batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l9432-l9605
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l9432-l9605
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXXII. The Gift Of Kine. / Canto LXXIII. The Nuptials. / Canto LXXV.
The Parle. / Canto LXXVI. Debarred From Heaven.; lines 9432-9605
start: '9432'
end: '9605'
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: Rama answers the challenge of Jamadagni's son, strings the mighty bow,
and declares that he will not kill a Brahman but will use Vishnu's dart to take
either his power of movement or his heavenly worlds. The gods and other beings
watch. Jamadagni's son, overawed, asks to keep his wandering power and accepts
the loss of his penance-won worlds, then departs to Mahendra. Rama returns the
bow to Varun, the royal party enters festive Ayodhya, the brides are welcomed
into the palace with ritual prayer, and Bharat later departs with Shatrughna at
Yudhajit's summons.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rama hears the challenge and restrains his anger out of reverence for his
father.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rama seizes, strings, and draws a mighty bow, placing an arrow on the string.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Rama states that he will not shoot to end Jamadagni's son's life because he
is a Brahman and because of reverence connected with Visvamitra.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Rama declares that the strained dart of Vishnu cannot be shot in vain and
that he will take either Jamadagni's son's power to wander freely or his glorious
worlds.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: Gods, saints, heavenly choir, nymphs, minstrels, angels, snake-gods, spirits,
giants, bards, and gryphons gather in the air to watch Rama with the bow.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Jamadagni's son becomes amazed, powerless, and weak-voiced before Rama.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Jamadagni's son says he once gave the broad land to Kasyap and was charged
not to remain within that realm; he asks to retain the power to wander and to
go to Mahendra's height.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Jamadagni's son acknowledges Rama as Lord of Gods and as the slayer of Madhu,
and accepts that his penance-won worlds may be destroyed or barred.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The arrow flies, Jamadagni's son's glorious worlds are barred, the gods and
saints praise Rama, and Jamadagni's son circumambulates him reverently before
taking an airy road to Mahendra.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Rama returns the bow to Varun, honors the saints, and tells Dasaratha that
the host should proceed to Ayodhya.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Dasaratha embraces Rama, rejoices at Bhrigu's son's departure, and leads the
host into a festive Ayodhya where crowds and Brahmans meet the king.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The queens welcome the youthful brides, who are arrayed in linen robes and
pray with offerings at the altars.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: The royal youths live with their wives in palace settings described as rich
and blissful, while remaining trained in war and dutiful to their father.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: Dasaratha tells Bharat that Yudhajit, his uncle and son of Kekaya's king,
has come to summon him; Bharat departs with Shatrughna after farewells.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama
description: Son of Dasaratha and Raghu; strings the bow, threatens to use Vishnu's
dart, is praised by gods and saints, and later returns the bow to Varun.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Jamadagni's son / Bhrigu's son
description: A Brahman and ascetic warrior with penance-won powers and worlds; challenged
Rama, was overawed, lost access to his glorious worlds, and departed to Mahendra.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Gods, saints, and heavenly beings
description: A gathered aerial assembly including gods, saints, heavenly choir,
nymphs, minstrels, angels, snake-gods, spirits, giants, bards, and gryphons who
watch Rama and later praise him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: King Dasaratha
description: Rama's father and king; receives Rama's address, embraces him, rejoices,
leads the host into Ayodhya, and later summons Bharat.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Varun
description: Recipient of the bow after Rama's confrontation with Jamadagni's son.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kausalya, Sumitra, Kaikeyi, and other palace women
description: Queens and other women of the palace who stand together and welcome
the youthful brides.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Sita, Urmila, and Kusadhwaj's children
description: Youthful brides welcomed home by the palace women; they pray at altars
with offerings and then live with their husbands.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Prince, son of Kaikeyi, summoned by his uncle Yudhajit and departing
after bidding farewell to his father, Rama, and his mothers.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Shatrughna
description: Bharat's companion who departs with him.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Yudhajit
description: Bharat's uncle, son of Kekaya's king, who comes to summon Bharat and
escorts the brothers.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: challenged heroic warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama answers the challenge by taking up and drawing the mighty bow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine-recognized figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jamadagni's son calls Rama Lord of Gods and says no other hands could bend
the bow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: restorer of order after confrontation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: After the arrow is shot and Bhrigu's son departs, Rama returns the bow and
directs the host to resume its march.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: defeated ascetic opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Jamadagni's son loses power before Rama and accepts that his penance-won
worlds are barred.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: penance-won heavenly claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He describes mansions of eternal joy won by penance and asks that his wandering
power be spared.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: supernatural witnesses
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage lists divine and aerial beings who assemble to gaze on Rama with
the bow and later praise him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: royal father and leader
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Dasaratha is Rama's father, embraces him, leads the host, and commands Bharat's
departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: divine custodian of returned bow
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rama resigns the bow to Varun's hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: welcoming royal women
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The queens and other palace women welcome the brides home.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: newly welcomed royal brides
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Sita, Urmila, and Kusadhwaj's children are named as brides welcomed with
greeting, prayer, and altar offerings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: departing prince
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Bharat prepares for the road and departs after farewells.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: departing companion brother
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Shatrughna goes forth with Bharat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: kinsman summoner and escort
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Yudhajit comes to summon Bharat and goes forth with the brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mighty bow
literal_form: A mighty or wondrous bow that Rama seizes, strings, and later returns
to Varun.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: Vishnu's dart / fatal arrow
literal_form: A dart or arrow identified with Vishnu, drawn by Rama and said not
to fall in vain; when shot it bars Jamadagni's son's worlds.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: penance-won glorious worlds
literal_form: Glorious worlds or mansions of eternal joy gained by long penance
and then barred by Rama's arrow.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Mahendra's height
literal_form: A height or mountain head to which Jamadagni's son says he will fly
and where he later rests.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: festive water, flowers, and pennons of Ayodhya
literal_form: Fresh water on the royal road, bright flowers, gay pennons, drums,
crowds, and garlands at Ayodhya's entrance.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: altars and offerings
literal_form: Offerings at altars used during the brides' welcome and prayer.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rama answers the challenge
summary: Rama restrains his anger, takes up the mighty bow, and announces that he
will not kill Jamadagni's son but will use Vishnu's dart to take his free movement
or heavenly worlds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Heavenly assembly and submission
summary: Aerial divine beings assemble to watch; Jamadagni's son becomes powerless,
asks to retain his wandering power, recognizes Rama's divine stature, and accepts
the loss of his penance-won worlds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Arrow bars the worlds and opponent departs
summary: Rama's arrow is shot, Jamadagni's son's glorious worlds are barred, the
gods praise Rama, and Jamadagni's son reverently circles him and departs along
an airy road to Mahendra.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Return toward Ayodhya
summary: Rama returns the bow to Varun, honors the saints, and the host proceeds
under Dasaratha's lead into a festive Ayodhya where people and Brahmans welcome
the king.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Brides welcomed and royal household settled
summary: The queens welcome Sita, Urmila, and Kusadhwaj's daughters with greetings,
prayer, and offerings; the young princes live with their wives in palace prosperity.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Bharat's departure
summary: Dasaratha tells Bharat that Yudhajit has come to summon him; Bharat departs
with Shatrughna after taking leave of his father, Rama, and his mothers.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment barring access to heavenly worlds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Rama's Vishnu-associated dart is used not to kill but to deprive Jamadagni's
son of access to his penance-won glorious worlds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the act as a martial-spiritual sanction rather than
a formal courtroom judgment.
- id: motif:2
label: Supernatural weapon that cannot be discharged in vain
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rama declares that Vishnu's dart cannot be shot to fall in vain, and its
release produces the concrete result of barring the opponent's worlds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference exactly names this weapon motif.
- id: motif:3
label: Ascent or retreat to a mountain height after defeat
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Jamadagni's son asks to keep his power of wandering so that he may fly to
Mahendra's height, and after the arrow is shot he goes by an airy road and rests
on Mahendra's head.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The motion is a departure or retreat rather than a full ascent narrative.
- id: motif:4
label: Royal return after supernatural confrontation
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- royal_legitimacy
basis: After the confrontation, Rama returns the bow, the host resumes its march,
and Dasaratha enters Ayodhya amid public celebration and Brahmanical welcome.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes festive homecoming more than a formal legitimation
rite.
- id: motif:5
label: Royal marriage integrated through household ritual
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: The brides are welcomed by the queens, pray with offerings at altars, and
enter married life with the royal youths.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives domestic and ritual details, but does not present the
marriages as a cosmic union.
- id: motif:6
label: Prince's departure at kin summons
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Bharat is summoned by his maternal uncle Yudhajit and departs with Shatrughna
after farewells.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: This is a courtly family departure, not yet an exile or quest in the passage
itself.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The episode has the same function as a divine-judgment pattern: a superior
sacred authority imposes a supernatural consequence by barring access to blessed
worlds.'
claim_level: same_function
target: 'motif_family: divine_judgment'
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage does not describe a trial or explicit moral adjudication;
the consequence arises from a duel-like confrontation.
- id: claim:2
claim: The palace reception of the brides cautiously aligns with a sacred-marriage
pattern at a royal household level because marriage is accompanied by ritual prayer
and offerings.
claim_level: same_function
target: 'motif_family: sacred_marriage'
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The passage depicts domestic royal marriage rites, not an explicit
divine or cosmic marriage.
- id: claim:3
claim: Jamadagni's son's flight to Mahendra shares the spatial function of an ascent
motif, moving from the public confrontation into an elevated mountain refuge.
claim_level: same_function
target: 'motif_family: ascent'
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The text presents the movement as retreat after defeat, and the mountain
destination is not described as heaven.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 9432-9458
quote_or_summary: Rama hears the challenge, restrains his anger for his father,
takes and strings the mighty bow, and says he will not kill the Brahman but will
use Vishnu's dart to take either his wandering power or glorious worlds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 9459-9476
quote_or_summary: Gods, saints, and many aerial beings gather to watch Rama with
the bow; the world is silent and Jamadagni's son is amazed and powerless.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 9477-9515
quote_or_summary: Jamadagni's son explains his obligation not to remain on earth
by night, asks to keep his power to wander to Mahendra, accepts that his penance-won
worlds may be destroyed or barred, and recognizes Rama as Lord of Gods and slayer
of Madhu.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 9516-9527
quote_or_summary: The arrow flies; Jamadagni's son's glorious worlds are barred;
gods and saints praise Rama; Jamadagni's son reverently circles him and departs
by an airy road to Mahendra.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 9530-9539
quote_or_summary: Rama cheerfully gives the bow to Varun, honors the saints, and
tells Dasaratha that the host should continue to Ayodhya.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 9540-9560
quote_or_summary: Dasaratha embraces Rama, rejoices that Bhrigu's son has gone,
and leads the host into Ayodhya, where pennons, drums, water, flowers, garlanded
crowds, people, and Brahmans mark the welcome.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 9561-9583
quote_or_summary: Kausalya, Sumitra, Kaikeyi, and other palace women welcome Sita,
Urmila, and Kusadhwaj's children; the brides wear linen, pray with offerings at
altars, and live with their husbands in prosperous palace life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 9584-9605
quote_or_summary: Dasaratha tells Bharat that his uncle Yudhajit has come to summon
him; Bharat prepares, bids farewell to his father, Rama, and his mothers, and
departs with Shatrughna and Yudhajit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: The passage clearly supports the literal sequence and named figures. Motif
assignments are strongest for divine judgment, the efficacious weapon, and departure;
broader sacred-marriage, royal-legitimacy, and ascent comparisons require review.
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. Passage text supplied begins at Canto LXXVI and continues into Canto LXXVII despite the broader locator label.
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