Lanka Kaanda
178 - Ravana awakes Kumbhakarna; Kumbhakarna's exhortation to Ravana and dialogue between Vibhisana and Kumbhakarna
Chaupais
Description
Having feasted on the buffaloes and drunk off the wine, Kumbhakarna roared like a crash of lightning. Heavily drunk and full of passion for war, he sallied forth from the fort without any troops. When Vibhisana saw him, he came forward and falling at his feet told him his name. Kumbhakarna in his turn lifted his younger brother and clasped him to his bosom; he was delighted at heart to know that his brother was a devotee of Sri Rama (the Lord of the Raghus). "Dear brother, Ravana spurned me with his foot when I gave him a most salutary advice and told him my view. Disgusted with such treatment I came away to Sri Rama, and the Lord's heart was drawn towards me when he perceived my distress." "Listen, my son; Ravana is in the clutches of death and would not listen even to the best advice at this stage. Thrice blessed are you, Vibhisana; you have proved to be the ornament of the demon race. Brother, you have brought glory to our line by adoring Sri Rama, that ocean of beauty and felicity.