Shloka 5.59.13
हनूमद्वृत्तान्तः—वानरबलप्रशंसा च (Hanuman’s Report and Praise of the Vanara Host)
सागरोऽप्यतियाद्वेलां मन्दरः प्रचलेदपि।न जाम्बवन्तं समरे कम्पयेदरिवाहिनी।।।।
bhavatām abhyanujñāto vikramo me ruṇaddhi tān || 5.59.11 ||
mayā tulā visṛṣṭā hi śailavṛṣṭir nirantarā |
devān api raṇe hanyāt kiṃ punas tān niśācarān || 5.59.12 ||
With your permission, my valor will hold them back and shatter them. The ceaseless rain of rocks I can unleash in battle could destroy even the gods—how much more those rākṣasas who roam by night.
"The ocean may exceed its limits, the mountain Mandara may be shaken from its position but no hostile army can move Jambavan in war.
Power is ethically legitimate when exercised under rightful permission and for a just end; the speaker models deference to collective decision-making before action.
A morale-raising assertion of capability is made to the vānara leadership as they anticipate battle against Laṅkā’s rākṣasas.
Confidence anchored in responsibility—strength coupled with respect for authority and mission.