Shloka 48
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
एवमप्यन्तिद्रिस्तुयदानैवप्रबुध्यत ।।।।शापस्यवशमापन्नस्ततःक्रुद्धानिशाचराः ।
evam apy antidris tu yadā naiva prabudhyata |
śāpasyavaśam āpannas tataḥ kruddhā niśācarāḥ ||
Doch selbst so erwachte der Schlafende nicht—unter die Macht eines Fluches geraten—da gerieten die nächtlich umherstreifenden Rākṣasas in Zorn.
Wrapped in sleep like that because of the spell of the curse, he had not wakened. The Rakshasas got enraged.
FAQs
It highlights accountability to truth and moral causality: a curse (born of prior acts) bears fruit regardless of immediate desire—teaching that consequences (karma) are not easily escaped.
The text explains that Kumbhakarṇa’s sleep persists due to a curse, provoking frustration among the rākṣasas.
A negative trait is spotlighted: uncontrolled anger (krodha), which clouds judgment in moments of crisis.