Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 90
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
प्रक्षाळ्यवदनंहृष्टस्स्नातःपरमभूषितः ।पिपासुस्त्वरयामासपानंबलसमीरणम् ।।।।
prakṣālya vadanaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ snātaḥ paramabhūṣitaḥ |
pipāsuḥ tvarayām āsa pānaṃ bala-samīraṇam ||
மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் முகம் கழுவி, நீராடி, சிறந்த ஆபரணங்களால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டு, தாகமுற்றவன் வலத்தைத் தூண்டும் பானத்தை உடனே கொண்டுவரச் சொன்னான்.
Joyful Kumbhakarna, washed his face, had a bath and being thirsty ordered a drink that can increase his strength.
FAQs
By contrast, the verse highlights how indulgent preparation (seeking intoxicating/strength-rousing drink) can accompany an unrighteous cause; it implicitly sets up Dharma as disciplined strength used for just ends.
Kumbhakarṇa awakens, refreshes himself, and prepares to rejoin the war by demanding a strengthening drink.
Not virtue but raw martial readiness; the preparation underscores power and appetite rather than restraint.