Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 22
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
तेतुतद्वचनंश्रुत्वाराक्षसेन्द्रस्यराक्षसाः ।।।।जग्मुःपरमसम्भ्रान्ताःकुम्भकर्णनिवेशनम् ।
te tu tad-vacanaṁ śrutvā rākṣasendrasya rākṣasāḥ | jagmuḥ paramasambhrāntāḥ kumbhakarṇa-niveśanam ||
羅刹の王の言葉を聞くや、羅刹たちは大いに動揺し、クンバカルナの住まいへと向かった。
On listening to the Rakshasa king's words, the Rakshasas went to the abode of Kumbhakarna highly puzzled.
FAQs
It highlights how followers can be driven by fear and confusion under an adharma-led ruler; dharma encourages discernment, not merely anxious obedience.
Rāvaṇa orders action; the Rākṣasas, alarmed, proceed to awaken Kumbhakarṇa.
Discipline and responsiveness to command are shown, though framed by panic—suggesting the difference between orderly duty and fear-driven compliance.