Shloka 6.82.28
इन्द्रजित्-हनूमद्-युद्धं तथा निकुम्भिलायां होमः (Indrajit vs Hanuman; Indrajit’s Nikumbhila rite)
अथेन्द्रजिद्राक्षभूतयेतुजुहावहव्यंविधिनाविधानवित् ।दृष्टवाव्यतिष्ठन्त च राक्षसास्तेमहासमूहेषुसमानयज्ञाः ।।।।
nikumbhilām adhiṣṭhāya pāvakaṃ juhave indrajit | yajñabhūmyāṃ tato gatvā pāvakas tena rakṣasā | hūyamānaḥ prajajvāla māṃsaśoṇitabhuk tadā ||
Reaching Nikumbhilā, Indrajit made offerings into the fire. Having gone to the sacrificial ground, the fire—fed by that rākṣasa with flesh and blood—blazed up as the oblations were poured.
Thereafter, Indrajith, with Rakshasas well versed with traditions, poured offerings into the sacrificial fire, as great Rakshasa gathering seated there were watching.।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēdvyaśītitamassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the eighty second sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
It highlights a dharmic warning: sacred ritual divorced from purity and right intent becomes a tool of adharma, not true righteousness.
Indrajit performs a powerful rite at Nikumbhilā, using gruesome oblations to empower his next actions in the war.
By contrast, the text underscores the value of purity and right means; Indrajit exemplifies the vice of gaining power through unethical methods.