Kumbhakarṇa : 2nd brother of Rāvaṇa (q.v.). A slip of tongue changed the boon he asked of Brahma into sleep for six months at a time with wakefulness for only one day. Aroused by Rāvaṇa who had already lost all his great warriors in his war against Lord Rama, he advised him to surrender but when Rāvaṇa ordered him into battle, he went into the field & died a hero’s death.
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