Shloka 21
कुम्भकर्णस्य प्रबोधनम्
The Awakening and Commissioning of Kumbhakarna
त्वय्यस्तिममस्नेहःपरासम्भावना च मे ।दैवासुरेषुयुद्धेषुबहुशोराक्षसर्षभ ।।6.62.21।।त्वयादेवाःप्रतिव्यूह्यनिर्जिताश्चासुरायुधि ।
tvayy asti mama snehaḥ parā-sambhāvanā ca me |
daivāsureṣu yuddheṣu bahuśo rākṣasarṣabha ||6.62.21||
tvayā devāḥ prativyūhya nirjitāś cāsurāyudhi |
مجھ کو تجھ سے محبت بھی ہے اور تیرا بڑا احترام بھی، اے راکشسوں کے سردار! دیوتاؤں اور اسوروں کی جنگوں میں تو نے بارہا صفیں چیر کر مقابلہ کیا اور فتح پائی؛ تو نے دیوتاؤں کو بھی زیر کیا اور اسوروں کو بھی ان کی اپنی جنگ میں شکست دی۔
Having gone to his brother's residence, stepping into the enclosure, he saw his brother seated in a perturbed state.
FAQs
It cautions that praise and past victories can be used to recruit one into an unrighteous cause; dharma demands discernment beyond honor and reputation.
Rāvaṇa strengthens his appeal by affirming affection and citing Kumbhakarṇa’s legendary battlefield successes.
Kumbhakarṇa’s valor and proven capability are emphasized; ethically, the key virtue to add is विवेक (discernment) about how that valor is used.