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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.22

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 26: Divine weapons: Viśvāmitra grants the powers. Viśvāmitra teaches the weapon-mantras, the powers appear and offer service, Rāma asks them to answer whenever summoned

In the sequence: pure and composed, Viśvāmitra stands facing east and murmurs the mantras → the weapons appear in person before Rāma, join their palms, and offer themselves as his servants

1.26.22

japatas tu munes tasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ
upatasthur mahārhāṇi sarvāṇy astrāṇi rāghavam

As that wise sage Viśvāmitra murmured the mantras, all those most precious weapons presented themselves before Rāghava.

Words: japatas — as he murmured, recited; tu — and; munes — of the sage; tasya — that; viśvāmitrasya — of Viśvāmitra; dhīmataḥ — wise; upatasthur — presented themselves, stood near; mahārhāṇi — most precious, highly worthy; sarvāṇy — all; astrāṇi — weapons; rāghavam — before Rāghava

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.