The milk of a tigress is valuable medicine, and it is one of the stock impossible tasks or tests imposed upon…
- Date of account
- Second edition published 1896
- Source
- The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. 2 (of 2)
- Reference
- The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. 2 (of 2) · selected passage 110
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
The milk of a tigress is valuable medicine, and it is one of the stock impossible tasks or tests imposed upon the hero to find and fetch it, as he is sent to get the feathers of the eagle, water from the well of death, or the mystical cow guarded by Dânos or Râkshasas
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyThe milk of a tigress is valuable medicine, and it is one of the stock impossible tasks or tests imposed upon the hero to find and fetch it, as he is sent to get the feathers of the eagle, water from the well of death, or the mystical cow guarded by Dânos or Râkshasas. [573] The fat is considered a valuable remedy for rheumatism and similar maladies. The heart and flesh are tonics, stimulants and aphrodisiacs, and give strength and courage to those who use them. The Miris of Assam prize tiger's flesh as food for men; it gives them strength and courage; but it is not suited for women, as it would make them too strong-minded. [574] The whiskers are believed, among other qualities which they possess, to be a slow poison when taken with food, and the curious rudimentary clavicles, known as Santokh or "happiness," are highly valued as amulets. There is a general belief that a tiger gets a new lobe to his liver every year.
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Modern context
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