Shloka 96
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
केचिच्छरण्यंशरणंस्मरामंव्रजन्तिकेचिद् व्यथिताःपतन्ति ।केचिद्धशस्मव्यथिताःपतन्तिकेचिद्भयार्ताभुविशेरतेस्म ।।।।
kecic charaṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ sma rāmaṃ vrajanti kecid vyathitāḥ patanti |
kecid diśaḥ sma vyathitāḥ patanti kecid bhayārtā bhuvi śerate sma ||
Einige liefen zu Rāma als Zuflucht — dem wahren Spender des Schutzes; andere, von Angst erschüttert, brachen zusammen; wieder andere, bedrängt, flohen nach allen Seiten; und manche, vom Schrecken überwältigt, lagen am Boden.
Indeed, some took refuge from Rama who could give shelter, some fell down in panic, some went in all directions in panic, and some out of fear lay down on the ground.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati—seeking refuge in the righteous protector—is presented as the stabilizing dharmic response amid terror and chaos.
The vānara forces react in varied ways to Kumbhakarṇa’s terrifying presence: refuge, collapse, flight, or paralysis.
Trust in the dharmic leader (Rāma) is emphasized as a virtue that counters fear.