Kumbhakarn Raavan ke chhote bhai the, itne vishaal daitya ki unka shareer chalta parvat lagta tha, aur itni prachand bhookh ki devta bhi unki kshudha se kaanpte the. Jab vah khaate, samast faslen veeleen ho jaatin, aur raja unhe apne pradeshon se door rakhne ke liye bhojan ka kar bhejte. Yuvaavastha mein unhone Brahma se vardaan paane ke liye ghor tapasya ki thi, devtaon ko nigalne ki shakti maangne ke iraade se. Lekin unki jihva par viraajmaan Devi Saraswati ne unke shabd mod diye, aur devtaon ke vinaash ke bajay unhone antaheen nidra maang li. Brahma ka darbaar hansa, kyonki kabhi vardaan itna vichitra nahin muda tha. Brahma ne muda vardaan diya, aur us din se Kumbhakarn chhah-chhah maheene sote, ek din jaagkar khaate-peete phir nidra mein doob jaate. Unke kharraate mahal ki deevaaren hilaate, aur pakshi unki chhaati par abaadh ghonsle banaate. Jab Ram ki vaanar sena samudra paar karke Lanka ko gher liya, Raavan ne apne yoddhaon ko ek-ek karke girte dekha aur jaana ki keval daitya bhai hi paasa palat sakte hain. Unhone Kumbhakarn ko jagaane ka aadesh diya, haalaanki daitya ke chhah maheene abhi poore nahin hue the. Mantri jagaaye jaane par unke krodh se darte the, lekin Raavan ki aavashyakta hataash thi. Jaagaran swayam tamaasha tha. Hazaar haathi unke shareer par daudaaye gaye, unke kaanon mein dhol garje, aur garm bhojan ki kadaahiyaan un par undeli gayin, phir bhi vah sote rahe. Sainik chillaakar gale baitha liye, aur dhol peetne se phat gaye. Ant mein apaar prayaas ke baad unki palken phadphadaayin aur parvat hilne laga. Jab Kumbhakarn ne jaana ki unhe kyon jagaaya gaya, to vah andhaadhundh yuddh ko nahin daude. Daitya apne bhayankar roop ke baavjood spasht aur imaandaar man rakhte the. Unhone Raavan se spasht kaha ki yuddh anyaaypoorn hai, Sita chhal se churaayi gayi hain, aur ekmaatra buddhimaan maarg unhe Ram ko lautaakar sandhi karna hai. Unki vaani shaant aur bhaari thi, jaise nadi mein ludhakte patthar. Unhone bhai ko yaad dilaaya ki unhone aarambh se apaharan ka virodh kiya tha, aur dhaarmik bhai Vibheeshan isi kaaran Ram ke paksh mein ja chuke the. Raavan abhimaani aur adig sunne se mana kar diya. Unhone Kumbhakarn par kaayarta ka aarop lagaaya aur raja ke roop mein aagyakaarita maangi. Darbaari saans roke rahe, kyonki kisi ne Raavan se itna nirbheek kabhi nahin bola tha. Tab daitya ne jeevan ki kathintam chunauti ka saamna kiya. Unki buddhi kehti thi ki kaaran vinaash nishchit hai, lekin bhai ke prati nishtha poorn thi. Unhone ghoshna ki ki haalaanki vah jaante hain ki mrityu ki or badh rahe hain, vah ladenge, kyonki bhai ka kartavya paraajay ki nishchintata se bhi bhaari hai. Daitya ki aankhon mein aansu the, haalaanki mukh kathor raha. Unhone paraakrami gada dhaaran ki aur chalte durg ki tarah yuddhbhoomi mein utre. Vaanar sena bhay se unke saamne tooti. Unhone saikdon vaanar pakde aur nigle, rath pairon tale kuchle, aur mahaan yoddha bhi unke krodh se bhaage. Angad aur Nal toofaan mein patton jaise baha diye gaye. Swayam Sugreev daitya ki mutthi mein pakde gaye, haalaanki baad mein Kumbhakarn ki naak kaatkar chhoote. Ant mein Ram swayam daitya ka saamna karne aaye. Rajkumar aur parvat ke beech yuddh dekhna bhayankar tha. Ram ke baan, jinhone paraakrami daanavon ko giraaya tha, Kumbhakarn ki khaal par kaanton jaise lagte the, jab tak Ram ne Aindra astra ka aavhaahan nahin kiya. Divya baanon se unhone pehle daitya ki bhujaayen kaatin phir pair, phir bhi Kumbhakarn thoonthon par garajte aage badhte rahe. Ant mein Ram ne vah baan chhoda jisne unka sir liya, aur vishaal shareer samudra mein gira, girte hue Ram ke setu ka bhaag kuchalta hua. Samudra jahaan vah gire ubal pada, aur vaanar vismay se dekhte rahe. Devtaon ne Ram par phool barsaaye, lekin dukh bhi tha, kyonki Kumbhakarn dusht kaaran mein phansi udaar aatma the. Unka naam aaj bhi sammaan se liya jaata hai, kyonki nishtha aur veerta paraajay mein bhi sammaan paate hain. Devtaon ne bhi unke liye aansu bahaaye, aise yoddha ke liye jo galat paksh mein lada. Unki katha sikhaati hai ki buddhi aur nishtha hriday ko vipreet dishaaon mein kheench sakti hain, aur sabse badi traasadi sahi maarg spasht dekhkar bhi kartavya se bandhkar galat maarg chalna hai.
Is katha ke paatra
- Kumbhakarna
- Ravana
- Rama
- Vibhishana
