Shloka 29
मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction
त॑ प्रबुद्धं महात्मानं कुम्भकर्णमिवापरम् | आससाद महातेजा: कुवलाश्वो महीपति:,भरतश्रेष्ठी] जब सभी राजकुमार धुन्धुकी क्रोधाग्निसे दग्ध हो गये, तब महातेजस्वी राजा कुवलाश्वने दूसरे कुम्भकर्णके- समान जगे हुए उस महाकाय दानवपर आक्रमण किया
taṁ prabuddhaṁ mahātmānaṁ kumbhakarṇam ivāparam | āsasāda mahātejāḥ kuvalāśvo mahīpatiḥ ||
马尔坎德耶说道：于是威光炽盛的俱瓦罗阿湿婆王挺身上前，迎战那已苏醒、心志宏大的敌手——宛如又一个昆婆迦尔那自沉睡中起身。
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rājadharma and kṣatriya-dharma: when others are overwhelmed, the rightful ruler must not retreat but personally confront danger to uphold protection and order.
After the princes are burned by the fiery rage of Dhundhu (as indicated by the surrounding narration), King Kuvalāśva advances to attack the now-awakened, massive adversary, compared to a second Kumbhakarṇa.