The 'water of life' that the Lady of the Ocean guards is the means by which the hero, if he can obtain it, will redeem creation. It is the ale of Kingship and its source is svarana, the 'celestial spring', the same svarana to which Varuna fastened the sky, and which is referred to as 'the seat of Rita'.

To defeat the Monster of Chaos which is treatening the creation, the hero must arm himself with the celestial weapons. particular amongst these is the thunderbolt.
' The power of the thunderbolt is such that it reduces the world to its so to speak 'original' state and therefore the victory it brings Zeus symbolizes a complete reorganizing of the universe'.

Visnu's mace, called 'power that ensures conformity with universal law'; it is also described as 'time the destroyer'.