Kumbhakarna Illustrated Classics From India Over 86 million copies of over 400 titles sold worldwide! Amar Chitra Katha is a collection of illustrated classics that retell stories from Indian mythology, history, folktale and legend through the fascinating medium of comics. Over 430 stories from all over India have been told in this series that has been endorsed by educationists and recommended by teachers the world over. Through a masterful blend of commentary, dialogue and illustration. Amar Chitra Katha presents complex historical facts and intricate mythology in a format that would appeal to children. They not on jy entertain, but also provide a fitting introduction to the cultural heritage of India. In a county so vast and varied, the series also serves as a medium for national integration, by introducing young readers to the rich cultural diversity of the country and highlighting the achievements of local heroes. Amar Chitra Katha comics are like famijy heirlooms, passed down from generation to generation. These timeless illustrated classics are now also available online on www. AmarChitraKatha.com. Start your own collection today! No. S28 • Rs 35 IBH INDIA BOOK HOUSE C India Book House Pvt. Ltd. 1980 Reprinted: January 2007 ISBN: 81-7508-106-6 Published and Printed by India Book House Pvt Ltd, Mahalaxmi Chambers, 5th Floor, 22 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026, India. KUMBHAKARNA WAS THE LOUNGER BROTHER OF RAVANA, THE TEN-HEAPED RAKSHASA KING Of LANKA. HE WAS STRONG, BUT SAP 70 SAY, HE WAS A BIG BULLH. HE LOVEP TO FRIGHTEN AND HURT THOSE WHO WERE WEAKER THANH/M. RAVANA, 0 0 YOU KNOW WHAT I’VE DONE TODAY? I WALKED INTO TH E DANDAKA FOREST AND PRI6HTENED AM THE SAGES THERE f HA! HA! HA* yO U SHOULD HAVE S E E N THEM RUN ! WELL DONE, KUMBHAKARNA! I AM PLEA S ED . \ amar chitra katha INDHA, KIN G O F TH E D EVAS, WAS KUMBHAKARNA ornor chrtra katha WHEN KUMBHAKARNA TOLD NOT VET. WE’RE STRONG HAVANA WHAT H E HAD DONE— AND POWERFUL. BUT WE MUST PRAV 70 LORD NO ONE CAN BEAT HOU, BRAHMA AND (SET MORE KUMBHAKARNA. SOU’RE STRENGTH AND MORE THE MI&HTIEST OF . POWER. THE MIStfTV. A THE THREE BROTHERS WENT TO A LONELY, QUIET PLACE AND BEGAN TO PLEASE BRAHMA B V TH/NK/N6 ONLW O F HIM AN D NOTHING E L 6 E . BRAHMA WAS PLEASED. RAVANA, VOU WILL HE APPEARED BEFORE BE THE LORD OF THE THEM. |----------------------- — . THREE WORLDS. _ KUMBHAKARNA WHEN /NPRA HEARD THAT, HE WAS HE WENT TO SARASWATI, THE WORRIED. GODDESS OF SPEECH. OSARASWATI, ^ BEFORE ONLY >OU CAN BRAHMA ©IVES SAVE US NOW. KUMBHAKARNA A BOON, I /MUST DO WHEN MEANWHILE VIBHISHANA TOO HAD BEEN KUMBHAKARNA & VEN A BOON. NOW IT WAS KUMBHAKARNA i? ASKS FOR A TURN. BOON, WILL YOU CASTA SPELL ON HIS a mar cHitra katha KUMBHAKARNA THE N E X T M OM ENT- THERE 60ES KUMBHAKARNA! W E’ RE s a fe * y H E’5 FAST ASLEEP. WE’LL HAVE TO CARRY HIM . HOME. ^ HAVANA AND VIBHISHANA TOOK BRAHMA’S BOON TO HAVANA ALSO CAME KUMBHAKARNA 70 HIS PALACE AMD TRUE. HE SOON BECAME THE MASTER GENTLY LAID HIM ON H/3 BED. OF THE THREE WORLDS. C=-— EVEN THE SUN CAN’T RAVANA, AREN’T ^ NOT REALLY. ON / DON’T BOAST, YOU SAD ABOUT/ THE DAYS HE WAKES SHINE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. > RAVANA. USE YOUR KUMBHAKARNA? f UP, HE WILL DO WHAT STREN0TH FOR k. OTHERS COULDN’ T THE 0OOD OF I V — i ^ IN A HUNDRED OTHERS. A € 0 0 0 ____1 ___ X YEARS. KIMS SHOULD BE KIND,HUMBLE AND JU ST. amor cKitra katha INSTEAD OF TAK/NO H/S BROTHER’S A T LANKA, RAVAN A KEPT SITA IN HIS ADV/CE, RAVANA CARRIED AWAY SITA, ASHOKA GARDEN WHICH WAS FARAWAY THE WIFE OF RAMA, THE PRINCE OF FROM HIS PALACE. VIBHISHANA CAME AYODHYA. TO SEE HIM. WHAT 'lOU’ VE DONE IS WRONS. SITA IS RAMA’S WIFE.TAKE HER BACK TO HIM. IF yOU DON’T TAKE 1 VIBHISHANA LEFT AND WENT TO RAMA SITA BACK 10 RAMA, WHO IVAS MARCHING TOWARDS LANKA I ’LL (SOAWAY WITH A HUGE ARMY OF MONKEYS. KUMBHAKARNA omorchitra fcatha WHY DO XXI \ WHOEVER N SHOOT HIM WITH LOOK SCARED, I BHASMALOCHANA MIRRORSi HE’LL SEE VIBHISHANA? LOOKS AT, IS HIMSELF AND GET REDUCED TO ASHES. V BURNT INSTEAD, s HE’LL UNCOVER HIS EYES WHEN HE „ GOMES NEAR US.y RAMA QUICKLY CREATED MILLIONS OF BEFORE BHASMALOCHANA COULD MIRRORS AND AIMED THEM AT BHASMA- UNCOVER H/S EYES. THE MIRRORS HAD LOCHANA. SURROUNDED HIM. WHEN THB TERRIBLE RAKSHASA OPENED HIS EYES, HE FELT HUNDREDS OF EYES BURNING INTO HIM. THEY WERE THE REFLECTIONS OF HIS OWN FIER Y EYES/ KUMBHAKARNA It amar chitra katha AFTER A WH/LE,HOWEVER, TAKE CAKE OF TH E N E X T M O M EN T RAMA FLU N G H E WAS ON H/S F E E T YOUR CROWNS, A CRESCENT-SHAPED WEAPON AT A6A/N. B U T- RAVANA H IM . KUMBHAKARNA KUMBHAKARNA { WHY DIDN’T I THINK OP HI/M?, TO PICK RAMA UP AND FUN© HIM INTO THE J , OCEAN WOULD BE ] CHILD’S PLAY FDR fl MY BROTHER. EXCITEMENT, HAVANA HAD FOR6CTTEN BRAHMA'S WARNING. IF KUMBHAKARNA WERE WOKEN BEFORE THE S/X MONTHS I WERE OVER, HIS U F E WOULD B E IN DANGER! THE RAKSHASA SERVANTS WENT TO KUMBHAKARNA’S PALACE. amar chitra katha • • -AND AS HE BREATHED IN, THEY WERE PULLED TOWARDS HIS NOSTRILS. KUMBHAKARNA HOW DO WE WAKE HIM U P ? L E T 'S MAKE A NOISE. IT’S USELESS. THEH POURED ICE- COLD SANDALWOOD HE HASN’T P A S TE O N HIM. r ------------------- l EVEN STOPPED . SNORIN©.* „ HE’S ONLY \ . SNORIN© Jtf LOUDER! 7WEV CONCH-SHELLS HEAR BUT KUMBHAKARNA H IS E A R . |------------------------------------------- S L E P T ON. amar chitra hatha TAKE THEM AWAV! L E T’S DR AS HIM OUT Of BED. < BUT THEV COULD NOT EVEN MOVE HIM, • amar chrtra katha KUMBHAKARNA a mar chitra katha 20 KUMBHAKARNA 21 RAVANA TOLD KUMBHAKARNA IT SHALL I’VE NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. ALL ABOUT HIS WAR W/TH RAMA, BE DONE. YOU ARE MIGHTY AND I’LL KILL RAMA SEEMS TO BE A OUR 0REAT MAN. WHAT IF ENEMIES HE’S LORD VISHNU IN/ AND HUMAN FORM? IMPOSSIBLE! HE'S ONLY A CUNNING MAN HE MUST BE . KILLED. KUMBHAKARNA MARCHED ALONE. KUMBHAKARNA amar chitra katha KUMBHAKARNA amar chitra katha 26 KUMBHAKARNA 27 amar chitra katha KUMBHAKARNA 29 amar chHra katha Illustrated Classics From India Kumbhakarna Valmiki's Ramayana is believed to be the first poetic work written in Sanskrit. It is therefore referred to as the Adikavya. It is said that Brahma assured Valmiki that 'a s long as the mountains stand and the rivers flow, so long shall the Ramayana be read by men.* Valmiki's monumental work caught the fancy of innumerable minds after him and influenced many other great poems, plays and novels written along the same theme, in almost all the Indian languages. Among these are the Hindi, Tamil and Bengali versions of the Ramayana written by Tulsidas in the North, Kamban in the South and Krittivasa in the East. Our story of Kumbhakarna, the gigantic younger brother of Ravana, the King of Lanka, has been derived from Krittivasa's Ramayana, written over 500 years ago. As a poet of the people, Krittivasa's story was written in simple language replete with delightful metaphors. Editor: Anant Pai Script: Subba Rao & Nandini Das Illustrations: Ram Waeerkar Cover: C.M. Vitankar Related Titles Ramayana • Ravana Humbled • Rama Dasharatha • Ghatotkacha • The Sons of Rama Ancestors of Rama ISBN 81-7508-106-6 9l788175r081062 BH INDIA BOOK HOUSE.