Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 12
अस्त्रप्रदानम्
Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama
कङ्कालं मुसलं घोरं कापालमथ कङ्कणम्।धारयन्त्यसुरा यानि ददाम्येतानि सर्वशः।।।।
kaṅkālaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam |
dhārayanty asurā yāni dadāmy etāni sarvaśaḥ ||1.27.12||
Aku mengurniakan kepadamu sepenuhnya senjata-senjata dahsyat ini—Kaṅkāla, Musala, Kāpāla dan Kaṅkaṇa—sebagaimana yang lazim dipakai oleh para asura.
I shall grant all these weapons, the dreadful kankala, pestle kapala and kankana used by asuras.
FAQs
Dharma may require mastering even fearsome means, but only to neutralize adharma—power is learned to protect, not to imitate the asuras’ cruelty.
Viśvāmitra lists formidable weapons associated with asuras and entrusts them to Rāma under disciplined transmission.
Self-control: the implicit lesson is that righteous hands can hold dangerous tools without becoming unrighteous.