Shloka 43
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
यदाचैनंनशेकुस्तेप्रतिबोधयितुंतदा ।।।।ततोगुरुतरंयत्नंदारुणंसमुपाक्रमन् ।
yadā cainaṃ na śekus te pratibodhayituṃ tadā | tato gurutaraṃ yatnaṃ dāruṇaṃ samupākraman ||
Als sie ihn selbst dann nicht wecken konnten, unternahmen sie eine noch schwerere und härtere Anstrengung.
They called him again and again, but he never got up. Then they made a difficult and dreadful effort approaching him.
FAQs
It warns how determination can become escalation: effort is admirable when aligned with dharma, but when the goal is misguided, greater effort can deepen harm.
After repeated failures to wake Kumbhakarṇa, the rākṣasas decide to attempt more extreme measures.
Persistence (and the narrative’s caution about intensifying methods).