Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 7
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
देवदानवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षराक्षसपन्नगैः ।अवध्यत्वंमयाप्राप्तंमानुषेभ्योनयाचितम् ।।।।
deva-dānava-gandharvair yakṣa-rākṣasa-pannagaiḥ | avadhyatvaṃ mayā prāptaṃ mānuṣebhyo na yācitam ||
Từ chư thiên, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas và loài rắn, ta đã được ban ân phúc bất khả sát hại; nhưng đối với loài người thì ta không hề cầu xin điều ấy.
"I sought protection from Devas, Danavas, Gandharvas, Rakshasas and serpents but not asked for protection from humans."
FAQs
The epic underscores moral causality: overlooking the ‘small’ (humans) becomes a decisive vulnerability—pride and incomplete foresight undermine security.
Kumbhakarṇa recalls (or asserts) the scope of his invulnerability and notes the critical exception regarding humans.
Not a virtue but a cautionary trait: overconfidence and misjudgment of where true danger can arise.