Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 7
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्
The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
आचक्षवसुमहान् कोऽसौरक्षोवायदिवाऽसुरः ।न मयैवंविधंभूतंदृष्टपूर्वंकदाचन ।।6.61.7।।
ācakṣva sumahān ko'sau rakṣo vā yadi vā'suraḥ |
na mayā evaṃvidhaṃ bhūtaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kadācana ||6.61.7||
எனக்குச் சொல்—அந்த அளவற்ற பெருமையுடைய உயிர் யார்? அவன் ராட்சசனா, அல்லது அசுரனா? இத்தகைய உயிரை நான் முன்பு ஒருபோதும் கண்டதில்லை।
"Who is that hero resembling a mountain, a crowned one with tawny eyes, looking like a rainy cloud driven by lightning? He is seen in Lanka."
FAQs
Dharma includes intellectual honesty: admitting what one does not know and seeking truthful clarification from a reliable source.
Rāma, seeing an unprecedented gigantic foe, asks Vibhīṣaṇa to identify the being.
Rāma’s humility and commitment to satya (truth): he requests accurate knowledge before action.