Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l57936-l58038

batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l57936-l58038

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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l57936-l58038
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
  label: SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 57936-58038
  start: '57936'
  end: '58038'
  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: Additional notes cite encyclopedia and dictionary material on Lakshmi,
    Indra, and Vishnu. The passage describes a festival for Lakshmi identified with
    Saraswati, lists Indra’s divine offices and possessions, and summarizes Vishnu’s
    cosmic sleep and several avatars, including flood rescue, ocean churning, earth
    rescue, demon-slaying, the dwarf’s three strides, Buddha as reformer, and Kalki’s
    future destruction and renewal of the world.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: A festival is described in honour of Lakshmi on the fifth lunar day of the
    light half of Magha, where she is identified with Saraswati, goddess of learning.
  category: setting
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: Lakshmi is to be worshipped with flowers, perfumes, rice, and water; inkstands
    and writing-reeds are honoured, and writing is suspended.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: Books, pens, and inkstands are cleaned, wrapped or arranged, strewn with flowers
    and barley, and given an entire holiday after family prostrations.
  category: object
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:4
  text: Indra is described as chief of secondary deities, presiding over paradise
    and associated with atmosphere, winds, and the east quarter of the sky.
  category: attribute
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:5
  text: Indra is given multiple titles, a wife named Sachi or Indrani, a son named
    Jayanta, a pleasure garden, city, palace, horse, elephant, and charioteer.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
- id: obs:6
  text: Vishnu is described as the preserving power who becomes incarnate in different
    forms for the preservation of mankind.
  category: attribute
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: obs:7
  text: Before creation and after temporary annihilation, Vishnu is said to sleep
    on the waters, floating on the serpent Sesha; Brahma springs from a lotus growing
    from Vishnu’s navel.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: obs:8
  text: In the fish avatar, Vishnu saves King Satyavrata, the seven Rishis, and their
    wives, who take refuge in an ark during a deluge that destroys the earth.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: obs:9
  text: In the tortoise avatar, Vishnu supports Mount Mandara at the bottom of the
    ocean while gods and demons use the serpent Vasuki as a rope to churn the waters
    for amrita and other sacred things.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: obs:10
  text: In the boar avatar, Vishnu dives into the abyss and rescues the earth from
    the demon Hiranyaksha, who had carried it into the ocean depths.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: obs:11
  text: In the man-lion avatar, Vishnu delivers the earth from the tyranny of Hiranyakashipu.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: obs:12
  text: In the dwarf avatar, Vishnu asks Bali for as much land as he can pace in three
    steps, expands to fill the world, and deprives Bali of heaven and earth in two
    steps while leaving Patala to him.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: obs:13
  text: In the Buddha avatar, Vishnu descends as a sage to reform Brahmin religion
    and especially to reclaim people from proneness to animal sacrifice.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: obs:14
  text: Kalki is described as a future avatar mounted on a white horse with a drawn
    scimitar blazing like a comet, who will end the present age by destroying the
    world and then renovating creation.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Lakshmi
  description: Divinity honoured in the festival and identified there with Saraswati.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Saraswati
  description: Consort of Brahma and goddess of learning, with whom Lakshmi is identified
    in the festival notice.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Brahma
  description: Consort of Saraswati and creator who springs from a lotus from Vishnu’s
    navel while Vishnu sleeps on the waters.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:5
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Indra
  description: Chief of the secondary deities, ruler of paradise, atmospheric and
    eastern regent, with titles, spouse, son, garden, city, palace, mounts, and charioteer
    listed.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Sachi / Indrani
  description: Wife of Indra, named with several alternate forms.
  role_refs:
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: Jayanta
  description: Son of Indra.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Matali
  description: Charioteer of Indra.
  role_refs:
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:8
  name_or_label: Vishnu / Narayana
  description: Preserving deity who sleeps on the waters on Sesha and becomes incarnate
    in multiple forms for the preservation of mankind.
  role_refs:
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:9
  name_or_label: Sesha
  description: Serpent on whom Vishnu floats while sleeping on the waters.
  role_refs:
  - role:8
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:10
  name_or_label: Satyavrata
  description: Pious king saved by Vishnu’s fish avatar during the deluge after taking
    refuge in an ark.
  role_refs:
  - role:9
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:11
  name_or_label: Seven Rishis and their wives
  description: Companions of Satyavrata in the ark during the deluge.
  role_refs:
  - role:9
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:12
  name_or_label: Gods and demons
  description: Groups who churn the ocean using Mount Mandara and the serpent Vasuki.
  role_refs:
  - role:10
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:13
  name_or_label: Vasuki
  description: Serpent twisted around Mount Mandara as a rope for churning the ocean.
  role_refs:
  - role:11
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:14
  name_or_label: Hiranyaksha
  description: Demon who seizes the earth and carries it into the ocean depths before
    being slain by Vishnu as boar.
  role_refs:
  - role:12
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: fig:15
  name_or_label: Hiranyakashipu
  description: Demon whose tyranny is ended by Vishnu in man-lion form.
  role_refs:
  - role:13
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:16
  name_or_label: Bali
  description: King who grants the dwarf’s request for land measured in three steps
    and loses heaven and earth.
  role_refs:
  - role:14
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: fig:17
  name_or_label: Buddha avatar
  description: Sage-form avatar of Vishnu described as reforming Brahmin religion
    and discouraging animal sacrifice.
  role_refs:
  - role:15
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: fig:18
  name_or_label: Kalki / White Horse avatar
  description: Future avatar mounted on a white horse who will destroy the world at
    the end of the present age and renovate creation.
  role_refs:
  - role:16
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: festival deity associated with learning
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  basis: Lakshmi is worshipped in a festival and identified with Saraswati, goddess
    of learning.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:2
  label: creator
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: Brahma is named as the creator and is said to spring from the lotus from
    Vishnu’s navel.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: role:3
  label: chief atmospheric deity and regent
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: Indra is called chief of the secondary deities, lord of atmosphere and winds,
    and regent of the east quarter.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:4
  label: spouse of Indra
  assigned_to:
  - fig:5
  basis: The passage names Sachi as Indra’s wife.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: role:5
  label: son of Indra
  assigned_to:
  - fig:6
  basis: The passage names Jayanta as Indra’s son.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: role:6
  label: charioteer of Indra
  assigned_to:
  - fig:7
  basis: The passage names Matali as Indra’s charioteer.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: role:7
  label: preserving deity and avatar source
  assigned_to:
  - fig:8
  basis: Vishnu is described as the preserving power who becomes incarnate in different
    forms.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: role:8
  label: cosmic serpent support
  assigned_to:
  - fig:9
  basis: Vishnu floats on the serpent Sesha while sleeping on the waters.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: role:9
  label: deluge survivors in ark
  assigned_to:
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  basis: Satyavrata, the seven Rishis, and their wives take refuge in an ark during
    the deluge and are saved by Vishnu as fish.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: role:10
  label: ocean churners
  assigned_to:
  - fig:12
  basis: The gods and demons churn the waters using Mount Mandara and Vasuki.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: role:11
  label: serpent rope
  assigned_to:
  - fig:13
  basis: Vasuki is twisted around the mountain as a rope for ocean churning.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: role:12
  label: earth-stealing demon antagonist
  assigned_to:
  - fig:14
  basis: Hiranyaksha seizes the earth and carries it into the ocean depths before
    Vishnu slays him.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: role:13
  label: tyrant demon antagonist
  assigned_to:
  - fig:15
  basis: Hiranyakashipu’s tyranny is ended by Vishnu in man-lion form.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: role:14
  label: ruler deceived by the dwarf’s boon
  assigned_to:
  - fig:16
  basis: Bali grants the dwarf’s three-step request and loses heaven and earth.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: role:15
  label: reforming sage avatar
  assigned_to:
  - fig:17
  basis: The Buddha avatar is described as a sage who reforms religion and discourages
    animal sacrifice.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: role:16
  label: future world-destroying and renewing avatar
  assigned_to:
  - fig:18
  basis: Kalki will end the present age by destroying the world and renovating creation.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: writing implements and books
  literal_form: Inkstand, writing-reed, pens, inkstands, and books honoured and rested
    during Lakshmi’s festival.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: sym:2
  label: ritual water
  literal_form: Water offered in worship of Lakshmi.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs:
  - water
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: cosmic waters and ocean depths
  literal_form: Waters on which Vishnu sleeps; ocean and abyss into which earth is
    carried or where churning occurs.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:8
  - fig:14
  taxonomy_refs:
  - water
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
- id: sym:4
  label: serpent support and serpent rope
  literal_form: Sesha supports Vishnu on the waters; Vasuki serves as a rope around
    Mandara.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:8
  - fig:9
  - fig:13
  taxonomy_refs:
  - serpent
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
  - ev:7
- id: sym:5
  label: lotus from Vishnu’s navel
  literal_form: Lotus growing from Vishnu’s navel from which Brahma springs.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:3
  - fig:8
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: sym:6
  label: ark of deluge refuge
  literal_form: Ark in which Satyavrata, the seven Rishis, and their wives take refuge
    during the deluge.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  taxonomy_refs:
  - ark_vessel
  - flood_and_renewal
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: sym:7
  label: Mount Mandara as churning axis
  literal_form: Great mountain Mandara placed on Vishnu’s tortoise back as an axis
    for churning the ocean.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:8
  - fig:12
  - fig:13
  taxonomy_refs:
  - mountain
  - cosmic_mountain
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: sym:8
  label: three steps
  literal_form: The dwarf’s three paces, by which Vishnu takes heaven and earth from
    Bali.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:8
  - fig:16
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: sym:9
  label: white horse and comet-like weapon
  literal_form: Kalki mounted on a white horse with a drawn scimitar blazing like
    a comet.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:18
  taxonomy_refs:
  - world_destroying_fire
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Lakshmi-Saraswati festival of learning
  summary: Lakshmi is worshipped with offerings and identified with Saraswati; writing
    implements and books are ritually honoured and writing is avoided.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: scene:2
  label: Indra’s divine offices and household
  summary: Indra is described as chief atmospheric deity and eastern regent, with
    named titles, family relations, vehicles, city, palace, and charioteer.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
- id: scene:3
  label: Vishnu sleeping on the waters
  summary: Vishnu sleeps on the waters on Sesha before creation and after temporary
    annihilation; Brahma emerges from a lotus from Vishnu’s navel.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:3
  - fig:8
  - fig:9
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  - sym:4
  - sym:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: scene:4
  label: Fish avatar and deluge rescue
  summary: Vishnu as fish saves Satyavrata, the seven Rishis, and their wives in an
    ark from a deluge that destroys the earth.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:8
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  - sym:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: scene:5
  label: Tortoise avatar and ocean churning
  summary: Vishnu as tortoise supports Mandara while gods and demons use Vasuki to
    churn the ocean for amrita and other sacred things.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:8
  - fig:12
  - fig:13
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  - sym:4
  - sym:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: scene:6
  label: Boar avatar rescues the earth
  summary: Vishnu as boar dives into the abyss, battles Hiranyaksha, and rescues the
    earth from the ocean depths.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:8
  - fig:14
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: scene:7
  label: Man-lion avatar against Hiranyakashipu
  summary: Vishnu in half-man, half-lion form delivers the earth from Hiranyakashipu’s
    tyranny.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:8
  - fig:15
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: scene:8
  label: Dwarf avatar and three strides
  summary: Vishnu as dwarf obtains a three-step boon from Bali, expands to fill the
    world, and takes heaven and earth while leaving Patala to Bali.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:8
  - fig:16
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:8
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: scene:9
  label: Buddha avatar as reforming sage
  summary: Vishnu descends as a sage to reform Brahmin religion and discourage animal
    sacrifice.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:8
  - fig:17
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: scene:10
  label: Kalki ends and renews the age
  summary: Kalki will appear on a white horse with a comet-like drawn scimitar, destroy
    the world at the end of the present age, and renovate creation.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:18
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:9
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: festival of learning with ritual rest for writing implements
  taxonomy_refs:
  - wisdom
  basis: The passage connects Lakshmi/Saraswati with learning and describes books,
    pens, and inkstands as ritually honoured and exempt from work.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  confidence: medium
  cautions: This is an encyclopedic festival note rather than an epic narrative episode.
- id: motif:2
  label: deluge survival in an ark
  taxonomy_refs:
  - flood_and_renewal
  - ark_vessel
  basis: Vishnu as fish saves Satyavrata, the seven Rishis, and their wives in an
    ark during a deluge that destroys the earth.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  confidence: high
  cautions: The passage summarizes the avatar story briefly and does not narrate the
    aftermath in detail.
- id: motif:3
  label: cosmic sleep on waters with serpent support
  taxonomy_refs:
  - serpent
  basis: Vishnu sleeps on waters floating on Sesha before creation and after temporary
    annihilation.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
  confidence: high
  cautions: No available taxonomy family precisely names cosmic sleep; serpent is
    the closest listed family/symbolic reference.
- id: motif:4
  label: mountain-axis ocean churning for sacred substance
  taxonomy_refs:
  - cosmic_mountain
  - serpent
  basis: Mount Mandara is used as an axis and Vasuki as a rope while gods and demons
    churn the ocean for amrita and other sacred things.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
  confidence: high
  cautions: The listed taxonomy lacks a dedicated ocean-churning or nectar-of-immortality
    category.
- id: motif:5
  label: descent into abyss to recover the earth
  taxonomy_refs:
  - hero_descent
  - chaos
  basis: Vishnu as boar dives into the abyss and rescues the earth from a demon who
    carried it into the ocean depths.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage presents the act as an avatar myth; classification as hero
    descent is functional rather than explicitly named.
- id: motif:6
  label: deceptive boon and cosmic expansion
  taxonomy_refs:
  - trickster_boundary
  basis: Vishnu as dwarf requests only three steps of land, then expands to fill the
    world and takes heaven and earth from Bali.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
  confidence: high
  cautions: The passage explicitly says the object was to trick Bali, but it does
    not elaborate the broader ritual or theological frame.
- id: motif:7
  label: reform through rejection of animal sacrifice
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacrifice
  basis: The Buddha avatar is described as reclaiming people from proneness to animal
    sacrifice.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage notes that many Hindus do not accept this as an incarnation
    of Vishnu.
- id: motif:8
  label: world-ending rider and renewal of creation
  taxonomy_refs:
  - world_destroying_fire
  - death_rebirth
  basis: Kalki, mounted on a white horse with a comet-like scimitar, will destroy
    the world at the end of the age and renovate creation.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
  confidence: high
  cautions: The fiery imagery is conveyed by the comet-like weapon; the passage does
    not mention literal fire consuming the world.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage explicitly analogizes Indra to Jove or Jupiter Tonans as a chief
    deity associated with the atmosphere and winds.
  claim_level: same_function
  target: Jove / Jupiter Tonans
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: medium
  limitations: This is an encyclopedic comparison in the supplied note, not evidence
    for historical contact or common inheritance.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 57940-57950
  quote_or_summary: Lakshmi is honoured in a Magha festival, identified with Saraswati,
    and worshipped with flowers, perfumes, rice, and water; inkstand and writing-reed
    are honoured and writing is not done.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: lines 57951-57962
  quote_or_summary: Pens, inkstands, and books are collected, cleaned, wrapped or
    arranged, strewn with flowers and barley; the family prostrates, and books, pens,
    and ink have a holiday.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
  type: summary
  locator: lines 57966-57975
  quote_or_summary: Indra is called the Hindu Jove or Jupiter Tonans, chief of secondary
    deities, presiding over paradise, associated with atmosphere and winds, and regent
    of the east quarter; multiple titles are listed.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
  type: summary
  locator: lines 57975-57983
  quote_or_summary: Indra’s wife is Sachi, his son Jayanta, his garden Nandana, city
    Amaravati, palace Vaijayanta, horse Uchchaihsravas, elephant Airavata, and charioteer
    Matali.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
  type: summary
  locator: lines 57987-58000
  quote_or_summary: Vishnu is described as the preserving power, incarnating for mankind’s
    preservation; before creation and after temporary annihilation he sleeps on waters
    on Sesha, while Brahma springs from a lotus from his navel.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
  type: summary
  locator: lines 58002-58007
  quote_or_summary: In the fish avatar Vishnu saves King Satyavrata, the seven Rishis,
    and their wives in an ark from a deluge that destroys the earth.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
  type: summary
  locator: lines 58007-58016
  quote_or_summary: In the tortoise avatar Vishnu supports Mount Mandara at the ocean
    bottom while gods and demons use Vasuki as a rope to churn the waters for amrita
    and other sacred things.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
  type: summary
  locator: lines 58016-58023
  quote_or_summary: In the boar avatar Vishnu rescues the earth from Hiranyaksha,
    who had carried it into the ocean depths; Vishnu dives into the abyss and slays
    the demon after a long contest.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
  type: summary
  locator: lines 58023-58026
  quote_or_summary: In the man-lion avatar Vishnu, half man and half lion, delivers
    the earth from Hiranyakashipu’s tyranny.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:10
  type: summary
  locator: lines 58026-58035
  quote_or_summary: In the dwarf avatar Vishnu asks Bali for land he can pace in three
    steps, then expands to fill the world and takes heaven and earth in two steps,
    leaving Patala to Bali.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:11
  type: summary
  locator: lines 58036-58039
  quote_or_summary: In the Buddha avatar Vishnu descends as a sage to reform Brahmin
    religion, especially discouraging animal sacrifice; the passage notes some Hindus
    do not accept this incarnation.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:12
  type: summary
  locator: lines 58039-58045
  quote_or_summary: Kalki, the future white-horse avatar, will appear with a drawn
    scimitar blazing like a comet, end the present age by destroying the world, and
    renovate creation with an age of purity.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
  rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: medium
  notes: The passage is a set of secondary notes and dictionary-style summaries rather
    than a continuous Ramayana narrative. Motif candidates are based only on the summarized
    descriptions supplied in the passage.
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: |-
  No material after the heading “Siva.” was available in the supplied passage, so no extraction was made for Siva.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l57936-l58038
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