Book I Bala-Kanda, Chapter 22) So, what is the Bala and Atibala mantra that the sage Vishvamitra initiated Rama and his brother Lakshman Bala and Atibala mantras remove the thirst and hunger.Vishvamitra said neither tiredness nor fever, nor disfiguring of personality can effect you (Book I Bala-Kanda, Chapter 22) This mantra has one more advantage: the long words to be read really involve a strong concentration:) So your mind makes the good concentration exercise:) So let see the text: balaatibalayoh viraat purusha rishih gaayatrii devataa gaayatrii chandah akaara okaaramakaaraa biijaadyaah kshudhaadi nirasane viniyogah klaamityaadi shadanga nyaasah klaam angushtaabhyaam namah kliim tarjaniibhyaam namah kluum madhyamaabhaamnamah klaim anaamikaabhyaam namah klom kanishtikaabhaam namah klah karatalakaraprishtaabhyaam namah klaam hridayaaya namah kliim shirase svaahaa kluum shikhaayaivashat klaim kavacaaya hum klom netratrayaayavaushat klah astraaya phat bhuurbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhah amrita karatalaardrau sarva sanjiivanaadhyaa avaghaharana sudkshau veda saare mayuukhe pranavamaya vikaarau bhaaskaraakaara dehau satatamanubhaveham tau balaatiibaleshau om hriim bale mahaadevi hriim mahaabale kliim catur vidha purushartha siddhi prade tatsavitur varadaatmike hriim varenyam bhargo devasya varadaatmike atibale sarva dayaamuurte bale sarva kshud bhrama upanaashini dhiimahi dhiyoyonarjaate pracuryaa pracodayaatmike pranava shiraskaatmike hum phat svaahaa evam vidvaan krita krityo bhavati saavitryaa eva salokataam jayati iityupanishat om aapyaayantu mamaangaani vaakpraanashcakshuh shrotramatho balamindriyaanicasarvani sarvam brahmaupanishadam maaham brahma niraakuryaam maa maa brahma niraakarot aniraakaranamastu aniraakaranam mestuh tadaatmani nirate ye upanishatsu dharmaaste mayi santu te mayi santu om shaanti shaanti shaantih One more interesting information, Ramayana was created in the 4 th - 5 th century B. There we are concentrating on the sound, but anyway- this is the mind conquest.Mantra is not only the word or sound, every letter makes the vibration that calm down the body (and the mind of course ), at the same time it purifies the nadis.