Shloka 4.36.7
किष्किन्धाकाण्डे षट्त्रिंशः सर्गः — सुग्रीवस्य भय-त्यागः, कृतज्ञता, तथा लक्ष्मणेन सान्त्वन-प्रेरणा (Sugriva’s Reassurance and Lakshmana’s Counsel)
सीतां प्राप्स्यति धर्मात्मा वधिष्यति च रावणम्।सहायमात्रेण मया राघव स्स्वेन तेजसा।।।।
sītāṃ prāpsyati dharmātmā vadhiṣyati ca rāvaṇam |
sahāyamātreṇa mayā rāghavaḥ svena tejasā ||
The righteous Rāghava will recover Sītā, and by his own splendor he will slay Rāvaṇa—while I serve only as a helper.
'Righteous Rama can merely restore Sita with my assistance. By his own fiery energy he will kill Ravana.
Righteousness ultimately prevails through dharmic power; allies should serve faithfully without ego, accepting a supportive role in a just cause.
Sugriva reassures Lakshmana of Rama’s inevitable victory and positions the Vānara support as assistance, not the primary source of Rama’s power.
Sevā-bhāva (service-attitude) and humility: Sugriva defines his role as supportive rather than self-glorifying.