Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana, Part C

Sugriva challenging Vali, via Wikimedia Commons


In the episode "Vali's Death" Sugriva and his older brother Vali meet in combat outside Kishkindha. Both bothers are driven by their pride to face each other because they believe the other has greedily stolen their kingdom.

In the previous episode "Sugriva and Vali," Vali's wife has begged him to avoid combat and quell his brother's anger by making him a regent and an the heir to Vali's throne, but he is too proud and believes he can successfully banish his younger brother again.

On the battlefield it is Sugriva who launches the first attack which unsteadies Vali momentarily, but he recovers. The two brothers then begin their epic clash in earnest coming at each other like two unalterably opposing forces.

Eventually, Vali's battle prowess overcomes Sugriva, and the younger brother is no longer able to fight back his brother's attacks.

When Sugriva gives Rama a look pleading for him to save him, Rama decides to protect his new friend and fires his arrow at Vali. Rama's arrow hits Vali who falls and dies leaving Sugriva to take the throne of Kishkindha.

Bibliography. "Sugriva and Vali" and "Vali's Death" Ramayana, The Epic of Rama, Prince of India, condensed into English verse by Romesh Dutt

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