Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 19
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्
The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
कुम्भकर्णस्यदौरात्म्यंशशंसुस्तेप्रजापतेः ।।6.61.19।।प्रजानांभक्षणंचापिधर्षणं च दिवौकसाम् ।आश्रमध्वंसनंचापिपरस्त्रीहरणंभृशम् ।।6.61.20।।
kumbhakarṇasya daurātmyaṃ śaśaṃsus te prajāpateḥ ||6.61.19||
prajānāṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ cāpi dharṣaṇaṃ ca divaukasām |
āśramadhvaṃsanaṃ cāpi parastrīharaṇaṃ bhṛśam ||6.61.20||
Họ tâu với Prajāpati (Phạm Thiên) về sự hung ác của Kumbhakarṇa: hắn nuốt chửng muôn dân, xâm phạm cả các thiên chúng, phá hủy các đạo tràng ẩn tu, và thô bạo cướp đoạt vợ người.
That foremost of Rakshasas was like a mountain in appearance, it was like Lord Narayana taking steps to the sky earlier.
FAQs
Dharma protects the vulnerable and upholds social order: devouring the innocent, violating others, destroying āśramas, and abducting women are explicit markers of adharma, demanding correction by lawful authority.
The Devas and other beings formally present Brahmā with a list of Kumbhakarṇa’s crimes to seek intervention.
The emphasized virtue is truth-speaking for the common good: they articulate wrongdoing clearly (satya) so that cosmic and social justice (dharma) can be restored.