Kumbhakarna Awakens and Counsels Ravana
Ravana has Kumbhakarna awakened for war. Kumbhakarna rebukes him with harsh truth and also shares a meaningful exchange with Vibhishana.
Lanka Kand · Episode 17 / 37
Episode Text
यह बृत्तांत दसानन सुनेऊ। अति बिषाद पुनि पुनि सिर धुनेऊ॥ ब्याकुल कुंभकरन पहिं आवा। बिबिध जतन करि ताहि जगावा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yaha bṛttāṃta dasānana suneū। ati biṣāda puni puni sira dhuneū॥ byākula kumbhakarana pahiṃ āvā। bibidha jatana kari tāhi jagāvā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
When Dashanan heard this report, he became overwhelmed with grief and kept striking his head again and again. Distraught, he went to Kumbhakarna and awakened him by many methods.
जागा निसिचर देखिअ कैसा। मानहुँ कालु देह धरि बैसा॥ कुंभकरन बूझा कहु भाई। काहे तव मुख रहे सुखाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jāgā nisi cara dekhia kaisā। mānahuṃ kālu deha dhari baisā॥ kumbhakarana būjhā kahu bhāī। kāhe tava mukha rahe sukhāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Kumbhakarna awoke. He looked as if Time itself had taken bodily form and sat there. Kumbhakarna asked, 'Tell me, brother, why is your face dried up?'
कथा कही सब तेहिं अभिमानी। जेहि प्रकार सीता हरि आनी॥ तात कपिन्ह सब निसिचर मारे। महा महा जोधा संघारे॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kathā kahī saba tehiṃ abhimānī। jehi prakāra sītā hari ānī॥ tāta kapinha saba nisi cara māre। mahā mahā jodhā saṃghāre॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
That arrogant one told him the whole story, including the way he had carried off Sita. Then he said, 'O dear one, the monkeys have slain all the demons; they have destroyed even the greatest warriors.'
दुर्मुख सुररिपु मनुज अहारी। भट अतिकाय अकंपन भारी॥ अपर महोदर आदिक बीरा। परे समर महि सब रनधीरा॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
durmukha suraripu manuja ahārī। bhaṭa atikāya akaṃpana bhārī॥ apara mahodara ādika bīrā। pare samara mahi saba ranadhīrā॥ 6 ॥
Meaning:
Durmukh, the enemy of the gods, the man-eater, the mighty warriors Atikaya and Akampana, and Mahodara and the other brave heroes—all the valiant fighters fell on the battlefield.
सुनि दसकंधर बचन तब कुंभकरन बिलखान। जगदंबा हरि आनि अब सठ चाहत कल्यान॥ ६२ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
suni dasakaṃdhara bacana taba kumbhakarana bilakhāna। jagadaṃbā hari āni aba saṭha cāhata kalyāna॥ 62 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing the words of Dashakandhara, Kumbhakarna lamented and said, 'O fool, after carrying off Jagadamba, now do you seek welfare?'
भल न कीन्ह तैं निसिचर नाहा। अब मोहि आइ जगाएहि काहा॥ अजहूँ तात त्यागि अभिमाना। भजहु राम होइहि कल्याना॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhala na kīnha taiṃ nisicara nāhā। aba mohi āi jagāehi kāhā॥ ajahūṃ tāta tyāgi abhimānā। bhajahu rāma hoihi kalyānā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
O king of the demons, you have not done well. Why have you come now and awakened me? O dear one, even now, give up pride and worship Rama; then you will attain welfare.
हैं दससीस मनुज रघुनायक। जाके हनूमान से पायक॥ अहह बंधु तैं कीन्हि खोटाई। प्रथमहिं मोहि न सुनाएहि आई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
haiṃ dasasīsa manuja raghunāyaka। jāke hanūmāna se pāyaka॥ ahaha bandhu taiṃ kīnhi khoṭāī। prathamahaṃ mohi na sunāehi āī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
O Ravana, are Raghunayak and his servants such as Hanuman mere mortals? Alas, brother, you did wrong by not coming earlier and telling me this.
कीन्हेहु प्रभु बिरोध तेहि देवक। सिव बिरंचि सुर जाके सेवक॥ नारद मुनि मोहि ग्यान जो कहा। कहतेउँ तोहि समय निरबहा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kīnhehu prabhu birodha tehi devaka। siva biraṃci sura jāke sevaka॥ nārada muni mohi gyāna jo kahā। kahateuṃ tohi samaya nirabahā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Master, you have opposed that supreme deity whose servants are Shiva, Brahma, and the gods. Narada Muni had told me this wisdom, which I would tell you now, but the time has already passed.
अब भरि अंक भेंटु मोहि भाई। लोचन सुफल करौं मैं जाई॥ स्याम गात सरसीरुह लोचन। देखौं जाइ ताप त्रय मोचन॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aba bhari aṃka bheṃṭu mohi bhāī। locana suphala karauṃ maiṃ jāī॥ syāma gāta sarasīruha locana। dekhauṃ jāi tāpa traya mocana॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
O brother, now embrace me fully, once and for all. I will make my eyes fruitful by going to behold the dark-complexioned, lotus-eyed Rama, the remover of the threefold suffering.
राम रूप गुन सुमिरत मगन भयउ छन एक। रावन मागेउ कोटि घट मद अरु महिष अनेक॥ ६३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma rūpa guna sumirat magana bhayau chana eka। rāvana māgeu koṭi ghaṭa mada aru mahiṣa aneka॥ 63 ॥
Meaning:
Remembering the form and virtues of Shri Ramchandra, he became absorbed in devotion for a moment. Then Ravana had millions of jars of liquor and many buffaloes brought.
महिष खाइ करि मदिरा पाना। गर्जा बज्राघात समाना॥ कुंभकरन दुर्मद रन रंगा। चला दुर्ग तजि सेन न संगा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mahiṣa khāi kari madirā pānā। garjā bajrāghāta samānā॥ kuṃbhakarana durmada rana raṃgā। calā durga taji sena na saṃgā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
After eating buffaloes and drinking liquor, he roared like a thunderbolt. Intoxicated and filled with battle-fury, Kumbhakarna left the fortress and set out, without taking the army with him.
देखि बिभीषनु आगें आयउ। परेउ चरन निज नाम सुनायउ॥ अनुज उठाइ हृदयँ तेहि लायो। रघुपति भक्त जानि मन भायो॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhi bibhīṣanu āgeṃ āyau। pareu carana nija nāma sunāyau॥ anuja uṭhāi hṛdayaṃ tehi lāyo। raghupati bhakta jāni mana bhāyo॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing him, Vibhishana came forward and fell at his feet, giving his name. Lifting up his younger brother, he embraced him to his heart, and, knowing him to be a devotee of Raghupati, he became dear to him.
तात लात रावन मोहि मारा। कहत परम हित मंत्र बिचारा॥ तेहिं गलानि रघुपति पहिं आयउँ। देखि दीन प्रभु के मन भायउँ॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tāta lāta rāvana mohi mārā। kahata parama hita maṃtra bicārā॥ tehiṃ galāni raghupati pahiṃ āyauṃ। dekhi dīna prabhu ke mana bhāyauṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
[Vibhishana said:] O father, Ravana kicked me when I spoke words of most beneficial counsel and thought. Out of that humiliation I came to Raghupati. Seeing my helpless state, I became dear to the Lord's heart.
सुनु सुत भयउ कालबस रावन। सो कि मान अब परम सिखावन॥ धन्य धन्य तैं धन्य बिभीषन। भयहु तात निसिचर कुल भूषन॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunu suta bhayau kālabasa rāvana। so ki māna aba parama sikhāvana॥ dhanya dhanya taiṃ dhanya bibhīṣana। bhayahu tāta nisicara kula bhūṣana॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
[Kumbhakarna said:] Listen, son: Ravana has fallen under the sway of death. Can he now accept the highest counsel? O Vibhishana, you are blessed, blessed, blessed. O dear one, you have become the ornament of the demon race.
बचन कर्म मन कपट तजि भजेहु राम रनधीर। जाहु न निज पर सूझ मोहि भयउँ कालबस बीर॥ ६४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bacana karma mana kapaṭa taji bhajehu rāma ranadhīra। jāhu na nija para sūjha mohi bhayauṃ kālabasa bīra॥ 64 ॥
Meaning:
Abandon deceit in thought, word, and deed, and worship Rama, the hero of battle. O brother, I have fallen under death's power; I can no longer distinguish friend from foe, so now go.