Shloka 6.61.2
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम् — The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
तंदृष्टवाराक्षसश्रेष्ठंपर्वताकारदर्शनम् ।क्रममाणमिवाकाशंपुरानारायणंप्रभुम् ।।6.61.2।।
kumbhakarṇasya daurātmyaṃ śaśaṃsus te prajāpateḥ ||6.61.19||
prajānāṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ cāpi dharṣaṇaṃ ca divaukasām |
āśramadhvaṃsanaṃ cāpi parastrīharaṇaṃ bhṛśam ||6.61.20||
To Prajāpati (Brahmā) they reported Kumbhakarṇa’s depravity: that he devoured the peoples, violated the dwellers of heaven, destroyed hermitages (āśramas), and violently abducted the wives of others.
That foremost of Rakshasas was like a mountain in appearance, it was like Lord Narayana taking steps to the sky earlier.
Dharma protects the vulnerable and upholds social order: devouring the innocent, violating others, destroying āśramas, and abducting women are explicit markers of adharma, demanding correction by lawful authority.
The Devas and other beings formally present Brahmā with a list of Kumbhakarṇa’s crimes to seek intervention.
The emphasized virtue is truth-speaking for the common good: they articulate wrongdoing clearly (satya) so that cosmic and social justice (dharma) can be restored.