Shloka 15
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्
The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
सकुन्भकर्णंकुपितोमहेन्द्रोजघानवज्रेणशितेनवज्री ।सशक्रवज्राभिहतोमहात्माचचालकोपाच्चभृशंननाद ।।6.61.15।।
sa kumbhakarṇaṃ kupito mahendro jaghāna vajreṇa śitena vajrī |
sa śakravajrābhihato mahātmā cacāla kopāc ca bhṛśaṃ nanāda ||6.61.15||
Da schlug Mahendra, vom Zorn entbrannt, Kumbhakarṇa mit dem scharfen Donnerkeil; und jener Mächtige, von Śakras Blitz getroffen, taumelte und brüllte in Wut laut auf.
"People were already afraid of Kumbhakarna, and after hearing the lion roar of this Rakshasa they were even more scared."
FAQs
Protective force may be used to stop harm, but anger can escalate violence; Dharma values protection guided by restraint, not rage.
Indra attacks Kumbhakarṇa with the vajra; Kumbhakarṇa staggers and responds with an enraged roar.
Indra’s role as protector is foregrounded (rakṣaṇa-dharma), while the verse also warns about krodha (anger) as a destabilizing impulse.