Hari Om.
Let us begin the sixty second sarga of the yuddha kAnDam by offering our prostrations at the lotus feet of SrIrAma and our sathguru.
The battle was raging. The army of the demon king, in spite of their might and sophistication was biting dust repeatedly in the hands of the determined and valiant vAnaras. One after the key warrior who were being sent to steamroll the vAnara army and vanquish their top leaders were meeting the fate themselves. rAvaNa was yet to smile since his son indrajit managed to momentarily capture the duo rAma and lakshmaNa in the nAga pASa from which garuDa freed them up. It has been a journey downhill for the demons since then. They lost key warriors including their chief, prahasta. Then the boastful demon king himself went into the attack. While he could decimate most of the warriors, he met with utter humiliation in the hands of rAma when the latter spared him with life after thoroughly defeating him. Sunk neck deep into the conflict and any chances of a truce becoming impossible, rAvaNa woke up the sleeping giant kumbhakarNa, his younger brother. The demons managed to wake him up with much effort and then the giant headed to rAvaNa’s place for his briefing. Meanwhile, vibhIshaNa described the legend of his elder brother to rAma and they strategized to take on the mountainous monster. Onwards…
That tiger among the demons ambled along on the royal road both intoxicated by wine and sleep that was disturbed midway. Thousands of demons accompanied him and there was floral shower on him all along the way by the citizens in the houses on either side. He then beheld the gold grilled elaborate mansion of the king of the demons that shone like the sun and like the sun entering the clouds, he entered into the abode of rAvaNa and beheld him on the throne from a distance. It was akin to indra beholding lord brahma seated on his throne.
As the earth shook under the impact of his steps, kumbhakarNa walked forth to the king. He approached him and saw a very agitated elder brother. The ten-headed demon king on his part, saw his younger brother has arrived and at once got up from his throne and received him very warmly. The giant kumbhakarNa prostrated at the feet of rAvaNa and asked him about the task at hand. Embracing him warmly, rAvaNa felicitated him and offered him a glorious throne. After taking his seat, the mighty kumbhakarNa, with his eyes red in anger, thundered –
“O king, why is it that you have woken me up. Tell me whom you fear and who is going to turn into a corpse today”.
किमर्थमहमादृत्यत्वयाराजन्विबोधितः ।।6.62.11।।
शंसकस्माद्भयंतेऽत्रकोऽद्यप्रेतोभविष्यति ।
With some anger reflecting in his eyes, rAvaNa addressed his brother kumbhakarNa and said –
अद्यतेसुमहान्कालश्शयानस्यमहाबल ।।6.62.13।।
सुखितस्त्वं न जानीषेममरामकृतंभयम् ।
“O mighty kumbhakarNa, you had a long sleep of nine days now. Being asleep you are unaware of the fear that rAma has brought to me. This mighty rAma, son of daSaratha along with sugrIva and his entire army has crossed the ocean and hitting us at the very roots.
Alas, look at the gardens and groves of lanka. Having reached lanka through the sEtU (bridge), they have filled those and turned it into a sea of vAnaras. The main warriors among the demons have been vanquished by the vAnaras in the battle. I never see the vAnaras losing their lives in the battle. They never seem to have a lost a battle in the past.
O powerful one, they have struck fear in me, and I am haunted by that fear. Please destroy them today and for that very reason, you have been woken up today.
तदेतद्भयमुत्पन्नम् त्रायस्वेह महाबल ।
नाशय त्वमिमानद्य तदर्थं बोधितो भवान् ॥
Please come to my rescue and that of the city of lanka whose coffers have turned empty and it is left with children and the aged. O mighty armed one, for the sake of your brother, do this impossible task. I have never beseeched anyone like this before, o repressor of the foes. I have great affection for you and I respect you for what you have accomplished in the past in the wars with the gods. You have vanquished them and made us victorious.
O mighty giant, it is time to show that valour since you are unrivalled in your might. O lover of the battle and you kin, please do this which is dear to me. Vanquish the army with your splendour like the autumnal clouds are blown away by the winds.
Here we conclude the sixty second sarga of the yuddha kAnDam of SrImath vAlmiKi rAmAyaNam and humbly offer it at the lotus feet of SrIrAma. Hari: Om!
jAi SrIrAma.
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