Shloka 16
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
सुखंस्वपितिनिश्चिन्तःकालोपहतचेतनः ।।।।नवषट् सप्तचाष्टौचमासान् स्वपितिराक्षसः ।
sukhaṃ svapiti niścintaḥ kālopahatacetanaḥ |
nava ṣaṭ sapta cāṣṭau ca māsān svapiti rākṣasaḥ ||6.60.16||
Jener Rākṣasa schläft behaglich und sorgenfrei, sein Bewusstsein vom langen Lauf der Zeit betäubt; sechs, sieben, acht—ja neun Monate lang schläft er fort.
"The Rakshasa, Kumbhakarna, lost consciousness is slumbering at ease and has been sleeping for six to nine months happily."
FAQs
The verse indirectly contrasts negligence/torpor with dharmic vigilance: when consciousness is overpowered, duty cannot be performed.
The text describes Kumbhakarṇa’s unnatural, prolonged sleep as background to the urgent attempt to awaken him.
By implication, wakeful responsibility (jāgarūkatā) is praised—since prolonged sleep symbolizes incapacity to respond to dharma’s call.