Shloka 25
अस्त्रप्रदानम्
Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama
प्रतिगृह्य च काकुत्स्थः समालभ्य च पाणिना।मानसा मे भविष्यध्वमिति तानभ्यचोदयत्।।।।
pratigṛhya ca kākutsthaḥ samālabhya ca pāṇinā |
mānasā me bhaviṣyadhvam iti tān abhyacodayat ||
ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಕಾಕುತ್ಸ್ಥ ರಾಮನು ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿಸಿ, “ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸಿರಿ” ಎಂದು ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ ನೀಡಿದನು.
Rama received the astras he felt with his hands and commanded them saying, "Live in my mind" (serve me whenever I remember you).
FAQs
Dharma emphasizes mastery over power through mastery of mind: Rāma internalizes the astras, implying controlled, deliberate use rather than impulsive violence.
Rāma accepts the astras and sets the mode of their availability—by mental recollection and command.
Self-restraint and clarity: Rāma places potent forces under the governance of consciousness (mānasa).