batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l56234-l56393
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l56234-l56393
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto CXIV. Vibhishan Consecrated. / Canto CXVI. The Meeting. / Canto CXIX.
Glory To Vishnu. / Canto CXXI. Dasaratha.; lines 56234-56393
start: '56234'
end: '56393'
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: Maheśvar praises Ráma’s victory, instructs him to restore peace to his
family and kingdom, and tells him to salute his father Daśaratha, who has come
from heaven. Daśaratha embraces Ráma and Lakshmaṇ, recognizes Ráma’s divine nature,
blesses Lakshmaṇ, absolves Kaikeyí at Ráma’s request, and addresses Sítá concerning
her proof by fire. Daśaratha returns to heaven. Indra offers Ráma a boon; Ráma
asks that the slain Vánars be restored to life and strength and that fruits and
pure water be provided. Indra grants the boon, the Vánars rise from death, the
gods praise Ráma and urge his return to Ayodhyá, then depart in radiant cars.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
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text: Maheśvar states that Ráma has fought nobly and dispelled a doom affecting
earth and heaven.
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text: Maheśvar instructs Ráma to restore peace to Bharat, Kausalyá, Kaikeyí, Sumitrá,
his friends, and the kingdom of his fathers.
category: speech
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text: Maheśvar says Ráma should later perform the horse offering, give pious gifts,
ascend to the home of gods, and behold his father in heaven.
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text: Daśaratha appears above a car in bright light, wearing radiant garments without
dust.
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text: Daśaratha embraces Ráma and says heavenly bliss gives him no joy while he
misses Ráma.
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text: Daśaratha says he now knows that the power of Purushottam was enshrined in
Ráma’s form to slay the tyrant of the worlds.
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text: Ráma asks Daśaratha to revoke his angry curse against Kaikeyí and her child;
Daśaratha replies that she shall live absolved from guilt.
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text: Daśaratha embraces Lakshmaṇ and promises him merit, glory, Ráma’s favor on
earth, and a high place in heaven.
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- ev:8
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text: Daśaratha tells Lakshmaṇ that god, saint, sage, and Indra bow to Ráma, whom
he calls the heart of the gods and the One who does not cease to be.
category: speech
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text: Daśaratha tells Sítá not to retain wrath or pain and says that the fire proved
her truth and confessed her faith.
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text: Daśaratha bids farewell to Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and Sítá and flies home to heaven.
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text: Indra offers Ráma a boon and asks him to state his wishes.
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text: Ráma asks Indra to restore the dead Vánars, whose blood was shed for him,
to life and strength from Yáma’s hall.
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- ev:13
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text: Ráma asks that fruits of every season and streams of pure water be provided
when the warriors rise.
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- ev:14
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text: Indra grants the boon, saying the slain Vánars will renew life and vigor,
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- ev:15
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text: The Vánar legions are restored from Yáma’s domain, fill the plain, and pay
obeisance around Ráma.
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- ev:16
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text: The gods praise Ráma, urge him to return to Ayodhyá, comfort Sítá and his
family, and become consecrated king.
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- ev:17
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text: The gods depart in radiant cars to their bright home among the stars.
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name_or_label: Maheśvar
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- ev:7
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blessing Lakshmaṇ, addressing Sítá, absolving Kaikeyí, and returning to heaven.
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- role:6
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- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
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evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
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name_or_label: Sítá
description: Ráma’s consort, addressed by Daśaratha regarding her proof by fire
and described as best of womankind.
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- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:17
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kaikeyí
description: Queen formerly cursed by Daśaratha; Ráma asks that the curse against
her and her child be recalled, and Daśaratha absolves her from guilt.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:7
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name_or_label: Indra
description: Sovereign of the sky who offers Ráma a boon and grants the restoration
of the slain Vánars.
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- role:1
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:15
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vánar dead / Vánar legions
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- ev:13
- ev:15
- ev:16
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name_or_label: The gods
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in radiant cars to the stars.
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- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- ev:18
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Ráma’s loyal brother, mentioned as a hermit because of love for Ráma
and awaiting Ráma’s return.
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- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:17
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name_or_label: Kausalyá, Sumitrá, and Ráma’s stepmothers
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- ev:2
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- fig:1
- fig:7
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- fig:2
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heaven.
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- ev:1
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label: divine manifestation
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- fig:2
basis: Daśaratha says the might of Purushottam lay enshrined in Ráma’s form and
later calls him supreme and unceasing.
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- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: boon petitioner for allies
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- fig:2
basis: Ráma uses Indra’s offered boon to ask restoration of the dead Vánars rather
than a private reward.
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- ev:13
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label: heavenly father
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- fig:3
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and standing radiant above a car.
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- ev:3
- ev:4
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label: blesser and reconciler
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- fig:3
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- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
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label: devoted brother
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- fig:4
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king.
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- ev:8
- ev:9
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label: proved consort
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- fig:5
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- ev:15
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- ev:16
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- ev:18
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- fig:10
basis: The gods describe Bharat as Ráma’s loyal brother, a hermit for love of him.
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- ev:17
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label: grieving royal kin
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basis: Maheśvar and the gods refer to the queens’ weeping or longing that Ráma should
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- ev:2
- ev:17
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label: fire as proof
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label: radiant heavenly car
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- ev:18
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label: Yáma’s hall or dark domain
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- ev:16
- id: sym:4
label: pure water streams
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- ev:14
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label: heavenly ascent
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label: Maheśvar’s praise and instructions to Ráma
summary: Maheśvar praises Ráma’s victory, says the worlds are freed from doom, and
instructs him to restore his family and kingdom before later ascending to the
gods.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:10
- fig:11
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- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
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label: Daśaratha’s radiant meeting with his sons
summary: Daśaratha appears in radiance above a car, receives obeisance from Ráma
and Lakshmaṇ, embraces Ráma, speaks of his sorrow, and recognizes Ráma’s divine
mission.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Revocation of Kaikeyí’s curse and blessing of Lakshmaṇ
summary: Ráma asks Daśaratha to revoke his curse on Kaikeyí; Daśaratha does so,
then embraces and blesses Lakshmaṇ while describing Ráma as revered by gods and
sages.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Daśaratha addresses Sítá and returns to heaven
summary: Daśaratha tells Sítá that the fire proved her truth, calls her best of
womankind, bids the three farewell, and flies to heaven.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:5
label: Indra offers and grants Ráma’s boon
summary: Indra offers Ráma a boon; Ráma asks that the slain Vánars be restored from
Yáma’s hall and that fruits and pure water be supplied; Indra grants the request.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:2
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
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label: Restoration of the Vánars and divine departure
summary: The Vánar legions rise from Yáma’s domain and pay obeisance to Ráma; the
gods praise Ráma, urge his return to Ayodhyá and consecration, then depart in
radiant cars.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:5
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
- ev:18
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- id: motif:1
label: Dead allies restored to life by divine boon
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- death_rebirth
basis: Ráma asks Indra to restore the slain Vánars from Yáma’s hall; Indra grants
the boon, and the Vánars rise from death with strength and wounds healed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:15
- ev:16
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents restoration of a group of warriors, not an individual
resurrection narrative.
- id: motif:2
label: Hero offered boon after cosmic victory
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: After Ráma’s victory is praised as freeing earth and heaven, Indra offers
him a boon, and Ráma requests life for his allies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:12
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is explicit, but the passage does not frame it as a formal
bargain.
- id: motif:3
label: Return of the rightful king after exile and war
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Maheśvar and the gods instruct Ráma to return to Ayodhyá, relieve his family’s
sorrow, receive the ancestral kingdom, and become consecrated king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:17
confidence: high
cautions: The actual enthronement is anticipated rather than narrated in this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Heavenly father recognizes and blesses the hero-son
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Daśaratha, arriving from heaven, embraces Ráma, recognizes divine power in
him, blesses Lakshmaṇ, and addresses Sítá before returning to heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: Daśaratha is the hero’s deceased royal father in heaven, not explicitly
a deity in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: Ascent and heavenly departure
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Maheśvar says Ráma will ascend to the home of gods; Daśaratha flies home
to heaven; the gods depart in radiant cars to the stars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:11
- ev:18
confidence: medium
cautions: Ráma’s ascent is prospective, while Daśaratha’s and the gods’ heavenly
departures are narrated.
- id: motif:6
label: Trial by fire as vindication of truth
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Daśaratha says Sítá’s truth was proved by the fire and that the flame confessed
her faith.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The fire ordeal itself is recalled, not narrated in full in this passage.
- id: motif:7
label: Hero identified as supreme divine being
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Daśaratha says Purushottam’s might was enshrined in Ráma’s form and calls
Ráma the heart of the gods and the One who never ceases to be.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches divine incarnation or
theophany.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 56234-56243
quote_or_summary: Maheśvar praises Ráma as a strong-armed hero who fought nobly
and dispelled a doom over earth and heaven, bringing light and bliss to the worlds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 56244-56252
quote_or_summary: Maheśvar tells Ráma to restore peace to Bharat, comfort the queens,
relieve his friends’ longing, and receive the kingdom of his fathers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 56253-56261
quote_or_summary: Maheśvar says Ráma should have sons with Sítá, perform the horse
offering, give gifts, ascend to the gods’ home, and salute his father, who comes
from the immortals’ dwelling.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 56262-56269
quote_or_summary: Raghu’s sons obey and salute Daśaratha, who stands high above
a car in wondrous light, clothed in radiant dust-free garments.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 56270-56283
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha sees Ráma, embraces him, says heavenly bliss is joyless
without him, and recalls the pain of Kaikeyí’s words sending Ráma to the forest.
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 56284-56299
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha rejoices to see his sons safe, says he understands the
gods’ design, and identifies Purushottam’s power in Ráma’s form to slay the tyrant
of the worlds.
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 56300-56313
quote_or_summary: Ráma asks his father to recall the curse rejecting Kaikeyí and
her child; Daśaratha replies that she shall live absolved from guilt.
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 56314-56320
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha embraces Lakshmaṇ and promises him merit, glory, Ráma’s
favor on earth, and a high place in heaven.
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 56321-56330
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha tells Lakshmaṇ to obey Ráma, saying gods, saints, sages,
and Indra bow to him; he calls Ráma supreme, the heart of the gods, and the One
who never ceases to be.
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 56331-56340
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha tells Sítá not to retain pain or wrath, says the fire
proved her truth and the flame confessed her faith, and calls her the best of
womankind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 56341-56342
quote_or_summary: "“He ceased: he bade the three adieu, / And home to heaven exulting
flew.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short quotation.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 56343-56351
quote_or_summary: Indra, sovereign of the sky, addresses Ráma, says the day is glorious,
and invites him to state his wishes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 56352-56361
quote_or_summary: Ráma asks Indra to restore the dead Vánars, whose blood was shed
for him, recalling them from Yáma’s hall to life and strength.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: quote
locator: lines 56362-56365
quote_or_summary: "“Let fruits of every season glow, / And streams of purest water
flow.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short quotation.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 56366-56379
quote_or_summary: 'Indra grants the difficult boon for Ráma’s sake: the Vánars slain
by giants will renew life and vigor, with wounds healed, and rise like sleepers
waking.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 56380-56383
quote_or_summary: The Vánar legions are restored from Yáma’s dark domain, fill the
plain, and pay obeisance around Ráma with wonder.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: lines 56384-56401
quote_or_summary: The gods praise Ráma and urge him to return swiftly to Ayodhyá,
cheer Sítá, see Bharat, comfort Kausalyá and the stepmothers, and become consecrated
king.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:18
type: quote
locator: lines 56402-56403
quote_or_summary: "“They ceased: and borne on radiant cars / Sought their bright
home amid the stars.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short quotation.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal sequence and figures are clear in the supplied passage. Motif assignment
is limited to the available taxonomy and remains interpretive; comparison claims
are omitted because the passage does not itself compare traditions or motifs.
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: |-
Line locators follow the supplied line range as closely as possible, but the provided passage extends beyond the stated end line label into Canto CXXII; evidence locators are approximate within the supplied excerpt.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l56234-l56393
passage_sha256=4bb79ab97f2de91e31788f1af23b309a8f8920122f920e896d9ff241267b6cdb