Shloka 27
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्
The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
न मिथ्यावचनश्चत्वंस्वप्स्यत्येष न संशयः ।कालस्तुक्रियतामस्यशयनेजागरेतथा ।।6.61.27।।
na mithyā-vacanaś ca tvaṁ svapsyaty eṣa na saṁśayaḥ | kālas tu kriyatām asya śayane jāgare tathā ||
汝の言葉が虚しくなることはない――疑いなく、彼は眠るであろう。されど彼のために、眠りの時と目覚めの時とを定め給え。
"Your words will not become untrue, no doubt. Sleep, he must but waking time may be fixed."
FAQs
Satya is upheld: Brahmā’s pronouncement must stand. At the same time, the verse introduces moderated restraint—setting limits to a punishment to balance order and continuity.
Rāvaṇa concedes the inevitability of the curse but requests that a regulated cycle of sleep and waking be निर्धारित (fixed).
Pragmatism: Rāvaṇa seeks a workable adjustment while acknowledging the inviolability of Brahmā’s truth.