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Shloka 6.80.15

इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च (Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault)

तेनचादित्यकल्पेनब्रह्मास्त्रण च पालितः ।स बभूवदुराधर्षोरावणिस्सुमहाबलः ।।।।

tena cāditya-kalpena brahmāstreṇa ca pālitaḥ | sa babhūva durādharṣo rāvaṇiḥ sumahābalaḥ ||6.80.15||

Shielded by that Brahmā-weapon and radiant like the sun, Rāvaṇa’s son became exceedingly mighty and hard to overcome.

Protected by the weapon of Brahma, effulgent as the orbit of the Sun, the son of Ravana was endowed with mighty prowess and was difficult to gain over.

I
Indrajit (Rāvaṇi)
R
Rāvaṇa
B
Brahmāstra (Brahmā-weapon)
S
Sun (Āditya)

Spiritual or divine power (astra-protection) increases responsibility; Dharma demands that extraordinary power be governed by truth and just purpose, otherwise it magnifies harm.

Indrajit is described as protected by the Brahmāstra and shining with solar radiance, making him formidable in the coming battle.

Invincibility and might—an aura of near-unassailability created by divine weaponry.