batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l57270-l57284
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l57270-l57284
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto CXXVI. Bharat Consoled. / Canto CXXIX. The Meeting With Bharat. / Canto
CXXX. The Consecration. / APPENDIX.; lines 57270-57284
start: '57270'
end: '57284'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“Dividing himself into four parts”"
summary: After promising the gods, Vishṇu seeks a human birthplace, divides himself
into four parts, and chooses King Daśaratha as father. Divine beings praise him
and ask him to destroy Rávaṇa, his army, and allies, then return to heaven.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Vishṇu gives a promise to the gods and seeks a birthplace among humans.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Vishṇu divides himself into four parts.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Vishṇu chooses Daśaratha, sovereign of men, as his father.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Divine sages, Gandharvas, Rudras, and Apsaras praise Vishṇu in excellent strains.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The praising divine beings ask Vishṇu to root up and destroy Rávaṇa, described
as a devastator, enemy of Indra, and terror of ascetics.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The divine beings ask Vishṇu to destroy Rávaṇa together with his army and
friends, dismiss sorrow, and return to heaven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Vishṇu
description: Divine being who promises the gods, seeks human birth, divides himself
into four parts, chooses Daśaratha as father, and is praised as destroyer of Madhu.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Daśaratha
description: Sovereign of men chosen by Vishṇu as his father.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the gods
description: Recipients of Vishṇu’s promise.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: divine sages, Gandharvas, Rudras, and Apsaras
description: Divine groups who praise Vishṇu and request the destruction of Rávaṇa.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Rávaṇa
description: Enemy figure described as devastator, enemy of Indra, annoyer of holy
ascetics, and cause of universal lamentation.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: holy ascetics / Tapaswis
description: Devout ascetics whom Rávaṇa annoys and terrifies.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine birth-seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Vishṇu seeks a birthplace among humans after promising the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: demon-destroyer designate
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Divine beings ask Vishṇu to destroy Rávaṇa, his army, and friends.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: chosen royal father
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Daśaratha is chosen by Vishṇu as father and is called sovereign of men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: divine petitioners or beneficiaries
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage says Vishṇu has given a promise to the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: praising divine assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The divine sages, Gandharvas, Rudras, and Apsaras praise Vishṇu and voice
the request against Rávaṇa.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: destructive antagonist
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rávaṇa is described as a devastator, enemy of Indra, cause of lamentation,
and target for destruction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: afflicted ascetics
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Rávaṇa is said to annoy and terrify holy ascetics and devout Tapaswis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: human birthplace
literal_form: birth-place among men
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: fourfold division
literal_form: Vishṇu dividing himself into four parts
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: heaven
literal_form: heaven, described as free from stain and sin and protected by the
sovereign of celestial powers
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Vishṇu chooses a human birth
summary: Vishṇu, after promising the gods, seeks birth among humans, divides himself
into four parts, and chooses King Daśaratha as father.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Divine praise and charge against Rávaṇa
summary: Divine sages and other celestial beings praise Vishṇu and ask him to destroy
Rávaṇa, his army, and friends, relieve sorrow, and return to heaven.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine being takes human birth to defeat a destructive enemy
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
- miraculous_child
basis: Vishṇu seeks a human birthplace, chooses a royal father, and is asked to
destroy Rávaṇa.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes the plan for birth and mission, not the birth event
itself.
- id: motif:2
label: fourfold divine manifestation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Vishṇu divides himself into four parts before choosing Daśaratha as father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy ref directly names fourfold manifestation.
- id: motif:3
label: heroic return to heaven after completing a destructive mission
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The divine beings ask Vishṇu to destroy Rávaṇa and then return to heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The return is requested or anticipated rather than narrated as completed
in this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: royal father legitimating divine mission
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Vishṇu chooses Daśaratha, the sovereign of men, as father for his human birth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not elaborate political legitimacy beyond naming Daśaratha
as sovereign.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 57270-57274
quote_or_summary: Vishṇu, after promising the gods, seeks a human birthplace, divides
himself into four parts, and chooses Daśaratha, sovereign of men, as father.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 57274-57281
quote_or_summary: Divine sages, Gandharvas, Rudras, and Apsaras praise Vishṇu and
ask him to root up Rávaṇa, described as a devastator, enemy of Indra, and terror
of devout ascetics.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 57281-57284
quote_or_summary: "“Having destroyed Rávaṇa ... together with his army and friends
... return to heaven”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is direct from the passage. Motif labels are candidate
classifications from the supplied taxonomy where applicable; comparison claims
were not added because the passage does not itself compare traditions or texts.
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: |-
Only the provided passage and metadata were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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