batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l56095-l56231
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l56095-l56231
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto CIX. The Battle. / Canto CXIV. Vibhishan Consecrated. / Canto CXVI.
The Meeting. / Canto CXIX. Glory To Vishnu.; lines 56095-56231
start: '56095'
end: '56231'
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: Gods and ancestral shades arrive in radiant cars after Sita has entered
the fire. They ask Rama why he permits his queen to brave the pyre and why he
does not recognize his divine nature. Rama says he considers himself a mortal
of Ikshvaku's line. Brahma replies that Rama is Narayana/Vishnu and that Sita
is Lakshmi, his celestial spouse; Rama has taken his present form to free the
worlds from Ravana. The Lord of Fire then emerges from the pyre carrying Sita
alive and unharmed, declares her pure and faithful, and returns her to Rama. Rama
explains that the fire ordeal was needed publicly to clear Sita from slander,
says he knew she was pure, and embraces her.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A band of gods and ancestral shades arrives through the sky in radiant cars
where Rama stands.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The gods ask Rama how he could allow his queen and spouse to brave the fire
and give her body to the pyre.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Rama says he deems himself a mortal man descended from Ikshvaku and Dasaratha.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Brahma tells Rama to reject the thought that he is merely mortal and identifies
him as Narayana and Vishnu.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Brahma says Rama took his present form to free the worlds from Ravana and
that the task is complete because the tyrant is slain.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Brahma identifies Sita as Lakshmi, Rama's celestial spouse.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
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- id: obs:7
text: The flames of the pyre roll backward, and the embodied Lord of Fire emerges
carrying Sita alive and unharmed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Sita is described as adorned with gold, gems, crimson robes, braided hair,
a fresh wreath, and undimmed ornaments.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The Lord of Fire declares that Sita is free from blemish and has not declined
from Rama in word, deed, look, or mind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The Lord of Fire says Ravana carried Sita away by force and tried temptation,
bribe, and threat, but Sita abhorred his suit.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Rama says the fire was needed before the gathered thousands so Sita could
be publicly cleared and slander avoided.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Rama says he knew Sita was pure and true, and he embraces her after her vindication.
category: speech
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- ev:9
- ev:10
figures:
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name_or_label: Rama
description: Prince of Raghu's race; says he considers himself a mortal of Ikshvaku's
line; identified by Brahma as Narayana/Vishnu; receives Sita again after the fire
ordeal.
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- role:2
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- ev:3
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name_or_label: Sita
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declared pure and faithful; identified as Lakshmi.
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- role:4
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- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
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name_or_label: Brahma
description: Self-existent Sire and bountiful Lord by whose command the worlds were
made; addresses Rama and reveals his divine identity.
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- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lord of Fire
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declares her purity before returning her to Rama.
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- ev:6
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name_or_label: Gods and ancestral shades
description: A glorious band including ancestral shades, the lord of riches, Yama,
Indra, the sea-sceptre wielder, the bull-bannered god, and Brahma, arriving in
radiant cars.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:1
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name_or_label: Ravana
description: The giant and tyrant who carried Sita away by force, held her in his
bowers, and was slain by Rama.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
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name_or_label: Lakshmi
description: Named by Brahma as the celestial identity of Queen Sita, Rama's spouse.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:5
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- fig:1
basis: Rama says he deems himself a mortal man of Ikshvaku's line.
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- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: revealed divine incarnation
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- fig:1
basis: Brahma identifies Rama as Narayana/Vishnu and says he took his present form
to free the worlds from Ravana.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
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label: celestial spouse
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- fig:7
basis: Brahma states that Sita is Lakshmi, Rama's celestial spouse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: vindicated queen
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sita emerges unharmed from the pyre and is declared pure by the Lord of Fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: divine revealer
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basis: Brahma corrects Rama's mortal self-understanding and reveals his divine nature.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: divine witness and verifier
assigned_to:
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basis: The Lord of Fire returns Sita and testifies to her purity and faithfulness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: divine assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Gods and ancestral shades arrive together and address Rama from radiant cars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: restoring husband and king
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama explains the public proof and receives Sita again, embracing her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: defeated abductor
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Ravana carried Sita away by force, held her, and is described by Brahma as
the slain tyrant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
symbols:
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label: fire ordeal
literal_form: blazing pyre and circling flames
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: radiant divine cars
literal_form: glittering seats and radiant cars brighter than sunbeams
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Vishnu's weapons and attributes
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associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: serpent form at cosmic destruction
literal_form: serpent form when the earth sinks in fire and storm
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- serpent
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evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: unharmed adornment after fire
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associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Divine assembly arrives
summary: After Rama hears a cry and weeps, gods and ancestral shades come through
the sky in radiant cars and address him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Brahma reveals Rama and Sita's divine identities
summary: Rama says he is mortal, and Brahma replies that he is Narayana/Vishnu,
while Sita is Lakshmi; Rama's incarnation is linked to freeing the worlds from
Ravana.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Sita restored from the pyre
summary: The Lord of Fire emerges from the rolled-back flames carrying Sita alive
and unharmed, adorned and unchanged.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Fire testifies to Sita's purity
summary: The Lord of Fire declares that Sita remained faithful in mind, word, look,
and deed despite Ravana's force and persuasion, and tells Rama to receive her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Rama explains and embraces Sita
summary: Rama says the ordeal was necessary to clear Sita publicly from slander,
affirms he always knew her purity, and embraces her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine ordeal by fire vindicates the accused beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Sita enters the pyre, the Lord of Fire returns her alive and unharmed, and
the god declares her pure and faithful before Rama and the gathered witnesses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the event as public vindication and divine testimony;
classification as divine judgment is interpretive but directly supported by the
fire deity's role.
- id: motif:2
label: abducted beloved restored after defeat of captor
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
- return
basis: Ravana carried Sita away by force and tried to make her forget Rama; Brahma
states Ravana has been slain, and Sita is returned to Rama.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The abduction and defeat are referred to retrospectively in this passage
rather than narrated in full.
- id: motif:3
label: hero's mortal self-understanding corrected by divine revelation
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Rama says he is a mortal man, and Brahma reveals him as Narayana/Vishnu who
assumed human form to defeat Ravana.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy does not contain a precise incarnation-revelation
category; the listed taxonomy reference is approximate and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:4
label: divine spouses recognized as cosmic pair
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
- divine_beloved
basis: Brahma identifies Sita as Lakshmi, the celestial spouse of Rama, while identifying
Rama as Narayana/Vishnu.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states spousal divine identity, but it does not narrate a
wedding or new union in this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: cosmic preserver assumes destructive-world serpent form
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
- world_destroying_fire
basis: Brahma says Rama/Vishnu will appear in serpent form when the earth sinks
in fire and storm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a brief theological description within praise, not a developed
narrative scene.
- id: motif:6
label: public restoration of royal honor through ordeal
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Rama says the fire ordeal was necessary before thousands so no slanderous
tongues would reproach his honor for receiving Sita without proof.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The royal-legitimacy angle is grounded in Rama's concern for public honor,
but the passage focuses primarily on Sita's purity and Rama's explanation.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits a divine-judgment pattern in which a supernatural ordeal
publicly tests and vindicates a questioned person.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_judgment motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This claim compares only to the supplied motif-family label, not to
any external text or historical tradition.
- id: claim:2
claim: 'The passage fits a stolen-beloved and return pattern: the beloved was taken
by force, the captor is defeated, and she is restored to her husband.'
claim_level: same_motif
target: stolen_beloved and return motif families
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The abduction and the slaying of Ravana are summarized in speeches
rather than fully narrated in this excerpt.
- id: claim:3
claim: The identification of Rama as Vishnu and Sita as Lakshmi supports comparison
with a sacred-marriage or divine-beloved pattern involving a divine pair.
claim_level: same_function
target: sacred_marriage and divine_beloved motif families
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage affirms an already-existing cosmic spousal identity; it
does not depict the formation of the marriage.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 56095-56119
quote_or_summary: Rama weeps; gods and ancestral shades, including Yama, Indra,
the sea-sceptre wielder, the bull-bannered god, and Brahma, arrive in radiant
cars and ask how Rama could allow Sita to brave the fire and whether he recognizes
his heavenly nature.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 56120-56124
quote_or_summary: "“I deem myself a mortal man. / Of old Ikshváku’s line, I spring
/ From Daśaratha Kośal’s king.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short excerpt.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 56125-56145
quote_or_summary: Brahma tells Rama to put aside the mortal thought and identifies
him as Narayana, the lord to whom all creatures bow, Vishnu, guide, Krishna, and
bearer of divine weapons and attributes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 56146-56149
quote_or_summary: "“Thou wilt appear in serpent form / When sinks the earth in fire
and storm.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short excerpt.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 56150-56159
quote_or_summary: Brahma states that Queen Sita is Lakshmi, Rama's celestial spouse,
and that Rama took his present form to free the worlds from Ravana; the tyrant
is slain and the task is complete.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 56172-56184
quote_or_summary: The flames roll backward; the embodied Lord of Fire emerges from
the blazing pyre holding Sita alive and unharmed, adorned with gold, gems, crimson
robes, braid, wreath, and undimmed ornaments.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 56185-56204
quote_or_summary: The Lord of Fire, standing by Rama, declares Sita free of blemish,
faithful in word, deed, look, and mind; Ravana carried her away by force and tempted,
bribed, and threatened her, but she abhorred him. He tells Rama to receive her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 56205-56216
quote_or_summary: Rama says it was fitting that Sita be cleared by searching fire
before the thousands, because otherwise slanderous tongues would reproach his
honor for withholding the proof.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 56217-56228
quote_or_summary: Rama says he had no doubt that Sita was pure and true, that her
heart remained with him, and that Ravana could not wrong her because of her virtue.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 56229-56231
quote_or_summary: Rama says Sita is again his own and that he will never leave her;
he embraces her and she hides her face on his breast.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Main events and figures are explicit in the passage. Some motif taxonomy
assignments are approximate because the supplied taxonomy lacks exact labels for
avatar revelation and fire ordeal.
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: |-
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