Shloka 61
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
ततस्त्वदर्शयन् सर्वान्भक्ष्यांश्चविविधान् बहून् ।वराहान्महिषांश्चैवबभक्षसमहाबलः ।।।।
tatas tv adarśayan sarvān bhakṣyāṃś ca vividhān bahūn | varāhān mahiṣāṃś caiva babhakṣa sa mahābalaḥ ||
Kemudian, setelah melihat pelbagai hidangan yang terhampar banyak, dia yang maha perkasa itu pun melahap babi hutan dan kerbau juga.
Thereafter having seen several kinds of food items of hogs, buffaloes he ate them.
FAQs
The verse illustrates excess (ati-bhoga) and uncontrolled consumption. Ramāyaṇa ethics values moderation; unrestrained appetite is portrayed as a mark of adharma and impending harm to others.
Upon waking, Kumbhakarṇa is immediately fed with large quantities of meat, preparing him for battle.
Implied virtue is temperance (mitāhāra). The scene emphasizes its opposite—gluttony—characteristic of the rākṣasa ethos in this episode.