batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l6574-l6650
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l6574-l6650
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XL. The Cleaving Of The Earth. / Canto XLI. Kapil. / Canto XLV. The
Quest Of The Amrit. / Canto XLVII. Sumati.; lines 6574-6650
start: '6574'
end: '6650'
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: Gautam curses his wife to live unseen in a lonely grove under severe vows
until Ráma comes, receives her hospitality, removes her stain, and restores her.
Ráma and Lakshmaṇ enter the grove, Ahalyá receives them with proper guest-offerings,
celestial beings celebrate her purification, Gautam returns and accepts her again,
and Ráma continues toward Mithilá.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Gautam curses his wife to live for countless years in solitude, sleeping on
ashes and eating air, unseen by any eye.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The curse states that Ráma, Daśaratha’s child, will come to the grove, remove
her stain, make her pure again, restore her to Gautam’s side, and give her proper
shape once more.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Gautam leaves and spends long years in severe rites on the heights of Himálaya.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Ráma enters the grove with Lakshmaṇ while following his guide.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Ahalyá is described as an illustrious penitent whose vows have given her a
wondrous light, and she remains screened from gods, mortals, and other beings
until Ráma comes.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The sons of Raghu honor Ahalyá by clasping her feet, and she receives them
with water for their feet, guest-gift, and other courtesies.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Flowers fall from the sky, music sounds, celestial nymphs and minstrels dance
and sing, and the gods praise Ahalyá as no longer defiled and reconciled with
her husband.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Gautam knows that Ráma has lodged beneath the shade, comes there, pays homage,
and takes purified Ahalyá to his side.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Gautam lets Ahalyá share in his austerities, and Ráma proceeds on the road
to Mithilá after receiving Gautam’s honors.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Gautam
description: A holy hermit who curses his wife, performs long austerities on Himálaya,
returns after Ráma’s arrival, honors Ráma, and accepts Ahalyá again.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ahalyá
description: Gautam’s wife, called a guilty spouse and later an illustrious penitent;
she lives unseen under vows, receives Ráma and Lakshmaṇ, is purified, and is restored
to Gautam’s side.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Daśaratha’s child and prince of Raghu’s race whose arrival releases
Ahalyá; he receives her hospitality and continues toward Mithilá.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Companion of Ráma who enters the grove with him and is received by
Ahalyá.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Gods, nymphs, and minstrels
description: Celestial figures who celebrate Ahalyá’s purification with flowers,
music, dance, song, and praise.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: cursing hermit-husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Gautam pronounces the curse on his wife and sets the condition for its removal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: penitent under curse
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Ahalyá lives in solitude under severe vows, unseen until Ráma’s arrival.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: destined liberating guest
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The curse specifies that Ráma’s arrival and received hospitality will remove
Ahalyá’s stain and restore her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: honored guest
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Ahalyá receives Ráma and Lakshmaṇ with foot-water, guest-gift, and courtesies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: reconciled ascetic spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Gautam takes purified Ahalyá to his side and lets her share his austerities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: celestial celebrants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The gods, nymphs, and minstrels celebrate and praise Ahalyá’s purification
and reconciliation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: ashes as bed
literal_form: Ahalyá’s prescribed bed of ashes during the curse.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: air as food
literal_form: Ahalyá’s prescribed food of air during the curse.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: lonely grove
literal_form: The grove where Ahalyá must live unseen and where Ráma later arrives.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Himálaya heights
literal_form: The mountain heights where Gautam performs long austerities.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: water for feet
literal_form: Water offered by Ahalyá for the guests’ feet.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: flame image
literal_form: A simile comparing Ahalyá’s appearance to a flame that rises and sinks
into smoke.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: flower rain
literal_form: Flowers falling in copious rain from the sky during the celebration.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Gautam’s curse
summary: Gautam curses his wife to a long, unseen penance in a lonely grove and
says Ráma’s future arrival and honored reception will purify and restore her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Austerity and hidden penance
summary: Gautam departs to Himálaya for severe rites while Ahalyá remains a radiant
but hidden penitent in the grove until Ráma comes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Ráma and Lakshmaṇ received by Ahalyá
summary: Ráma and Lakshmaṇ enter the grove, honor Ahalyá, and receive her hospitality,
including water for their feet and guest-gifts.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Celestial celebration and reconciliation
summary: Celestial beings celebrate Ahalyá’s purification; Gautam returns, honors
Ráma, accepts Ahalyá, and allows her to share his austerities.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Ráma proceeds to Mithilá
summary: After Gautam’s welcome and honors, Ráma continues his journey toward Mithilá.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: curse-enforced penance with foretold release
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: A wrongdoing is answered by a powerful curse prescribing prolonged austerity,
invisibility, and a specific future condition for release.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The judging agent is Gautam, a holy hermit and husband, not explicitly
a deity or formal divine court in this passage.
- id: motif:2
label: purification through honoring a sacred guest
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The curse states that honoring Ráma as guest will cleanse Ahalyá, and the
passage narrates her offering water and guest-gifts before her public purification
is celebrated.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes hospitality to Ráma specifically; broader ritual
classification requires review.
- id: motif:3
label: restoration of hidden or altered woman by hero’s arrival
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: Ahalyá is removed from sight, awaits Ráma’s arrival, is freed, made pure,
regains proper shape, and is restored to her husband’s side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: No literal death or birth occurs in the passage; the death-rebirth reference
is only a structural analogy to restoration after a suspended state.
- id: motif:4
label: ascetic austerity as transformation
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Ahalyá’s severe vows give her a wondrous light, and after purification she
shares Gautam’s austerities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: The passage does not explicitly frame the experience as initiation; the
motif label is tentative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 6574-6590
quote_or_summary: Gautam curses his wife to live unseen in a lonely grove under
severe vows until Ráma comes; honoring Ráma as guest will cleanse and restore
her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 6592-6595
quote_or_summary: After speaking the curse, Gautam leaves and spends long years
in severe rites on Himálaya’s heights.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 6598-6618
quote_or_summary: Ráma and Lakshmaṇ enter the grove; Ahalyá is a radiant penitent,
hidden from gods and mortals until Ráma comes to set her free.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 6620-6627
quote_or_summary: The sons of Raghu honor Ahalyá’s feet; she remembers Gautam’s
oath, receives them, and gives water for their feet and guest-gifts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 6629-6638
quote_or_summary: Flowers fall, celestial music sounds, nymphs and minstrels dance
and sing, and the gods praise Ahalyá as no longer defiled and reconciled with
her husband.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 6639-6645
quote_or_summary: Gautam knows Ráma has lodged there, comes to pay homage, takes
purified Ahalyá to his side, and lets her share his austerities.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 6647-6650
quote_or_summary: Ráma is welcomed and honored by Gautam, then continues his road
to Mithilá.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is direct from the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy assignments
are tentative where available categories do not exactly name curse-release, hospitality-purification,
or restoration motifs. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself
does not provide comparative framing.
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 supplied passage and metadata were used. The passage locator label appears to mention other cantos, while the supplied text centers on Gautam, Ahalyá, and Ráma’s freeing of Ahalyá.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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