Character

Kumbhakarna

कुम्भकर्णKumbhakarṇa

verses
598
books
17
chapters
107
Slain by
Rama
Sibling of
Ravana

What the texts say

In the Ramayana, the rakshasi Shurpanakha calls her brother Kumbhakarna very strong and ever sunk in heavy sleep. Ramayana 3.17.24 In the Sri Ramcharitmanas, Brahma prompts the goddess Sarasvati to turn Kumbhakarna's mind, and he asks for six months of sleep. Ramcharitmanas 1.18.369 Kumbhakarna tells his king that Sita should not have been seized by force from Rama without first reflecting. Ramayana 6.12.28 In battle, Kumbhakarna rises like a great mountain, and the vanara warriors rush at him with trees and peaks. Ramayana 6.65.40, 6.67.4 Rama, son of Dasharatha, sends arrows into Kumbhakarna's heart-region, and the rakshasas report his death to Ravana, their king. Ramayana 6.67.117, 6.68.1

Where to read

Every verse that names Kumbhakarna, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    448 verses · 34 chapters

    All 448 verses in the Ramayana
    • 6.62.8

      Kumbhakarna bahut taakat wala tha. Usne apni seat se uth ke bhai ke paon mein jhuk gaya. Usne poocha, bolo bhai, ab kya karna hai?

    • 6.64.2

      Kumbhakarna, tum bade ghar mein paida hue ho. Par tumhara dimaag ganda hai. Tum apne aap ko bahut samajhte ho. Tumhe samajh nahi aata ki kya karna chahiye.

    • 5.27.29

      Wahan maine Kumbhakarn ko bhi dekha, jo raat ko ghoomta tha. Ravan ke saare bete bhi wahan the, unke badan par tel laga hua tha.

  2. Mahabharata

    38 verses · 7 chapters

    All 38 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 36 verses

    • 3.271.1

      Markandey ne kaha - Kumbhakarn apne logon ke saath sheher se bahar nikla. Usne dekha ki aage bandaron ki fauj khadi hai, Jitakashi sabse aage hai.

    • 3.270.19

      Ravan ne lamba saans liya aur apni seat se utha. Bola, ab Kumbhakarn ka kaam karne ka waqt aa gaya hai.

    • 3.259.7

      Pushpotkata ke do bete paida hue. Dono rakshas logon ke bade sardar the. Ek ka naam Kumbhakarna tha, doosre ka Dashagriva. Dono mein itni taakat thi ki duniya mein koi unke barabar nahi tha.

  3. Padma Purana

    18 verses · 9 chapters

    • 5.6.14

      Aur yeh Kumbhakarn kaun hai? Uski aulad kahan se aayi thi? Woh bura insaan tha. Batao toh sahi, woh devta tha, daitya tha, pishach tha, ya rakshas? Bade rishi, aap hi batao.

    • 1.38.68

      Sugreev ne Mahodar aur Atikaya ko yahin mara. Mera bhai Kumbhakarn bhi yahin mara, Lakshman ne maara. Indrajit bhi yahin gaya.

    • 3.38.66

      Urvashi tirth pe jao, phir Soma ashram bhi. Kumbhakarn ashram mein bhi naha lo. Samajhdar log aisa karte hain. Log duniya mein unki izzat karte hain.

  4. Skanda Purana

    18 verses · 13 chapters

    • 1.1.8.31

      Vidyutkaisha aur Tadijjihva the. Raavan bhi tha jiska bahut bada bal tha. Kumbhakarn bhi tha, jise harana mushkil tha. Vegadarshi bhi tha jo bahut tej tha.

    • 1.2.66.105

      Shri Krishna bole, pehle ek rakshas tha jiska naam Kumbhakarn tha. Woh raat ko ghoomta tha. Jab Ram ne usko teer se maara, uska sar kat gaya tha.

    • 3.1.44.31

      Phir Lanka ke raja ne Kumbhakarna ko uthaya jab woh so raha tha. Jab woh jaag gaya to Ravan ne use yudh ke liye bhej diya.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Kumbhakarna matters most.

  1. The Awakening and Commissioning of Kumbhakarna

    Ramayana 6.62 · 22 verses

    Awakened war-asset

  2. Mahodara’s Counsel and the Critique of Kumbhakarna’s Solo Assault

    Ramayana 6.64 · 22 verses

  3. Kumbhakarṇa’s Fall and the Renewal of the Engagement

    Mahabharata 3.271 · 18 verses

    Rākṣasa juggernaut whose terror peaks through devouring and…

  4. The Nature of Nishkama Bhakti and Kamasura's Preparation for Battle

    Mudgala Purana 6.33 · 3 verses

  5. Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

    Ramayana 5.27 · 3 verses

    Included in the ominous extension of the dream

  6. Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked

    Ramayana 6.76 · 11 verses

    Morale-restorer for Rākṣasas

  7. Chapter 270: Slaying of Prahasta; Defeat of Dhūmrākṣa; Awakening of Kumbhakarṇa

    Mahabharata 3.270 · 9 verses

    Dormant catastrophic force whose awakening functions as the…

  8. यह सोपान ‘धर्म-विजय’ का नहीं, ‘अहं-क्षय’ का द्वार है। लंका काण्ड में बाह्य युद्ध के साथ अंतर्युद्ध चलता है: भय, करुणा, क्रोध, दर्प, इन सबका शोधन होकर ‘राम-शरणागति’ स्थिर होती है। प्रस्तुत अंश में (दोहा

    Ramcharitmanas 6.7 · 9 verses

  9. Rāvaṇa’s Origins and the Acquisition of Boons

    Mahabharata 3.259 · 6 verses

    Embodied excess: immense capacity redirected into…

  10. Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma

    Shiva Purana 4.1.20 · 5 verses

    Absent yet determinative ancestor

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