Shloka 6.63.50
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः — Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
मुञ्चरामाद्भयंराज न्हनिष्यामीहसम्युगे ।।6.63.49।।राघवंलक्ष्मणंचैवसुग्रीवं च महाबलम् ।हनूमन्तं च रक्षोघ्नंलङ्कायेनप्रदीपिता ।।6.63.50।।
tad iced indrād bhayaṃ rājan yadi cāpi svayambhuvaḥ |
tato 'haṃ nāśayiṣyāmi naiśaṃ tama ivāṃśumān ||
api devāḥ śayiṣyante kruddhe mayi mahītale |
If you fear even Indra, O King—or even the Self-born Brahmā—then I will destroy that fear, as the sun destroys the darkness of night. When I am enraged, even the gods will lie fallen upon the earth.
"O King! Give up the fear, as both Rama and Lakshmana will be made short of work in the battlefield, as also mighty Sugriva and dispose of Hanuman, the destroyer of many Rakshasas and who set fire to Lanka."
Dharma upholds reverence for cosmic order; boasting of overpowering gods signals adharma and delusion, showing how ego opposes truth (satya) and right order (ṛta).
The speaker tries to remove the king’s fear by claiming he can counter even divine forces and terrify the gods themselves.
Audacity and intimidation; the passage is a study in pride rather than a dharmic virtue.