अस्त्रप्रदानम्
Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama
अशनी द्वे प्रयच्छामि शुष्कार्द्रे रघुनन्दन।।।।ददामि चास्त्रं पैनाकमस्त्रं नारायणं तथा।
aśanī dve prayacchāmi śuṣkārdrē raghunandana |
dadāmi cāstraṃ painākam astraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tathā ||
ಹೇ ರಘುನಂದನ! ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ಎರಡು ಅಶನಿಗಳನ್ನು (ವಜ್ರಗಳನ್ನು) ನೀಡುತ್ತೇನೆ—ಶುಷ್ಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಧ್ರ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಪೈನಾಕ ಅಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನೂ, ನಾರಾಯಣ ಅಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನೂ ಅರ್ಪಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
O descendant of Raghu! I shall grant you two thunderbolts named shuska and ardra (dry and wet), painaka astra and narayanaastra.
Power is entrusted to lineage and character: being ‘Raghunandana’ implies inherited responsibility—strength must serve protection and truth, not ego.
The sage completes another segment of the armament-gift, including thunderbolt weapons and the famed Nārāyaṇāstra.
Steadfast guardianship: Rāma is prepared to meet varied threats (symbolized by ‘dry/wet’) with controlled, righteous force.