Then they informed the lord of creatures touching the ravages of Kumbhakarna, and informed the gods about Kumbhakarna's devouring up, destroying asylums and outraging others, wives. If this one devour creatures constantly, in a short space the world would be empty of any.
कुम्भकर्णस्य दौरात्म्यं शशंसुस्ते प्रजापतेः। प्रजानां भक्षणं चापि शशंसुस्ते दिवौकसाम्।। आश्रमध्वंसनं चापि परस्त्रीहरणं तथा॥ एवं प्रजा यदि त्वेष भक्षयिष्यति नित्यशः। अचिरेणैव कालेन शून्यो लोको भविष्यति॥