Shloka 6.111.6
रावणवधः — The Slaying of Ravana (Brahmāstra Discharge)
यस्यवाजेषुपवनःफलेपावकभास्करौ ।शरीरमाकाशमयंगौरवेमेरुमन्दरौ ।।।।
yasya vājeṣu pavanaḥ phale pāvaka-bhāskarau |
śarīram ākāśamayaṃ gaurave meru-mandarau ||
Of that arrow, the Wind presided over its feathers; Fire and the Sun presided over its head; its body was sky-like, and Meru and Mandara were set as its weight and gravity.
The wind god presided over its feathers, the fire god and the Sun god presided over its head, its energy was presided over by Meru and Mandara mountains and its weight by the sky.
Dharma is supported by the cosmos: the weapon’s composition symbolizes that righteous action aligns with elemental and divine forces rather than private violence.
A heightened, mythic description of the weapon underscores its extraordinary and sanctioned nature before its decisive use.
Restraint and responsibility are implied: such a weapon is not for ordinary aims, but for restoring order.