Rāma’s Inquiry into the Hidden Identity of the Radiant Stranger
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नास्त्राणां धारणे वत्स विद्यते शक्तिरद्य ते / रौद्राणां तेन भूयो ऽपि तपो घोरं समाचर
nāstrāṇāṃ dhāraṇe vatsa vidyate śaktiradya te / raudrāṇāṃ tena bhūyo 'pi tapo ghoraṃ samācara
Child, today you do not have the strength to bear the divine weapons. Therefore, for the Raudra astras, practice still more dreadful austerity.