Balam-Quitze left behind the Pisom Q'aq'al, the Bundle of Flames, before his departure from the K'iche' people. This sacred relic became the paramount symbol of Kavek authority.
When the K'iche' ancestors departed, they left the Pisom Q'aq'al as the sacred bundle holding the spiritual essence of Awilix, Tohil, and Jacawitz — the holiest relic of the kingdom, unwrapped only in solemn ceremony.
When the K'iche' ancestors departed, they left the Pisom Q'aq'al as the sacred bundle holding the spiritual essence of Jacawitz, Tohil, and Awilix — the holiest relic of the kingdom, unwrapped only in solemn ceremony.
Before departing the world, the Four Progenitors left behind the Pisom Q'aq'al, the sacred bundle containing the spiritual essence of the patron gods, as the holiest heirloom of the K'iche' nation.
Balam-Quitze left the Pisom Q'aq'al as a tangible token of Tohil's covenant, the Bundle of Flames preserving the sacred fire and divine authority that the patron god had granted the K'iche' at the price of blood.
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