Shloka 6.15.5
विभीषण–इन्द्रजित् संवादः (Vibhishana and Indrajit: Counsel, Boast, and Rebuttal)
त्रिलोकनाथोननुदेवराजश्शक्रोमयाभूमितलेनिविष्टः ।भयार्पिताश्चापिदिशःप्रपन्नास्सर्वेतथादेवगणास्समग्राः ।।6.15.5।।
ko brahma-daṇḍa-pratima-prakāśān arciṣmataḥ kāla-nikāśa-rūpān | saheta bāṇān yama-daṇḍa-kalpān samakṣa-muktān yudhi rāghaveṇa ||6.15.13||
Who could endure in battle the arrows that Rāghava releases before one’s very eyes—shining like Brahmā’s rod, blazing with fire, taking the form of Death, like the very staff of Yama?
"I have cast down on the ground, Indra, the Lord of gods and of three worlds. At one time all the gods in groups fled in all directions scared of me."
It underscores the moral weight of righteous power: when force is aligned with dharma, it becomes irresistible—hence wise action is to abandon adharma rather than challenge dharmic authority.
Vibhīṣaṇa points to Rāma’s overwhelming martial capability to show that Indrajit’s confidence is delusion.
Prudence grounded in truth—recognizing reality and choosing the dharmic path rather than persisting in ruinous pride.