Valmiki Ramayana 1.27.23: Bala Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 23
अस्त्रप्रदानम् · Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama
जपतस्तु मुनेस्तस्य विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः ।
उपतस्थुर्महार्हाणि सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि राघवम् ॥२३॥
japatas tu munes tasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ |
upatasthur mahārhāṇi sarvāṇy astrāṇi rāghavam ||23||
जब विश्वामित्र रिशि मंत्र पढ़ रहे थे, तब सारे अस्त्र वहाँ आ गए। वो सब राम के साथ खड़े हो गए।
While the sagacious ascetic Viswamitra was muttering the mystic terms of these venerable astras (addressing their respective deities), all these weapons (with their mystic power) attended on Rama.
FAQs
Dharma links power to disciplined speech and truth-bearing mantra: the astras respond not to ego but to rightful invocation within a sacred order.
Through Viśvāmitra’s mantra-recitation, the astras manifest and become available to Rāma.
Spiritual competence (tapas/mantra-siddhi) in Viśvāmitra and the rightful receptivity of Rāma.
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