Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.128

c9.128

While walking in the forest Viśvāmitra related many old stories to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. They crossed river Sarayū, passed by many āśramas of munis and reached the Pāla forest. His Viśvāmitra imparted to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, who felt too weak on account of hunger and thirst the two mantras Balā and Atibalā, which would ward off hunger and thirst. He also taught them the use of certain rare arrows. Śrī Rāma was specially taught the use of a divine arrow called Jṛmbhakāstra.