Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 36
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
स पुष्पवर्षैरवकीर्यमाणोधृतातपत्रःशितशूलपाणिः ।मदोत्कटःशोणितगन्धमत्तोविनिर्ययौदावनदेवशत्रुः ।।।।
sa puṣpavarṣair avakīryamāṇo dhṛtātapatraḥ śitaśūlapāṇiḥ |
madotkaṭaḥ śoṇitagandhamatto viniryayau dānavadevaśatruḥ ||6.65.36||
Siya, binubuhusan ng ulang-bulaklak, may payong na tangan, may matalim na trishula sa kamay; lasing sa alak at nahihibang sa amoy ng dugo—yaong kaaway ng mga deva at dānava—ay lumabas upang sumalakay.
Kumbhakarna, the enemy of Devas and Danavas determined and eager showered with a rain of flowers, head covered with parasol, excited with drink, wielding sharpened tridents in hand and smeared with blood red fragrant sandal paste, sallied forth in that state.
FAQs
The verse contrasts external honor (flowers, parasol) with inner moral degradation (intoxication, blood-lust), warning that ceremony cannot sanctify adharma.
Kumbhakarṇa emerges in full martial display, celebrated outwardly yet described with ominous inner impulses as he goes to fight.
Not virtue but a cautionary anti-ideal: uncontrolled rage and intoxication (mada), which oppose sattva and righteous restraint.