Shloka 20
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
रामेणहिनिरस्तस्यसङ्ग्रामेऽस्मिन् सुदारुणे ।।।।भविष्यतिनमेशोकःकुम्भकर्णेविबोधिते ।
rāmeṇa hi nirastasya saṅgrāme 'smin sudāruṇe | bhaviṣyati na me śokaḥ kumbhakarṇe vibodhite ||
Wenn ich auch in dieser überaus furchtbaren Schlacht von Rāma niedergeworfen werde, so wird kein Kummer in mir sein, sobald Kumbhakarṇa erweckt ist.
" After Kumbhakarna is fully aroused, my sorrow impelled in this terrible comb at with Rama will not be there."
FAQs
Depending on force alone to erase inner guilt and fear is unstable; dharma teaches that peace comes from right action, not merely from stronger allies.
Rāvaṇa, feeling repulsed by Rāma, reassures himself that Kumbhakarṇa’s awakening will remove his distress.
Indirectly, the need for courage grounded in righteousness; Rāvaṇa instead shows anxious dependence on another’s power.