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 ||
พระวาจาของพระองค์ย่อมไม่เป็นเท็จ—หาได้มีความสงสัยไม่ เขาจำต้องหลับแน่; แต่ขอทรงกำหนดกาลเวลาให้เขา ทั้งยามหลับและยามตื่นด้วยเถิด
"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.