Shloka 6.74.2
औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain
ततोविषण्णंसमवेक्ष्यसैन्यंविभीषणोबुद्धिमतांवरिष्ठः ।उवाचशाखमृगराजवीरानाश्वासयन्नप्रतिमैर्वचोभिः ।।6.74.2।।
śrutvā jāmbavato vākyam uvācedaṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
āryaputrāvatikramya kasmāt pṛcchasi mārutim ||6.74.19||
Hearing Jāmbavān’s words, Vibhīṣaṇa said: “Noble sir—passing over the other noble sons, why do you ask specifically about Māruti (Hanumān)?”
Thereafter, foremost among the wise, Vibheeshana observing the despondency of the monkey leaders spoke to them reassuring in incomparable words.
Dharma invites reasoned inquiry and fairness—Vibhīṣaṇa asks for the truthful motive behind selective concern.
After Jāmbavān asks about Hanumān, Vibhīṣaṇa questions why Hanumān is singled out.
Discernment and straightforward speech—Vibhīṣaṇa seeks clarity rather than assuming.