Shloka 6.61.29
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम् — The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
एकेनाह्नात्वसौवीरश्चरन् भूमिंबुभुक्षितः ।व्यात्तास्योभक्षयेल्लोकान् सङ्कृद्धइवपावकः ।।6.61.29।।
ekena ahnā tv asau vīraś caran bhūmiṁ bubhukṣitaḥ | vyāttāsyo bhakṣayel lokān saṅkṛddha iva pāvakaḥ ||
And on that single day, that warrior—ravenous—will roam the earth with gaping mouth and devour beings like a blazing, surging fire.
"This hero will open his mouth wide and move about and alone he will consume the world like the swollen fire."
The verse illustrates why Dharma demands restraint of destructive impulses; uncontrolled hunger becomes a metaphor for adharma consuming society.
After Brahmā fixes the sleep-cycle, the narrative describes Kumbhakarṇa’s terrifying capacity for destruction during his brief waking period.
By contrast (negative exemplum), the verse highlights the need for self-restraint and protection of others as central virtues in the Ramayana’s moral world.