Kumbhakarna: twisted tongue and six-month sleep

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One slip of the tongue made a giant sleep for half of every year.

Indra, fearing Kumbhakarna's strength, had Saraswati tie his tongue so he asked for Nidrasana (a bed for sleeping) instead of Indrasana. He slept six months at a time and was woken by 1,000 elephants walking over him. He warned Ravana that Rama was Vishnu, then fought, was mutilated by Vayuastra and Indrastra, and beheaded by Rama's Indrastra; his head fell into the sea.

Who: Kumbhakarna, Ravana, Rama, Saraswati, Indra

Bound to

The last Brahmastra: Dunuvila and Yudhaganawa causes

Places: Lanka

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