Jaya-Vijaya Series - Story 05: Vijaya As Kumbhakarna

In this story, we will see how Vijaya took his second mortal birth as Kumbhakarna, and how Vishnu's Rama avatar killed him.

Rama killing Kumbhakarna

<p><br></p><p>Vijaya was born as Kumbhakarna, younger brother of Ravana in his second birth. He was very powerful and had even defeated Indra, in a battle for supremacy.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Later, along with his brothers Ravana and Vibhishana, he performed austerities and tried to please Brahma, for a boon. However, when Brahma appeared before him, his tongue was tied &amp; he couldn’t speak properly! Instead of asking for indrasana (throne of Indra), he had asked for nidrasana (throne of sleep) &amp; was thus granted eternal sleep! </p><p><br></p><p>Of course, this was the doing of the jealous Indra with devi Saraswati’s help. Ravana requested Brahma to help correct the boon, and so it was modified to Kumbhakarna sleeping for six months of the year and staying awake for the rest six.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>During the war between Rama &amp; Ravana, Kumbhakarna had woken up and was asked to fight Rama by his brother. Virtuous that he was, Kumbhakarna, knowing Ravana to be on the wrong side, even told his brother what he felt. However, his loyalty towards Ravana was of greater importance to him, and he went ahead to fight, where he was eventually killed by Rama.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>This story is in association with </em><strong><em>The Eternal Epics™</em></strong><em>. You can check out more such hindu mythological stories on their </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theeternalepics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" contenteditable="false"><em>Instagram</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEvNiSFAHJs4BT39GsA7eBw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" contenteditable="false"><em>YouTube</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theeternalepics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" contenteditable="false"><em>Facebook</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://www.theeternalepics.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" contenteditable="false"><em>website</em></a><em>.</em></p>