Shloka 6
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्
The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
पृथिव्यांकेतुभूतोऽसौमहानेकोऽत्रदृश्यते ।यंदृष्टवावानरास्सर्वेविद्रवन्तिततस्ततः ।।6.61.6।।
pṛthivyāṃ ketubhūto'sau mahān eko'tra dṛśyate |
yaṃ dṛṣṭvā vānarāḥ sarve vidravanti tatas tataḥ ||6.61.6||
“ഭൂമിയിൽ ഒരു കേതുവെന്നപോലെ അവൻ ഒറ്റയ്ക്കായി മഹാനായി ഇവിടെ ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു; അവനെ കണ്ടാൽ എല്ലാ വാനരരും അങ്ങോട്ടും ഇങ്ങോട്ടും ഓടി പിന്മാറുന്നു.”
Then Vanaras taking trees and mountains in their shining hand s marching close to each other seemed like a huge mass of terrible clouds hanging close to a mountain.।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the sixty first sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma in crisis includes restoring courage and order: leaders must recognize fear in their ranks and respond with clarity and steadiness.
Rāma observes the vānaras scattering in fear at the sight of a lone, immense warrior.
Rāma’s situational awareness—he accurately reads the battlefield psychology and seeks explanation to respond rightly.