Shloka 6.73.70
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः (Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host)
मन्येस्वयम्भुर्भगवानच्नित्योयस्यैतदस्त्रंप्रभवश्चयोऽस्य ।बाणावपातास्त्वमिहाद्यधीमन्मयासहाव्यग्रमनास्सहस्व ।।।।
adyendra-vaivasvata-viṣṇu-mitra-sādhyāś ca vaiśvānara-candra-sūryāḥ |
drakṣyantu me vikramam aprameyaṃ
viṣṇor ivograṃ baliyajñavāṭe ||
Today let Indra, Vaivasvata, Viṣṇu, Mitra, the Sādhyas, Vaiśvānara, the Moon, and the Sun witness my immeasurable prowess—just as they once beheld Viṣṇu’s terrible might in Bali’s sacrificial arena.
"This weapon of him (Indrajith) is that of the glorious creator and is presided by Him. By that reason he is inconceivable. O! Wise Lakshmana, remain calm and undisturbed at this hail of arrows."
It warns against hubris: invoking gods as witnesses to one’s own greatness reflects ego rather than dharma; the Ramayana repeatedly treats pride as a seed of downfall.
Indrajit proclaims a boast, calling cosmic beings to witness his valor, comparing it to Viṣṇu’s famed act at Bali’s sacrifice.
By contrast (negative exemplar), the verse highlights the absence of humility—showing how adharma can cloak itself in sacred references.