Shloka 21
प्रबोध्य महता चैनं यत्नेनागतसाध्वस: । स्वस्थमासीनमव्यग्रं विनिद्रं राक्षमाधिप:,महान् प्रयत्नद्वारा उसे जगाकर भयभीत हुए राक्षसराज रावणने, जब महाबली कुम्भकर्ण स्वस्थ, शान्त तथा निद्रारहित होकर बैठ गया, तब उससे इस प्रकार कहा --'भैया कुम्भकर्ण! तुम धन्य हो जिसे ऐसी नींद आती है
prabodhya mahatā cainaṁ yatnenāgatasādhvasaḥ | svastam āsīnam avyagraṁ vinidraṁ rākṣamādhipaḥ ||
After rousing him with great effort, the lord of the Rākṣasas—now seized by anxious fear—saw the mighty one seated in composure: healthy, calm, untroubled, and fully awake. Then he addressed him, setting the stage for counsel and action amid looming danger.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts inner steadiness with outer crisis: even a powerful leader may be shaken by fear, while true strength is shown as composure and readiness when awakened to duty.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāvaṇa, alarmed, awakens Kumbhakarṇa with great effort; Kumbhakarṇa then sits up healthy, calm, and fully awake, after which Rāvaṇa begins to speak to him.