Shloka 6.41.29
युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः (War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates)
शैलशृङ्गाणिशतशःप्रवृद्धांश्चमहीरुहान् ।जगृहुःकुञ्जरप्रख्यावानराःपरवारणाः ।।6.41.29।।
tataḥ paścāt su-mahatī pṛtanā ṛkṣa-vānara-okasām |
pracchādya mahatīṁ bhūmim anuyāti sma rāghavam ||6.41.28||
After that, the vast host of bears and monkeys followed Rāghava, spreading out and covering the great expanse of ground behind him.
The monkeys who were of the size of elephants capable of warding off the enemy, bore huge grown up trees in their hands and went.
Dharma as shared obligation: a righteous undertaking is not borne by one hero alone; the community stands behind the leader, sustaining the moral cause through disciplined support.
Rama advances, and the allied bear-and-monkey army moves in a massive formation behind him, filling the landscape.
Discipline and unity in service—collective resolve to uphold Rama’s mission.