Shloka 6.62.11
कुम्भकर्णस्य प्रबोधनम् — The Awakening and Commissioning of Kumbhakarna
किमर्थमहमादृत्यत्वयाराजन्विबोधितः ।।6.62.11।।शंसकस्माद्भयंतेऽत्रकोऽद्यप्रेतोभविष्यति ।
rākṣasānāṁ sahasraiś ca vṛtaḥ paramadurjayaḥ |
gṛhebhyaḥ puṣpavarṣeṇa kīryamāṇas tadā yayau ||6.62.2||
Then Kumbhakarṇa, nearly invincible, advanced surrounded by thousands of rākṣasas, while showers of flowers were cast down upon him from the houses.
"O King! For what purpose have I been awakened by you? Whom are you fearing? I wish to know who is to be ceased in life?"
The verse highlights how public honor and celebration can surround power, yet Dharma requires discernment: outward acclaim is not proof of righteousness, especially in a war driven by adharma.
Kumbhakarṇa appears and proceeds forth, escorted by rākṣasas, amid ceremonial flower-showers from the city’s dwellings.
Martial might and feared invincibility are emphasized (paramadurjayaḥ), setting Kumbhakarṇa up as a formidable combatant.