Rāma’s Inquiry into the Hidden Identity of the Radiant Stranger
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इत्युक्तस्तेन देवेशः सितं कालाग्निसप्रभम् / शैवमस्त्रमयं तेजो ददौ तस्मै महात्मने
ityuktastena deveśaḥ sitaṃ kālāgnisaprabham / śaivamastramayaṃ tejo dadau tasmai mahātmane
Thus addressed, the Lord of the gods bestowed upon that great-souled one a white radiance, blazing like the fire of Time—power embodied as a Śaiva weapon.