Shloka 40
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
तस्यनिःश्वासवातेनकुम्भकर्णस्यरक्षसः ।राक्षसाबलवन्तोऽपिस्थातुनाशक्नुवन्पुरः ।।।।
tasya niḥśvāsa-vātena kumbhakarṇasya rakṣasaḥ | rākṣasā balavanto 'pi sthātuṃ nāśaknuvan puraḥ ||
Durch den Atemstoß des Rakshasa Kumbhakarṇa vermochten selbst die starken rākṣasas nicht, vor ihm standzuhalten.
Unable to bear the force of the breathing out of Kumbhakarna, the Rakshasas could not stand.
FAQs
The verse teaches humility before overwhelming force and the limits of mere physical strength—an ethical reminder that true steadiness (dharma) is not only bodily power but inner restraint and right purpose.
As Kumbhakarṇa begins to stir, his breath itself blows so strongly that nearby rākṣasas cannot remain standing before him.
Kumbhakarṇa’s colossal might (presented as an almost elemental force).