the hermit after touching the water and
bowing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: heroic companion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakṣmaṇ follows close behind Rāma and accompanies him armed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: initiating sage
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The sage instructs Rāma and grants him the spells.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: holy guide
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The youths supply the hermit’s wants like pupils serving a holy guide.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: armed royal youth
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The youths bear guards, quivers, bows, and swords as they follow the hermit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: divinely favored royal boy
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Gods watch Rāma’s departure, and the sage says divine gifts have been his
from birth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: blessing priest or sage
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Vasiṣṭha blesses Rāma before departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: departing hero’s parent
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: The mother and sire send their son with rite and prayer; the father resigns
Rāma to Kuśik’s son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:9
label: omen-sending deity
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The Wind-God sends a sweet pure breeze at the departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:10
label: divine spectators
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The gods and Indra look down on the royal boy with joy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: future enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The gods long to see the death of their ten-headed enemy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:12
label: source of heavenly spells
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The two spells are called the Great Father’s heavenly brood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: lustral water
literal_form: Water of the Sarjū touched by Rāma before receiving the spells.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: two spells
literal_form: A pair of spells called the mighty and the mightiest, also called
a double science.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: heavenly flowers
literal_form: A flowery rain falling from heaven during the departure.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: weapons of the youths
literal_form: Arm and hand guards, quiver, bow, and sword borne by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: suppliant gesture
literal_form: Rāma raises suppliant hands and bows his head when taking the spells.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: southern bank of the Sarjū
literal_form: Pleasant southern river bank where the spell initiation and night
halt occur.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ are entrusted to the hermit
summary: The monarch, mother, father, and Vasiṣṭha send Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ away with
rites, prayer, and blessing, and Rāma is resigned to Kuśik’s son.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Auspicious departure under divine observation
summary: At the departure, a breeze, flower-rain, music, and dance appear, while
the gods and Indra look on and hope for the death of their ten-headed enemy.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Instruction beside the Sarjū
summary: After reaching the southern shore of the Sarjū, the sage instructs Rāma
to touch the lustral water and prepares to confer two spells.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Reception of the two spells
summary: Rāma reverently touches the water, bows, and receives the spells, which
are said to grant protection, wisdom, strength, glory, and high rank.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Pupils and holy guide rest by the river
summary: The youths supply the hermit’s needs as pupils would serve a holy guide,
then spend the night contentedly on the Sarjū bank.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: heroic departure under blessing
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ depart from their parents and Vasiṣṭha to accompany the
hermit, with rites, prayer, blessing, and auspicious signs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage shows departure and blessing but not the whole subsequent
journey.
- id: motif:2
label: initiation through water and sacred words
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
- wisdom
basis: The sage instructs Rāma to touch lustral water and grants him two spells
described as a double science that confers wisdom, judgment, protection, and glory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe a formal initiation rite beyond touch, instruction,
reverent gesture, and transmission of spells.
- id: motif:3
label: divine favor of the royal hero
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Rāma is identified by royal lineage, watched by gods, and said to possess
divine gifts from birth, with the spells adding radiance to those gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is inferred from royal lineage and divine favor; the passage
is not a coronation or explicit legitimacy ritual.
- id: motif:4
label: sacred transfer from sage to hero
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The hermit grants powerful spells to Rāma, and the youths later serve the
hermit as pupils serve a holy guide.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is primarily pedagogical; the passage does not state a negotiated
bargain.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly likens Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ following the hermit to the
young Aśvins following Indra through the air.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Aśvins following Indra
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is a stated poetic simile within the passage, not evidence of
a separate shared narrative.
- id: claim:2
claim: The armed youths are explicitly compared in appearance to fire-born Gods
of War, while the leader is likened to Śiva.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: fire-born Gods of War and Śiva
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is descriptive and visual; it does not establish identity
or a full mythic equivalence.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3993-4012
quote_or_summary: The monarch sends Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to Kuśik’s son; mother and
sire send Rāma with rite and prayer; Vasiṣṭha blesses him; the father resigns
Rāma to the hermit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 4013-4020
quote_or_summary: The Wind-God sends a sweet pure breeze; flowers fall from heaven;
song, dance, shell, and tambour accompany the departure.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 4025-4028
quote_or_summary: The gods and Indra look down joyfully on the royal boy and long
to see the death of their ten-headed enemy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4021-4036
quote_or_summary: The hermit leads; Rāma and then Lakṣmaṇ follow, armed with guards,
quivers, bows, and swords.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 4037-4044
quote_or_summary: After walking more than a league on the southern shore of the
Sarjū, the sage tells Rāma to touch lustral water and heed his counsel.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 4045-4052
quote_or_summary: The sage invests Rāma with two spells, called the mighty and the
mightiest, and says they will prevent fatigue, age, change, and attacks by powers
of darkness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 4053-4068
quote_or_summary: The spells are said to grant peerless strength, reply, fortune,
knowledge, wit, tact, wisdom, planning, skill, glory, freedom from hunger and
thirst, and high rank; they are the heavenly brood of the Great Father; Rāma has
divine gifts from birth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 4069-4072
quote_or_summary: Rāma touches the wave, raises suppliant hands, bows low, and takes
the spells from the contemplative hermit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 4073-4076
quote_or_summary: After the gifts, a brighter beam of glory shines from Rāma, compared
to the autumn sun of a thousand rays.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 4077-4078
quote_or_summary: The youths supply the hermit’s wants like pupils serving a holy
guide, and spend the night contentedly on the Sarjū bank.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 4029-4032
quote_or_summary: "“As the young Aśvins, heavenly pair, / Follow Lord Indra through
the air.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short quotation used.
- id: ev:12
type: quote
locator: lines 4033-4036
quote_or_summary: "“Two fire-born Gods of War seemed they. / He, Śiva’s self who
led the way.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short quotation used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are candidate
classifications using the provided taxonomy where directly supported; broader
mythological identifications are avoided.
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: |-
Names retain diacritics as supplied in the passage where possible; roles and symbols are evidence-based and passage-limited.
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