Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 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 ||
Sa nag-iisang araw na iyon, ang mandirigmang iyon—gutom na gutom—ay lilibot sa lupa, nakanganga, at lalamunin ang mga nilalang na parang naglalagablab at sumisiklab na apoy.
"This hero will open his mouth wide and move about and alone he will consume the world like the swollen fire."
FAQs
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.