Shloka 74
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
एकेनवानरेणेयंपूर्वंदग्धामहापुरी ।कुमारोनिहतश्चाक्षस्सानुयात्रःसकुञ्जरः ।।।।
ekena vānarene yaṃ pūrvaṃ dagdhā mahāpurī |kumāro nihataś cākṣaḥ sānuyātraḥ sakuñjaraḥ ||
پہلے ایک ہی وانر نے اس عظیم نگری کو جلا ڈالا تھا؛ اور شہزادہ اَکش اپنے ساتھیوں سمیت، حتیٰ کہ اپنے ہاتھیوں سمیت بھی، مارا گیا۔
"Earlier this great city was burnt by a single Vanara who killed Prince Aksha, and his elephants and followers."
FAQs
Dharma favors honest remembrance of facts: ignoring earlier signs of righteous power (Hanumān’s feat) leads to reckless choices and greater harm.
The speaker cites a concrete past event—Laṅkā’s burning and Akṣa’s death—to prove that the enemy’s capability is real and already demonstrated.
Prudence grounded in evidence: learning from prior events rather than being ruled by ego.