Kumbhakarna

Younger brother of Ravana in the Ramayana KumbhakarnaDepiction of KumbhakarnaAffiliationRakshasaTextsRamayana and its versionsGenealogyParentsVishrava (father)Kaikasi (mother)SiblingsRavana, Vibhishana (brothers)Shurpanakha (sister)ConsortVajrajvalaKarkatiTaritamalaAswaniChildrenKumbha and Nikumbha (from Vajrajvala)Bhimasura (from Karkati)Mulakasura (from TaritamalaAswanikumbha (from Aswani)Devabhi (Stepson from Karkati and Anuloma) Kumbhakarna (Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण, lit. pot-eared) is a powerful rakshasa and younger brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Despite his gigantic size and appetite, he is described as a virtuous character and a great warrior in Hindu texts. He is said to have slaughtered 8,000 vanaras over the course of Rama's mission to rescue Sita. Vibhishana narrated that Kumbhakarna had been born with immense strength, having subdued both Indra and Yama, striking the former in the chest with the broken tusk of Airavata. At the bequest of Indra, Brahma cursed the rakshasa to "sleep like he is dead". On Ravana's request, he commuted the curse to have the rakshasa sleep for six months at a time, and wake up for other six months to wreak havoc