अस्त्रप्रदानम्
Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama
जपतस्तु मुनेस्तस्य विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः।उपतस्थुर्महार्हाणि सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि राघवम्।।।।
japatas tu munes tasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ |
upatasthur mahārhāṇi sarvāṇy astrāṇi rāghavam ||
Habang binibigkas ng marunong na pantas na si Viśvāmitra ang mga mantra, ang lahat ng mararangal na astra ay nagpakita at tumindig na handang maglingkod kay Rāghava.
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.
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.