कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
सर्वाभरणसर्वाङ्गश्शूलपाणिस्सराक्षसः ।त्रिविक्रमकृतोत्साहोनारायणइवाबभौ ।।।।भ्रातरंसम्परिष्वज्यकृत्वाचापिप्रदक्षिणम् ।प्रणम्यशिरसातस्मैसम्प्रतस्थेमहाबलः ।।।।
sarvābharaṇasarvāṅgaḥ śūlapāṇiḥ sa rākṣasaḥ | trivikramakṛtotsāho nārāyaṇa iva ābabhau || bhrātaraṃ sampariṣvajya kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam | praṇamya śirasā tasmai sampratasthē mahābalaḥ ||
ہر عضو پر زیور سجائے، شُول (ترشول) ہاتھ میں لیے وہ راکشس، تری وِکرم کے پرجوش عزم والے نارائن کی مانند جلوہ گر ہوا۔ پھر بھائی کو گلے لگا کر، ادب سے اس کا پردکشن کیا، سر جھکا کر پرنام کیا، اور وہ مہابلی روانہ ہو گیا۔
Decked with ornaments on all his limbs, with pike in hand, the Rakshasa was like Narayana ready to take three strides to cover the universe. Endowed with great strength, embraced his brother, went round in reverence bowing down his head and sallied forth.
Even amid war, dharma preserves reverence and proper conduct: respect to elders/kinsmen through embrace, circumambulation, and bowing reflects disciplined social ethics alongside martial duty.
Kumbhakarṇa, fully armed and ornamented, pays respect to Rāvaṇa as his brother and king, and then departs for the battlefield.
Bhakti-like reverence and loyalty within family and polity, joined with courage and readiness.