In the Valmiki Ramayana (1.22.13) Bala and Atibala are described as Mantra-Grama. In the Tilaka commentary on Ramayana it is explained as Mantra-Samuha or the group of Mantras. Therefore, there is no connection of Bala and Atibala with the names of plants.
Now what are these Mantras? The mantras are given in Savitri Upanisad ( Mantra 13-14) as follows balātibalayorvirāṭ puruṣa ṛṣiḥ । gāyatrī chandaḥ । gāyatrī devatā । akārokāramakārā bījādyāḥ । kṣudhā''dinirasane viniyogaḥ । klāmityādiṣaḍaṅgam 6 । dhyānam । amṛtakaratalāgrau 8 sarvasaṃjīvanāḍhyā- vaghaharaṇasudakṣau vedasāre mayūkhe । praṇavamayavikārau bhāskarākāradehau satatamanūbhave'haṃ tau balātibalāntau 10 ।। oṃ hrīṃ bale mahādevi hrīṃ mahābale klīṃ caturvidhapuruṣārthasiddhiprade tatsaviturvaradātmike hrīṃ vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya varadātmike atibale sarvadayāmūrte bale sarvakṣucchramopanāśini dhīmahi dhiyo yo narjāte pracuryā 12 yā pracodayādātmike praṇavaśiraskātmike huṃ phaṭ svāhā ॥ 14॥ K RAJARAM IRS 2625 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorfFj%2B%3Dbz6HFndhv_6%3DJnUX7onwZiEMGLcFtAq%2BXW8VsQ%40mail.gmail.com.
