Shloka 6.84.11
निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः (Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite)
याच्यमानःसुबहुशोमयाहितचिकीर्षुणा ।वैदेहीमुत्सृजस्वेति न च तत्कृतवान्वचः ।।।।
nānāpraharaṇair vīraiś caturbhiḥ sacivair vṛtaḥ |
nīlāñjanacayākārair mātaṅgair iva yūthapa ||
Surrounded by four heroic ministers bearing diverse weapons—like a lord of elephants encircled by dark, collyrium-hued tuskers—Vibhīṣaṇa approached the great-souled Rāma and beheld the Vānara hosts, their eyes clouded with tears.
"Though I pleaded Ravana to return Vaidehi for his welfare, he did not accept my word."
Dharma here is expressed through loyal counsel and responsible leadership: Vibhīṣaṇa approaches Rāma not as a mere ally, but as a principled adviser coming to address a crisis with orderly support.
After a distressing battlefield deception, Vibhīṣaṇa comes to Rāma with his ministers and observes the Vānara army’s grief and confusion.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s steadiness and duty-bound counsel—approaching the righteous side with preparedness and clarity in a moment of collective sorrow.