Shloka 13
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
सचाप्रतिमगाम्भीर्योदेवदानवदर्पहा ।।।।ब्रह्मशापाभिभूतस्तुकुम्भकर्णोविबोध्यताम् ।
sa cāpratimagāmbhīryo devadānavadarpahā |
brahmaśāpābhibhūtas tu kumbhakarṇo vibodhyatām ||6.60.13||
Dan bangunkanlah Kumbhakarṇa—yang kedalamannya tiada bandingan, pematah keangkuhan para deva dan dānava, namun kini tertekan oleh sumpahan Brahmā.
"Let Kumbhakarna of unparalleled profundity, capable of crushing Devas and Danavas, who is in slumber owing to the curse of Brahma be awakened."
FAQs
Satya and moral order appear through the binding force of a curse: even the mighty are constrained by higher law, reminding that power is not absolute.
Rāvaṇa, seeking a decisive advantage, orders the awakening of his formidable brother Kumbhakarṇa from curse-induced sleep.
Strategic reliance on strength is emphasized (though ethically ambiguous in Ravana’s cause); the verse also implicitly elevates the supremacy of cosmic law over brute force.