Kishkinda Kandam
Book of KIshkinda
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
15. Tara tries to
dissuade Vali from going to fight.
(When Vali starts
angrily to fight again with Sugreeva,
Tara his queen, tells him that Sugreeva
would not come to fight again without any help. She tells him that from spies Angadha has heard that Rama and Lakshmana have promised
to help him. She tells him that they are formidable and not to go to fight.)
Vali who had gone to his private apartments heard ,
the huge
sound of great Sugreeva and got angry with his brother .
15.1
Hearing that sound which shook all the beings , Vali lost
his intoxicated mood and became greatly
angry.
15.2
Vali who was shining like gold was
all over influenced by anger , lost all his luster like that of the eclipsed sun.
15.3
Vali who was gnashing his teeth due to his anger shined
like fire and appeared like a pond full
of uprooted lotus plants.
15.4
Hearing the intolerable sound that monkey started rushing out with quick and strong steps as if he intended
to break the earth.
15.5
Then Tara hugged him , looked at him with love and companionship and told
good advice to him who was
greatly agitated .
15.6
“Oh valiant one , gently leave out this anger which comes out
with a speed of river from you. The garland that you wear might would be taken
out at day break.”
15.7
“Oh great monkey , war has to be done seeing the time .
You do not have enemies nor vanity with you.”
15.8
“You are going out from here rashly and I think it is not
good for you and hear from me why are being prevented by me.”
15.9
“Earlier he summoned you for war with great anger and when he attacked , he was thrown away and
ran in all directions.”
15.10
“He was defeated by you and specially hurt by you and when immediately he again calls you for
war, a doubt arises in my mind.”
15.11
“ You can see that with pride and determination he is roaring . For this starting of that shouting again , the reason does not appear to be
small.”
15.12
“I do not think
that Sugreeva has come here without any other help and he is
depending on some unflinching support
for this roaring of his.”
15.13
“By Nature
Sugreeva is intelligent and has
expertise and he would not enter in to friendship without
testing that person’s power.”
15.14
“Oh valorous one ,
I have heard earlier from Angadha when he spoke to me about this matter and I would tell you about that good words.”
15.15
“Our Son had gone in side the forest and the following news was revealed to him by our
spies.”
15.16
“ The sons of the king of Ayodhya , Rama and Lakshmana
who had been born in the clan of
Ikshuvaku and who are valiant
and difficult to be defeated in
battle have reached here to help Sugreeva , making him difficult to
defeat.”
15.17
“Your brother has
now got the help of the famous
Rama who is an expert in warfare
, who has killed powerful enemies and is burning like the fire at deluge
.”
15.18
“He is like a sheltering tree to the pious and to the destitutes and the ultimate protection to the distressed and the only one who can be called
famous.”
15.19
“He is endowed with intellect and knowledge and stood firmly by the words of his father .
He is a great one with good qualities resembling a great mountain with minerals.”
15.20
“ So it is not proper for you to have him as enemy as he is honourable , cannot be defeated , and is of immeasurable greatness in war.” 15.21
“Oh Valorous one ,
I desire to tell you a few things and I
am not trying to find fault with you.
Please listen and act according to it
, As I desire only your welfare
.”
15.22
“Oh Valorous king
, with speed consecrate Sugreeva
as the Yuvaraja .Why this useless
enmity as he is your younger
brother.”
15.23
“I think for the sake of your welfare develop friendship with Rama
and keeping away enmity with Sugreeva
and start loving him.” 15.24
“Oh Monkey , he is your
only younger brother whom you
should love and it does it matter where
he is as he is always your
relative.”
15.25
“I do not see any body else in this earth who is a
relative equal to him. Treat him with wealth and respect and afterwards leave away the enmity towards him and keep
him by your side .” 15.26-15.27
“Sugreeva with his broad neck is the only great relation to you and so show him affection as a brother and
there is no other alternative than this.”
15.28
“If you think that I love you , if you think that I am
interested in your welfare , please listen to my entreaties and do according to my words.”
15.29
“Please become
peaceful and hear What I am muttering
which will be useful to you , you should not follow only anger
and it is not proper for you to fight with princes of Kosala
kingdom who are like Indra in splendour.”
15.30
Like that Tara
spoke these useful words to
Vali and he being under the influence of God of death and about to die
did not like the her good words
,
15.31
This is the end of the
fifteenth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
16 . Vali is shot by Rama and falls down
(Vali justifies himself assuring that Rama , the follower of Dharma would not hurt him.
He promises Tara , that he would not kill Sugreeva. He goes
out and fights with Sugreeva. Seeing that Sugreeva
is weakening , Rama shoots a
great arrow at Vali. Vali is his and
falls down.)
When Tara who was
having a face like that of lord of stars was speaking , Vali berated her words and
spoke thus.
16.1
“ Oh blessed lady , That brother is an
enemy and is roaring with excitement
and for what reason should I tolerate
him?”
16.2
“ Oh coward, For the invincible heroes who would not
turn back in a war , tolerating an insult is worse than death.”
16.3
“I am not able to tolerate , desiring to fight a war and that Sugreeva is shouting
like one with a bad neck and
creating a great commotion.”
16.4
“Do not become sad about what Rama will do against me ,
because being a follower of Dharma and one who is thankful , how can he commit
a sin against me?”
16.5
“Go back along with other ladies and why are you following me ? You have shown your
interest in me , Oh Tara and you have
shown sufficient devotion towards
me.” 16.6
“I will go and fight with Sugreeva accepting his
challenge and you may leave out your
anxiety as I will not kill him but only destroy his pride .” 16.7
“In the battle field
I will do whatever I desire with him , I will hit him with my fist as well as trees and hurt him and he will run back with his injuries .” 16.8
“That cruel minded
would not be able to tolerate my fast pace in war .Oh Tara you have tried
to help me and exhibited your love towards me.” 16.9
“I am making a promise on my soul that I would
return from the war with people
and I will return after winning over my brother.”
16.10
The lady with a sweet speech Tara embraced Vali
, went slowly round him in
Pradakshina while she was weeping modestly.
16.11
Then she who was
an expert in Manthras wished him
well , went back extremely to his
private apartments along with other ladies . 16.12
When Tara and other ladies entered in their own houses ,
Vali preparing to go from the town hissed like a serpent .
16.13
That greatly lustrous very angry Vali breathed heavily , moved his sight all over the place wishing to see his enemy . 16.14
Then he saw the very cultured , gold complexioned Sugreeva standing there glowing like fire. 16.15
When he saw the greatly valorous Sugreeva standing ready
for a battle , he tied his loin cloth
tightly and went in to steep rage.
16.16
That valorous Vali tied
his cloths tightly and went
towards Sugreeva with a clenched fist , waiting impatiently for a fight .
16.17
Sugreeva also clenched his fist and advanced even more eagerly towards Vali wearing a golden necklace .
16.18
Then Vali eyes reddened with anger told Sugreeva who was an expert in war and was advancing swiftly to pounce on the
enemy.
16.19
“The fist of mine in which my fingers have been tightly
packed would hit you with great speed and take away your life, so move
away.
16.20
When Vali told like this Sugreeva replied “My fist will
hit on your head and take away your
soul.”
16.21
When Sugreeva was approaching him in great speed Vali hit
him with his fist and like a water fall
from a river Sugreeva vomited blood .
16.22
Sugreeva moved freely from there , uprooted a huge Sala
tree and hit him on the limbs of Vali , who looked like a mountain hit by a
thunderbolt . 16.23
Hit by the huge Sala tree , Vali was shaken up like a heavily loaded ship full of caravan travelling in the sea.
16.24
Both
of them with terrible strength, fierce in appearance seeking the weak points in
the other advanced towards each other, striking at the enemy. They were as fast
as Garuda and grew like the Sun and Moon
in the sky.
16.25
This is the end of the
sixteenth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
17.Vali accuses Rama
of doing a dishonest killing
(When Rama approaches Vali, he accuses him of going
against Dharma by killing some one who
was not fighting him. He further says
that his meat cannot be eaten . He
accuses Rama of doing a dishonest and despicable act.)
That Vali who was an expert in war struck down by Rama , immediately fell down
like a tree which was cut.
17.1
On that earth was lying down Vali who was decorated in
all limbs by gold who fell down like the flag of Indra when
the ropes tying it were
loosened.
17.2
When the king of
groups of monkeys fell down on the earth
, the earth looked like the dull sky
after the moon has set.
17.3
Though he had fallen on the ground , the body of that
great one had not lost its
splendour , the soul the luster and the valour had not left the
body.
17.4
The divine garland
given by Indra which was
decorated by gold and diamonds gave the
monkey chief the luster , life and
splendour.
17.5
That Valorous monkey chief with the golden necklace looked like
rain cloud with border glow of the
twilight .
17.6
His garland , his body and that great fatal arrow
were crafted in splendour in three ways , though he had fallen down.
17.7
That arrow led that valorous one in the path to heaven as Rama’s arrow released from his bow led you to salvation.
17.8
He had fallen on the ground like a fire that was
extinguished and that respectable warrior looked round him slowly
and looked like king Yayathi who had
fallen from heaven after exhausting his blessings and like Sun God
who has fallen on earth at the time of
deluge . He was unassailable like the great Indra , the fierce Shiva and
Upendra . That fallen Vali who was the son of great Indra wearing a golden necklace was having a chest like lion , long hands ,
burning face , tawny eyes of the monkey
and saw Rama accompanied by
Lakshmana approaching him.
17.9-17.12
Vali after seeing Rama and the very strong Lakshmana and spoke polite but harsh words which were
according to Dharma ‘You are the son of the king who is famous, pleasing to look at , born in a great family
, lustrous and one who has taken the
penance of good character.” 17.13-17.14
“What merit did you get
by killing me when I was engaged
otherwise , since I was hit by your arrow when I was engrossed in another
battle?”
17.15
“Rama all the
world tells that you are merciful ,
taking care of the welfare of people , compassionate , dispassionate , one who acts in proper time and
firm in your penance .” 17.16-17.17
“Oh king , control
of the body, control of the mind , patience , righteousness, forbearance ,
truthfulness, valour are qualities of a
good king as also punishing those who do a crime.” 17.18
“Primarily taking in to consideration your noble
qualities , I came to fight with Sugreeva though I was prevented by Tara.”
17.19
“A thought came in to mind then that it would not be proper for you to attack me when I was engaged in battle with others
.”
17.20
“I thought that you who walk under the flag of
righteousness is not a fallen
soul and I did not know that you are a
sinner ,one who is deceitful and one who
does evil deeds.” 17.21
“You are in fact a sinner who walks under the guise of a good man, and I did not know that
you appear covered with Dharma
which is only a pretext.”
17.22
“Either in your city or in your country I have not done any sin nor at any time I have
not insulted you and I am only a monkey living in the forest and eating
fruits and roots and I was not fighting
with you but with others.”
17.23-17.24
“You are a son of a king, famous and good to look at and a look at you shows that you are one who
loves Dharma.”
17.25
“Which person born
in the Kshatriya caste who has heard
Vedas and who does not have any doubt of Dharma will do such a cruel act under the guise of Dharma?”
17.26
“Oh Rama, you are born in a royal family and are
famous as the follower of Dharma and then why are you running about like a worthy person when really you are really unworthy?” 17.27
“ Oh king, Conciliation, charity , patience, Dharma,
Truth , honesty , valour and giving
punishment to the guilty are
the duties of a king.” 17.28
OH Rama , we are animals
who wander in the forest
subsisting on fruits and roots
and this is our nature while
you are a man.”
17.29
“Normally the
battle is fought for land, gold and silver
and how is it that you are interested
in the fruits that I have ?”
17.30
“Diplomacy , discipline , reward and punishment are the duties of the king which is not a mixed up one and kings do not
act only on impulse.”
17.31
“You are one in whom your wishes are important , angry , not balanced and you are confused about duties of a king
and shooting arrow on others.”
17.32
“Oh lord of men, you are a liar and do not have faith in Dharma and do not have stable intellect . and you
are drawn by the senses towards
passionate acts.” 17.33
“Oh son of Kakustha clan , due to killing me who is innocent by an
arrow and what will good people tell about you , who have done a despicable act?”
17.34
“Anyone who kills
a king, a Brahmin , cow , living
beings , atheist and one who marries
before his elder sibling will go to hell.”
17.35
“A gossip monger , a mean fellow , killer of a friend ,
one who molests the wife of his
Guru would definitely go to
the hell where sinners go.”
17.36
“My skin is not
good to wear , my hairs and bones are not of any use and my meat would not be
eaten by followers of Dharma like
you.”
17.37
“Oh Raghava Brahmins and Kshatriyas are permitted to eat only five nailed creatures like the
porcupine, the hedgehog , alligator ,
rabbit and turtle.”
17.38
(Another translator
tells the animals a, a kind of wild rodent, a kind of wild-boar, a
kind of lizard, a hare and fifthly the turtle )
“Oh king, learned people do not even touch my skin and they also do not eat my flesh as I am
five nailed . Why have you killed me who is not fit to eat?”
17.39
“Tara who is a lady who knows everything told me words
which were good for me and overlooking
that I have come under the grip of death.”
17.40
“Oh son of Kakustha clan,
though you are a lord , you cannot protect this earth , like a wicked
person cannot protect a virtuous
wife.”
17.41
“ You are
adamant , dishonest , mean , dressed up
in false humility and a sinner and how
did you become the son of the great soul Dasaratha.”
17.42
“I have been killed by the hand of Rama the elephant
, who has broken the chains of
character and went against conventions of good people and thrown away the goad of virtue.” 17.43
“You have committed an inauspicious act not suitable to the noble people and even after that you talk about such acts and move with people following
Dharma.”
17.44
“You have exhibited
your valour on people who should
be neglected while you should
have exhibited it before those who offended you.”
17.45
“Oh son of the king ,
had you directly fought a war with me , you would have today itself seen
the world of dead people .”
17.46
“You have killed me who cannot be defeated by keeping yourself invisible , like a drunken man killing a snake which is
asleep.”
17.47
“Had you met me
earlier , I would have got back your
Maithili within a day .Had I not been killed by you to please Sugreeva , I would have brought you
Ravana by catching him in his neck.”
17.48-17.49
“Even if Maithili was hidden in the Patala or even under the sea as per your wishes like the white
horse.”
17.50
“It is proper for my brother Sugreeva to get the kingdom after my death and your killing me in a war which is against
Dharma is not proper.”
17.51
“If it is ordained
by time other people would have acted like you
and if it is in your power to give me an
answer do it after thinking carefully.”
17.52
After telling like this to Rama, the Vali , the son of king of devas who was shining like a Sun, with a very dried
up throat suffering pain due to the
arrow that hit him, kept quiet.
17.53
This is the end of the
seventeenth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
18. Rama replies Vali
and consoles him
(Rama tells Vali that as a representative of Bharata who rules the world, he is authorized to
punish Vali who had a passionate relation
with his brother’s wife. He tells him, that it is usual to hunt animals hiding oneself. Vali understands the answer
,requests Rama to protect Angadha his
son. Rama assures him about it.)
After telling these humble but harsh words of Vali
which had Dharmic implications and Which were wise , he who was struck by Rama lost consciousness.
18.1
To that lord of
monkeys who was like a lusterless Sun , like cloud which has released all its water and like
fire which has put out and who
was having characters of Dharma and
Artha and who was the matchless god of
monkeys and who spoke proper words Rama who was criticized replied.
18.2-18.3
“Without understanding Dharma, Artha , Kama and
worldly matters why are you criticizing
me ? This is childish.”
18.4
“Why are you talking like frivolous monkey roaming in the forests? You could have consulted
your elders , who are intelligent , learned
and acceptable to scholars.” 18.5
“The clan of
Ikshuvakus own the entire world
including along with its mountains and
forests and have the right to
punish animals , birds and men.”
18.6
“The truthful , and upright Bharatha who is the follower
of Dharma who has great knowledge of Dharma and Artha
rules over this earth and is an expert in
rewarding and punishing his
subjects.”
18.7
“King Bharatha in
whom both diplomacy and humility as well as truth is established is seen as a king with valour and judgment of
time and place .”
18.8
“As per his Dharmic
instructions we and other
kings are going round the world with a desire to establish Dharma.” 18.9
“When the tiger
among kings Bharatha who loves
Dharma is ruling over the world , how
can anyone move without observing Dharma.”
18.10
“As per the orders of Bharatha we who are
firmly established in our own Dharma , punish as per law those who do not follow Dharma.”
18.11
“You have violated Dharma and slipped from your duty , and staying in
passion bound activities in the royal
path.” 18.12
“The elder brother , father and the one who gives us education are the three who are to be considered equal to a father by those who follow Dharma,” 18.13
“One’s younger brother , son and a virtuous disciple are the three who are to be treated as sons if Dharma is taken in to
consideration .” 18.14
“Oh monkey , Dharma is
subtle and difficult to understand
and all the beings can identify the good and bad in their heart.” 18.15
“You are fickle and
you consult fickle minded petty
monkeys and it is like a born blind man
consulting another born blind person ,
Can you look at it from this angle?”
18.16
“I will tell you about
it in very clear words and it is
not proper for you to be angry at
me or blame me.”
18.17
“I will tell you the real reason for my killing you and
please see it. You have forsaken the
eternal Dharma by delighting with your brother’s wife.” 18.18
“You have delighted with passion towards Ruma who is your
daughter in law when the great
Sugreeva is still alive.” 18.19
“Oh monkey , this punishment decided by me for your
violating Dharma by sinning with
passion with your own younger brother’s wife , is just and
proper.”
18.20
“Oh lord of the monkeys , for one who acted against
Dharma and not following the norms of
the world , the only punishment which I could judge was killing you.” 18.21
“I will not pardon
you since I am a Kshatriya born in a good family, and I cannot pardon
you ,
as the Sasthra says that
punishment for any one who lusts with
his own sister or his brother’s wife , is death.”
18.22
“Bharatha is the king of the world and we are the followers of his order and you have violated Dharma and how can we
pardon you?”
18.23
“Bharatha is wise, respectable and who observes Dharma when he is
ruling and he has determined to punish
those who go against Dharma in the sensual matters.”
18.24
“Oh Lord of the monkeys , having decided to follow the law of Bharatha , we have
determined to punish all wicked people who go against tenets of Dharma.”
18.25
“My friendship with Sugreeva is just like my
friendship with Lakshmana and it was engaged for the sake of his wife and kingdom and I had Taken an oath regarding this in front of the monkeys and
how is it possible for me to disregard my oath. “
18.26-18.27
“Taking in to consideration all these great reasons which are according to Dharma ,
you may tell me the suitable command of
yours.”
18.28
“This should be viewed
as a help rendered by me within limits of Dharma and it
should be considered as a right
punishment given to you because of that.”
18.29
“You also should think it
over from the point of Dharma .Please hear two song verses
said by Manu which is highly regarded
by those who love culture and
these have been accepted by those proficient in Dharma taken action based on them.” 18.30-18.31
“Those people who are
punished for their sins by the king
, get purified and reach heaven
just like saints who did good deeds.”
18.32
“A thief who has
stolen money is relieved of his sin, if
the money is taken back from him by the king after punishing him but the
king becomes sinful , if he does not
punish the sinner.” 18.33
“My noble ancestor
Mandatha inflicted a great
punishment to one who is supposed to
have given up the world , when he did a similar sin to that of yours.”
18.34
“Other kings who
were not watchful have also committed
similar sins and their taint was appeased by doing atonement,”
18.35
“Oh tiger among monkeys
, please do not be sad about
it for this killing was done as per
Sasthras and done according to Dharma , as we do not have freedom to act as we like.” 18.36
“Oh great monkey I shall relate you another reason for doing it
and on hearing it you should
not get angry with me.”
18.37
“Oh great monkey I do not have any quarrel or malice with you and you know men using nets and ropes catch many different type of animals in the forest by hiding themselves.” 18.38
“Those men who seek flesh to eat kill running and frightened animals which run away from them and
also stable and fearless
animals. They also hunt for alert
animals which run away fast , which are
not facing them. It is not wrong to hit an animal in any condition.” 18.39-18.40
“Even royal sages
who are expert in Dharma go for
hunting in the forest , and because of that you fell for my arrow, Oh monkey and for hunting an animal
on the branch , facing or not facing is not relevant.”
18.41
“Oh great monkey,
kings are givers of Dharma ,
which is not easy to obtain and also auspicious life
and there is no doubt about it
.”
18.42
“Since kings are gods
in human form moving on the earth
, you are not supposed to harm
them, shout at them , obey them and
also not speak unpleasant words to
them. “ 18.43
“Not knowing Dharma you are simply angry
with me and berating my
observation of Dharma not realizing
that this Dharma has
been passed to me through my father
and forefathers.”
18.44
When Rama told him like this Vali was greatly pained and decided
as per Dharma that there was no
fault in Rama.
18.45
That Lord of the
monkeys with hands held in salutation told Rama “Oh great man , whatever you
spoke is a fact and there is no doubt
about it.
18.46
“ It is not proper
for an inferior person to reply to a distinguished person and I have earlier talked to you words that you do not like out of
ignorance and Oh Raghava in spite of that further do not find fault with me.”
18.47-18.48
“You are one who understands truth , one who is
interested in welfare of citizens , one
who can deduce about cause and effect , pleasant and stable minded.”
18.49
“Oh expert in Dharma , I am that one who went against
Dharma and one who believes in not practicing Dharma and do
not know what is told in books of Dharma
and so please protect me.” 18.50
“I am not sad about myself nor about Tara and nor about my relatives but I am worried about Angadha who has virtuous qualities and wears golden armlets .”
18.51
“Since I had loved and fondled right from childhood , without seeing me he would become pitiable and look like a lake with its waters dried
up.”
18.52
“Angadha is my only son and is young , innocent
and is the son of Tara and very
strong. You have to please protect
him.”
18.53
“You may please show your concern for Angadha as well
Sugreeva and you are one who protects and punishes them and you also know what they should do and what
they should not do.” 18.54
“Oh king , behave with Angadha and Sugreeva like you would behave with Bharatha and Lakshmana ..”
18.55
“Tara , the sage
like woman should not suffer for my faults at hands of Sugreeva and I wish he does not behave insultingly with
her.”
18.56
“With your blessings any one would be capable of ruling a
kingdom . Working under you and obeying your will , he can rule over the entire
earth , and even heaven.” 18.57-18.58
“Even though I was prevented by Tara , since I was
desiring death from your hands , I came to fight duel with my brother Sugreeva who is the son of Sun God” saying
this the Lord of monkeys chose to remain silent in front of Rama. “
18.59
Then Rama consoled Vali who was clear in his thoughts , who knew the peaceful means and who was speaking according to
Dharma.
18.60
“OH monkey do not
grieve regarding this matter . Oh Good
monkey you should not worry about yourself or us as we have taken a decision according to Dharma
in your regard.”
18.61-18.62
“He who punishes
one who deserves to be punished and he
who deserves punishment and gets punished both of them
should not be sad to because this is the result cause and effect
theory.”
18.63
“ Oh great one ,
Because I have punished you, you have got rid of the sin and as
per your nature you have attained the
state of Dharma.”
18.64
“Oh best of monkeys , give up sorrow , desire and fear
that remains in your mind , for it is
not possible for you to go against the design of fate .”
18.65
“Oh Lord of monkeys Angadha would have the same relation
to Sugreeva that he had with you and do
not have any doubt about it.”
18.66
Hearing these sweet words from that great soul Rama who travels in the path laid out by Dharma and who is destroyer of his enemies that Monkey gave a fitting suitable reply
.
18.67
I being hit by an arrow and having lost my usual
consciousness , due to my ignorance
blamed you , Oh Lord equal to Indra
and one who is greatly valorous
, be leased with me and pardon
me.” 18.68
This is the end of the
eighteenth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
19. Tara Rushes to
the place Vali has fallen
(When Tara sees
the monkey warriors running away she tries to dissuade them. They advice her to
go back to the city and crown Angadha as their king. Without bothering about
this advice , Tara rushes to the spot
where Vali has fallen. Seeing her and Angadha crying Sugreeva becomes sad.)
Struck down by
the arrows that great king of
monkeys was made to lie on the
ground and hearing apt words from Rama ,
he chose not to reply . 19.1
Badly pierced
by Rama’s arrows , limbs smashed
by boulders and hit by trees , he lost
his consciousness as a prelude to
death. 19.2
His wife Tara
heard that the tiger among monkeys
was killed by the arrow
released by Rama in the battle.
19.3
Hearing the terrible and unpleasant news of her husband’s
death , Tara got greatly frightened and
rushed to the mountain cave along with her son.
19.4
The greatly valorous attendants of Angadha seeing Rama
the one who wields a great bow were frightened and ran away . 19.5
Then Tara saw the
frightened monkeys running away from her
troop like deer slipping away from their
herd.
19.6
That virtuous lady who herself was sorrowing , reached
them who were sorrowing and running away
as if Rama’s arrows have hit them and told them.
19.7
“Oh monkeys you are the attendants who walk ahead of that king lion and why are you running away leaving this place extremely frightened ?” 19.8
“If for the sake
of the kingdom this brother was made
to fall down by Rama’s arrows which strike at a long distance , why are you
running away?” 19.9
Those monkeys who can take any form that they want hearing the words of the wife of the monkey lord , which was timely and clear told her. 19.10
“Oh lady with a living son, you please go back and save the life of your son Angadha , for
Rama in the form of God of death has killed
Vali.” 19.11
“After being hit
by trees and very big stones which were
thrown at him , Vali fell down by the thunderbolt like arrow of Rama.” 19.12
“After seeing the tiger like monkey who is equal to Indra
in luster fall down , we
who are his army were terrified and
are getting scattered.” 19.13
“Please protect the gateway of the city and crown Angadha the son of Vali as the king and all the monkeys would serve him as their king.” 19.14
“Oh lady with a pleasant face , otherwise your place
would not be good and so do
as we advise and immediately the monkeys
will mount the citadels of the city and
keep watch.” 19.15
“You will see many
monkeys who were sent away by Vali along with wives and without wives
wandering in the forest and they are
great cause of fear to you.”
19.16
That lady with a pretty
smile hearing the words of monkeys with a lowly mind talked
to them reflecting her own views .
19.17
“After the death of my great husband who is the lion among monkeys , what is the
use of the kingdom to me or the son or
this life?”
19.18
“I will reach the base of the feet of that great soul , who has been killed by an arrow sent by Rama.”
19.19
Affected by great sorrow , she ran crying , hitting her head
and chest with her own hands . 19.20
When she was drawing close to that spot , she saw , her
husband , who was a great conqueror of Rakshasas and one who never turned his back in the
battle fallen on the earth. 19.21
And there she saw Vali
who could throw mountains just
like Indra who threw his thunderbolts , who was like a stormy wind
and had the voice like the thunder
of clouds. 19.22
Vali was equal in prowess to Indra , a thunder to those
who thunder , one with a huge form, a
valiant one , one who could kill other
valiant ones , one who was like a lion killed by a tiger for its meat and was lying there like a cloud that was powerless after the rain.
19.23
He was like a temple
having a flag and altar which was
revered by all the worlds but destroyed by an eagle for the sake of a serpent .
19.24
That auspicious
lady then saw Rama standing there
leaning on the best of the bows along
with his brother and the brother of her husband
.
19.25
After crossing the place where they are standing , she went near her husband who had fallen in the battle and that very much pained lady was bewildered and fell down. 19.26
That lady then
stood up as if she was waking up from her sleep and while crying said , “Oh husband” and wailed loudly seeing her husband who was
caught up in the rope of death. 19.27
Sugreeva seeing Tara crying like a female Osprey and also seeing Angadha who was following her
with great sorrow , experienced sorrow and despair.
19.28
This is the end of the
nineteenth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
20.The wail of Tara
(Tara laments for her husband. She
decided to give up her life by not taking any food.)
That moon faced
lady and the pretty Tara , seeing her husband killed by the release of the
fatal arrow by Rama and lying on the ground , went near embraced him
.
20.1
Seeing Vali who can be compared to an elephant and who was like a great mountain lying killed by an arrow
on the ground and
fallen like a big tree , with mind filled with sorrow and grief , Tara wailed in
great grief.
20.2-20.3
“Oh greatly valorous
best of monkeys , oh great hero, in this dreadful war , why this neglect
, why are you not talking to me who is in front of you .”
20.4
“Oh tiger among monkeys ,
wake up , you may take rest in a
best bed for great kings like you do not lie down on the earth.”
20.5
“Oh Lord of earth, it appears earth is very special to you as even after death instead of lying on my limbs
, you are lying on her.”
20.6
“Oh valorous one who acted according to Dharma , it is very clear to me that you have constructed another pretty
Kishkinda city on the way to heaven.”
20.7
“The pleasure trips to the sweet scented forests by you and me both at this time has reached the end.”
20.8
‘When the leader of leaders like you have left for heaven
after death , I am without happiness,
without desires and drowned deep in the
sea of sorrow.”
20.9
“My heart seems
to be greatly stable , since even
after seeing my dead husband and even after being filled with sorrow, it
does not seem to break in to thousand pieces.”
20.10
“Oh lord of the monkeys, you seized the wife of
Sugreeva and also banished him and you have attained this state because of that.”
20.11
“Ok king of monkeys, due to love towards you and wishing you spiritual welfare , being the
seeker of your welfare I gave you some good and useful advice but you
ignored it.”
20.12
“Oh person with self respect , you will create restlessness
in the minds of Apsaras, who are endowed
with youth and beauty.”
20.13
“The God of death
without any doubt puts an end to life and you who cannot be
controlled have now come under the grips of control of Sugreeva.”
20.14
“I who have never experienced sorrow have become like an
orphan and turned in to a wretched
condition of great sorrow by attaining widowhood.”
20.15
“How will the delicate Angadha , who is pretty ,
valorous and given to life of pleasure live under the wishes of his father’s brother
, who is short tempered.”
20.16
“Oh son , please see your father who is
handsome and also lover of Dharma as
to you it would not be possible to see him again.”
20.17
“Oh my lord , you
are on a long journey , console your son
and after consoling touch your son on his forehead and enjoy his sweet smell
and give him your message.”
20.18
“Rama has done a very great job by killing you and
paid back his debt to Sugreeva in terms of an oath.”
20.19
“Oh Sugreeva , become happy , fulfill your desires
and get back Ruma
and enjoy the kingdom without any
worries as your brother who is your enemy is not there.”
20.20
“When I am wailing like this with love towards you why
are you not replying? Oh Lord of monkeys
see me as well as many of your other
wives.” 20.21
All the other monkey ladies hearing this great wail of
Tara , embracing Angadha became miserable , sad and started crying.
20.22
“Oh hero adorned with armlets , why this valorous journey without taking
Angadha with you , who has qualities like yours
and how can you go without your very dear son ?” 20.23
“Oh darling who dresses
prettily , since you have begun
the long journey leaving me and Angadha here , have we done something that you
did not like?’
20.24
“If I have done some thing that you did not like unknowingly ,
Oh long armed one , please pardon me , oh lord of monkey clan. Oh valorous one , I am bending my head and
touching your feet.” 20.25
Then the piteous Tara
who had a faultless colour cried
uncontrollably near her husband along
with other monkey ladies and with a decision to give up her life , she sat there near Vali without taking any food.
20.26
This is the end of the
twentieth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
21.Hanuman tries to console Tara
(Hanuman tells Tara that with a living son , who needs
her attention it is not proper to give up her life. He tells her that she shoyld make Angadha as
the king. Tara tells him that she would
prefer death.)
Then the monkey leader Hanuman slowly consoled Tara who was like star on the sky
fallen to the ground.
21.1
“All beings due to
the bad and good deeds done by them
in control of their senses attain after death auspicious or inauspicious results.”
21.2
“When one should worry about you , you are worrying about
one about whom you should not get
worried due to pity and compassion as
this body is as temporary as a bubble.” 21.3
“You are a mother with a son living in Angadha who is a lad who needs to be looked after.
And think about your duties to him in
the future.”
21.4
“You are aware
that coming and going
in to this world
does not happen following any
rule and therefore the learned people say that we have to do only auspicious acts.” 21.5
“He is the one on
whom thousands , millions and hundred millions
monkeys have pinned their hope
and that one has attained
this state.” 21.6
“He had a lawful
vision, he used persuasion, charity and
punishment to administer the kingdom, and has got this
position through Dharma and it is not
proper for you grieve at his death. 21.7
“The tiger among monkeys Angadha who is your son and the entire kingdom of monkeys and bears
are under your control.”
21,8
‘Oh pretty
one, you may encourage these two
persons(Sugreeva and Angadha) who both are drowned in sorrow and let Angadha under your control rule over this earth. “
21.9
“Whatever are the
anticipated duties of a son towards his father
and all that is expected to be
done to the dying king should be done
now, as this has been dictated by time.” 21.10
“Now the monkey should be cremated and Angadha should be crowned as the king , and after seeing your son going
towards the throne you would get
peace.” 21.11
Hearing these words , Tara who was affected by
sorrow due to husband , replied to Hanuman who was available there.
21.12
“If on one side I have hundred sons who are exactly alike
Angadha and the dead body of this
slayer on another side , I would embrace
the body.”
21.13
“I am not the
proper person to decide whether
Angadha has to be the king and the
brother of his father Sugreeva would
take a decision on that.” 21.14
“Oh Hanuman , do not entertain such thoughts in your mind
about Angadha for father is the
real well wishes of the son and not the
mother.”
21.15
“A safer course for me is to join the king of monkeys in this world or the other world
and I would prefer to the slain
hero in my front and I would lie
with him
in his final resting place.”
21.16
This is the end of the
twenty first chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
22.Death of Vali
(Vali wakes up briefly, gives his golden necklace to Sugreeva,
requests him to take care of Angadha
and then Asks Angadha to behave like an adult and help Sugreeva. Then he
breaths his last.)
Vali was slowly
sighing at that time and was
feeble and was taking tortured
breaths and he saw in front of him
Sugreeva as well as his son.
22.1
The Lord of monkeys Vali called Sugreeva who has obtained
victory and clearly told him in a loving
manner. 22.2
“Oh Sugreeva , please ignore the harm done to you by me due to mistake and due to
fate pulling me with force.”
22.3
“Oh Lad, it appears that we are not fated to have happiness simultaneously , though we
have mutual bondage of love as
brothers.”
22.4
“Now itself please receive this kingdom of the forest
people as as I am now going to the land
of Vivaswan (God of death).”
22.5
“I am soon leaving this life , vast kingdom, wealth and the greatly coveted reputation.” 22.6
“Oh warrior, In this circumstance , please do what I tell
you to do , and Oh king though it is
unpleasant as it needs to be done.”
22.7
“Please see this child Angadha who is not childish , who
merits a pleasant life, who was raised
in pleasurable way , who is lying on the ground with eyes filled with
tears.” 22.8
“He is a son dearer to me than my soul and is
separated from me and so please take care of him like your own son without
depriving him of anything.”
22.9
“Oh Lord of the monkeys , from now on you are
provider and defender and also
protector from fear for all time to
come . “
22.10
“This gentle son
of Tara who is equal to you in
valour will remain in the forefront in
killing of the Rakshasas.”
22.11
“This lad Angadha who is the son of Tara , who is mighty
, strong and valorous in war would do
acts matching these
qualities.”
22.12
“Tara who is the daughter of Sushena would be of great help in deciding about subtle matters , in foreseeing dangers as well as in crisis management
.”
22.13
“Please do without hesitation any act that she considers
as proper as always her opinion never
goes wrong.”
22.14
“Please carry out
the work Raghava without any hesitation
and if you do not do it , you
would be going against Dharma and if it
is neglected he would torture you.
“ 22.15
“Oh Sugreeva , wear this golden necklace of mine which is
great and home of Goddess
Lakshmi , as it will ,loose its properties after I am dead . “
22.16
Sugreeva who heard these words of Vali spoken with brotherly
affection , gave up pleasure and became miserable and looked like moon affected by Rahu . 22.17
By the words of Vali , he became peaceful , left his laziness
and took the golden necklace with his brother’s permission and put it
on.”
22.18
After giving the
golden necklace , he saw his son who was standing and with
feeling that he is nearing his death , he spoke to him.
22.19
“Understanding the time and place and tolerating likes and dislikes in times of pleasure and
sorrow submit yourself to the will of Sugreeva.”
22.20
“Oh long armed Angadha , I brought you up with lot of
fondling and you should not move the
same way with Sugreeva but respect him.”
22.21
“Oh destroyer of enemies do not go with friends who are
enemies of Sugreeva . Be self restrained
and serve his interests and be under the
control of Sugreeva.”
22.22
“Do not get over attached with any act
and do not dislike any act as both of them are serious lapses and so
become intermediate in attachment to actions.”
22.23
He who was suffering due to the arrow told this much and
then he rolled his eyes and his mouth opened showing his teeth and he
lost his life.
22.24
Then all those monkeys and lords of monkeys cried at the death
of the very great lord of monkeys.
22.25
Because the Lord of the monkeys had gone to heaven, Kishkinda looked desolate ,
the gardens , mountains and forests looked empty and all monkeys dull due to the death of the
tiger among monkeys.
22.26
Due to his speed of movement , forests and gardens used to be joined together
with heavy flow of flowers. Who can now do it?
22.27
Vali had engaged in a great battle once with a great Gandharwa called Golabha who was greatly valorous and this battle went on for fifteen years , without the
battle stopping at night or day.
22.28-22.29
“And on the sixteenth
year Golabha was killed and by
killing that evil minded one using his
zigzag teeth , Vali gave protection
to all of us and how was he
killed?”
22.30
When the greatly valorous monkey chief was killed , all the monkeys lost their peace of mind like the cows , whose leader was killed in a great
forest full of lions.
22.31
Then that Tara
who was sunk in the ocean of sorrow ,
looking at the face of her dead husband
clung to Vali like a climber clings to
a huge tree in the forest.”
22.32
This is the end of the
twenty second chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
23. Tara Laments the death of Vali
((The sorrowing Tara wails about her husband who is dead.
Nila pulls out the arrow from the chest of Vali)
Then Tara took
her face near her husband’s face whiffed it
and she started talking to her world famous husband who was already
dead.
23.1
“ Oh hero, Without bothering about my words , you are
lying on hard , uneven and rough ground on earth
which is very painful .”
23.2
“Oh king of monkeys ,
it seems to me that you love the earth more than me , for you are embracing earth and not talking to me.”
23.3
“ Oh lover of adventures , You have moved into the
possession of Sugreeva , due to the
clutches of fate and Sugreeva only has
won. Is it fated to happen this way?”
23.4
“The leaders of monkeys and bears of your
army are standing near by. They
are crying loudly and Angadha too is sorrowing
and you must also be hearing my words. Why are you not getting up? “ 23.5
“In other battles you have killed enemies and made them lie here and you are
now lying there where people have reclined earlier.”
23.6
“ Oh dear You were born in clan of truthful and pure
people and you were lover of
battles and Oh lord , you have left me
as an orphan and gone away .”
23.7
“A wise man would not offer his daughter to a
warrior as a wife and now seeing you dead I have become a
widow.”
23.8
“My self respect has been shattered and my permanent aim is shattered and I have drowned very deep in the ocean of
sorrow.”
23.9
“My hard heart must have been made of stone as it is not
breaking in to hundred pieces after seeing the death of my husband.”
23.10
“He is my friend and husband and is naturally dear to
me and that brave and valiant one has
attained death in a battle.”
23.11
“A lady without a husband , even if she is mother of sons and has plenty of wealth and grains , still she is called a widow by wise men 23.12
“Oh valorous one, you are lying on the
blood which has flown out of your shining body , it looks like you are lying on a crimson coloured bed in your
own bed room.”
23.13
“Oh bull among
monkeys, your body is fully covered with dust and blood
and I am not in a position to embrace you.”
23.14
“Today Sugreeva is happy that he has got what he
wants in your very horrible enmity with him and
feeling that his fear was dispelled by one arrow of Rama.”
23.15
“Due to the arrow piercing your heart , I am
refraining from touching you
and I am only seeing you , who has gone to heaven.”
23.16
Then Nila pulled out with great difficult the arrow that had gone in to his body and it was like pulling out a shining serpent
which has gone deep in to the
cave.
23.17
When that shining arrow was being pulled out it liked
like the ray of the sun who has
gone beyond the western mountain.
23.18
From that that flowed blood wetting all parts of his
body and it appeared like the water
mixed with copper ore was flowing off
the mountains.
23.19
When Tara was wiping the body of her husband covered with
dust , the tears flowing from her eyes drenched the
valiant one hit by an arrow.
23.20
Seeing her fallen down husband covered all over with
blood ,
that lady spoke to her son , the tawny eyed Angadha.
23.21
“Oh son , see this very pitiable state of your father who
has reached death , which has been
caused by a sinful deed which led to the enmity.”
23.22
“Oh son
salute your father who had great self respect and now is
dead and that King who looks like a
rising sun has now gone to the abode of
Yama .”
23.23
When he was addressed
this way, Angadha got up , with his strong and rounded shoulders held the feet of his father and said , “I am Angadha,”
23.24
Then Tara told, “When your son Angadha is saluting you why are you not blessing him like earlier and
say “Oh son live long.”
23.25
“I along with my son would serve you , who has lost his conscience like a cow
and calf would attend on a mighty
bull killed by a lion.”
23.26
“In the Yagna of war , you have taken your bath in the
water called Rama’s arrow and how it
that you took the bath without me in
this end of Yagna bath.,”
23.27
“Why am I not able to see on your chest the golden necklace
given to you by the very pleased king of
devas?”
23.28
“The luster of kingship has not gone out of you even after
death , just like the luster of the sun of early morning does not leave
the mountain.”
23.29
“You did not obey my words nor did I had the strength to
prevent you and when you died in the war
, me and my son also have been killed
and along with the auspicious luster has gone out of me.” 23.30
This is the end of the
twenty third chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
24. Sugreeva wails for his brother , Rama consoles Tara
(Sugreeva now realizes the bad act act he has done. He
tells Rama that he would enter the pyre with Vali and other monkeys would
search for Sita. Tara requests Rama to kill
her and send her to heaven. Rama
consoles Tara>)
Seeing Tara who by the
shedding of her tears was drowned
in a great sea of sorrow , the mighty
younger brother of Vali , regretted killing his matchless brother. 24.1
After seeing with
a tear filled face , Tara for a moment , Sugreeva the highly sensitive person became
greatly depressed and pained and he along with his attendants slowly reached near Rama . 24.2
He went near the famous
Raghava who was standing holding a bow , holding an arrow which was as powerful as a poisonous serpent and who has auspicious bodily features and told. 24.3
“Oh King , as
per your promise you have done and you have seen the result but oh son of the king , I am
not interested in pleasures and I
have lost interest in living.”
24.4
“When the queen is
deeply crying and the entire army is wailing
and are burning due to
sorrow and when
my elder brother is no more and when the survival of Angadha is doubtful
, Oh Rama , I would not enjoy this
kingdom. “ 24.5
“Earlier due to
anger, intolerance , being subjected to
violence earlier the death of my brother was agreeable to
me but now oh son of Ikshuvaku clan, after his death I am greatly pained .” 24.6
“Now I think it
would have been better for me and my attendants to have continued living on Rishyamooka
mountain , somehow living there , looking after our own affairs which would
have been better than killing my
brother and attaining heaven.” 24.7
“When that great
soul and intelligent one told , “I will not kill you in this place and
so go away”, those words were fitting to
his nobility and my
word , “Oh Rama , please kill him”, are
befitting me who is an irrational
monkey.” 24.8
“Oh Rama, Oh brave one
, how can one brother take
pleasure in killing the brother with
great character and I am now thinking
about the sorrow caused by death of a
king, though I too am one who is given
to desires?”
24.9
“Killing me was not the intention of my brother as it violated his Dharma but all I wanted was to take his life violating my own Dharma.” 24.10
“He punished me for a small time with a branch of a
tree but he immediately consoled me by saying
, “Do not do it again.”
24.11
“He always
protected Dharma , feeling of
being a gentleman and the feeling of
brotherhood but I only exhibited anger, passion and my monkey like qualities.” 24.12
“I have earned the sin of killing my brother similar to
Indra acquiring sin by killing of son of
Twashta , which is unimaginable ,
avoidable , undesirable and
unsightly.”
24.13
“The sin of Indra is borne by earth, water trees and
women and who will bear the sin
committed by this tree animal .”
24.14
“Having got done the Job by Raghava which is against
Dharma and which will lead to the extermination of the clan, I do not deserve to be honoured by people
and made a Yuvaraja and so how
can be made a king?”
24.15
“As a sinner I
should be condemned for the mean
act which is harmful to the world and
because of that a great sorrow is
rushing towards me , like the rain
water rushing to low lying areas .”
24.16
“ The sin of killing
of my brother is the hind part of an elephant along with tail, and the agony that I caused to my
brother has become its
eyes , head and tusk and this
berserk elephant is striking me hard
like the waters of a ferocious river strikes its bank.”
24.17
“Oh best of kings , Raghava , how bad is my sinful
behaviour which has come out of
the good behaviour which rests
in my heart , like the dirt
surfacing out of gold when it is heated in the fire .”
24.18
“Oh Raghava , due
to me this clan of very strong monkeys
including me and Angadha are
suffering due to sorrow and all of us feel as if we are all half dead.” 24.19
“ Oh valiant one ,
It is not difficult for us to get an easy going
and easy to deal with son, but
where we can we get a son like
Angadha and where in the world can we get a brother like
Bali , who will be approachable.”
24.20
“Oh best of the valorous ones, if Angadha does not live,
Tara who is living only to bring him up , without a son would be miserable and I am sure , she will not live further.”
24.21
“And so I would like to enter the greatly raging bright
fire along with my brother as well as
Angadha and since I want to honour
the treaty these great monkeys would as per your command search for Sita.”
24.22
“Oh son of a
king , even though I am dead your
entire mission would be achieved and Oh Rama , I who have led to the
destruction of my clan should not
live and so please permit me to carry
out my determination.” 24.23
The chief of Raghu
clan heard these anguished words of the younger brother of Vali
and slayer of warriors and shed
tears and for a moment Rama was
perturbed. 24.24
At that moment
the one who has patience like earth
and the protector of earth,
saw Tara who
was weeping with sorrow and
drowned in sorrow and keenly proceeded
towards her.” 24.25
That pretty eyed one who was intelligent was embracing her monkey lion husband who was lying on the floor and the important ministers started to make that wife of a monkey king
to stand up. 24.26
Tara who was
struggling to embrace was taken away
from the presence of her husband and
saw Rama with a sun like luster and
holding his bows and arrows.
24.27
Seeing him who
was endowed with signs of royalty , pretty eyes, eyes like that of a deer and whom she has never seen before , she
understand that leader of men was the son of Kakustha clan. 24.28
She who was drowned in sorrow and greatly pained and greatly shaken up , went to the proximity of that great man
who was equal to Indra and was unapproachable to his enemies.: 24.29
That Tara who was having the look of one greatly agitated by sorrow and who had great self respect went near Rama who was pure
and who had achieved his aim in the battle and spoke. 24.30
“You are incomparable, difficult to approach , self controlled , best among people who
practice Dharma , one with non reducing fame , one who has high sense of
discrimination , one who has tolerance
like earth and one with red eyes.”
24.31
“You have a model body
like a magnificent human being and
one who holds bow and arrows in his hand , very strong and one who have
assumed divine looks .”
24.32
“You have killed my husband with one arrow and please
kill me with the same one arrow and I
would be then able to go with him, since he does not enjoy life without
me.”
24.33
“When that pure
one with eyes like lotus petals reaches heaven
, he would look around and being not able to see me , he would not make love to the tall Apsaras
who wear red coloured amazing dresses.”
24.34
“The valorous Vali would not find happiness in heaven
without me like you are not able to find it without the pretty damsel of Videha though you are in the very pleasant stretches of the great Rishyamooka mountain. “ 24.35
“Oh Lad , you very
well realize the sorrow that a
virile man gets in to, without his woman and let not Vali suffer
with that and you please kill me .”
24.36
“If you who are a great soul feel that killing of a lady
is sin , this will not happen to you as
I am to be considered as his soul
and so the sin of killing a woman
will not get attached to you.”
24.37
“In implementing scriptures also the Vedas mention in various places , that
woman is an inseparable part of her husband
and indeed his soul and great
people say that no deed is greater than
restoring wife to her husband and so you are not committing a sin.”
24.38
“Oh Valorous one , if you give back me to my husband that would be according to Dharma and killing me would not be a sin because you
would only be giving a present to my
husband.” 24.39
“I am in a painful state , orphan and greatly distracted and it is not proper for you not to kill me and I would not be able to live without him who has a gait of a proud
elephant , who was a bull among monkeys , who was wise , who is adorned with
the blessed golden necklace , for a long time.” When Tara spoke this way
the great Lord consoled Tara
and told her. 24.40-24.41
“Oh wife of a
valorous one, leave out these bad
thoughts.. The creator has already fixed all that has to happen
including your sorrows and pleasures also . and after this the creator
told all beings.” 24.42
“All the three worlds would be ruled by fate and no body can go against it,.” You would
have a great appeasement as your son
would be crowned as Yuvaraja as this has
been destined by the creator . and also
wives of warriors do not wail.” 24.43
After Raghava , the scorcher of enemies consoled her
powerfully that wife of warrior
stopped having a face producing sound
and that well decorated Tara relaxed. 24.44
This is the end of the
twenty fourth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
25. The cremation of Vali
(Rama consoles Sugreeva and requests him to make
arrangements for the cremation of Vali. Tara and his other wives accompany the
body of Vali. The body is cremated by lighting the fire by Angadha. Water ablations
are offered to him.)
Though Rama and Lakshmana
being equally disturbed , Rama
spoke consoling Sugreeva,
Tara and Angadha. 25.1
“Being filled
with grief does not bring fame to the dead and we have to now start doing what needs to be done after this
.” 25.2
“You have to adopt worldly practices and stop shedding tears as
after a lapse of time this little activity should not be carried
forward.”
25.3
“Fate is the cause of everything in the world, fate is the
instrument of all actions and fate is
the reason of doing different duties in
this world.”
25.4
“No one motivates others to do any action including God and the world acts according to its
nature and time is the ultimate cause.”
25.5
“Time does not change fate , time will not go against fate
and the nature of anything cannot
be changed by time.” 25.6
“Fate does not have relationship or does not cause valour or cause the relation with friends, clan
members and relatives because fate is
not under our control.”
25.7
“However a good person with clarity can visualize the effects of fate
and the effect of Dharma, Artha and
Kama are accumulated over time.” 25.8
“The king of monkeys
has attained his nature of the
subtle soul as a result of his actions along with the combination of Dharma, Artha and Kama.” 25.9
“That great soul who did not protect his life
and by virtue of cumulated effect of Dharma, Artha and Kama has won the heaven and has been accepted
there .” 25.10
“The very great state attained by the lord of the
monkeys is an excellent one and so there
is no need for further regret and the
proper time has come to do what needs
to be done.”
25.11
After Rama finished his talk, Lakshmana the great hero seeing that Sugreeva has lost his consciousness told.
25.12
“Oh Sugreeva , now please do the funeral rites to the body
along with Tara and Angadha and cremate it. “
25.13
“Now please collect large quantity of dried wood and also divine logs of sandalwood , for the cremation of Vali.”
25.14
“Please console Angadha who is in a pitiable state and do not behave childishly as the city is
under your control.”
25.15
“Let Angadha collect
various types of garlands and apparels , ghee , scented oil , which is required to be collected.”
25.16
“Oh Tara , go quickly and arrange for a palanquin of the
dead which can move quickly , fastened
with ropes and which is suitable to this occasion.”
25.17
“Let capable and
strong monkeys who can carry the palanquin
be got ready so that they can carry Vali to the pyre.”
25.18
Lakshmana who increased the joy of Sumithra and the
slayer of his enemies after saying
this waited near his brother.
25.19
Tara who was with a
disturbed mind after hearing Lakshmana
entered quickly in to the cave (city)
so that the Palanquin can be arranged.
25.20
Bringing the Palanquin which was got ready along with
monkeys who carry it , Tara returned back .
25.21
A marvelous
palanquin endowed with a splendid seat , moving swiftly like a chariot covered
with colorful pictures of birds and trees on every side of it ; like the sky
-chariot of saints fitted with mesh windows fixed in appropriate way designed
by Visvakarma; with artificially made small caverns and grottos made out of
wood; embellished beautifully with wooden mountains decorated with the choicest
of ornaments; beautified with
garlands, furbished with red sandal paste
and decorated with red scented flowers and red lotus garlands resembling
the rising Sun was brought. 25.22-25.26
This is the end of the
twenty fifth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
26. Sugreeva is crowned as king of monkeys
(When Hanuman suggests that Sugreeva should be crowned,
Rama says he cannot enter the city as per his father’s words. He instructs
Sugreeva to crown Angadha as Yuvaraja. The coronation takes place inside the
city. Rama and Lakshmana retire to the cave to wait for the rainy season to get over.)
.
This is the end of the
twenty sixth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
27.Description of Rainy season and consoling of Rama
{Rama
and Lakshmana live in a cave on top of Prasravana mountain. After Rama describes the rainy
season from there he becomes moody. Lakshmana
consoles him.)
After
the crowning of Sugreeva and when the
monkey entered the cave , Rama along with his brother arrived in
Prasravana mountain.
27.1
28.Rama feels sad thatr no activity can be done in rainy season
(Rama
feels for the absence of Sita. He is feeling helpless due to constraints
imposed by rainy season and is waiting for autumn to break.)
After
killing Vali and crowning of Sugreeva , on the Malyavatha mountain Rama told Lakshmana . 28.1
This is the end of the
twenty eighth chapter Of the book
of Kishkinda of the holy
Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
29.Autumn breaks
and Hanuman reminds Sugreeva of his duty
(Seeing
Sugreeva running after passionate pursuits, Hanuman reminds him of his duty to
help Rama to search Vaidehi. Sugreeva instructs Nila to assemble monkeys from different
directions to do the job.)
Hanuman
the son of wind god observed a clear Moon light sky free from clouds and
lightning resounding with the lovely sounds of cranes. He observed that
Sugreeva has attained abundant wealth
and happiness and by that reason was not
taking care of kingdom and his mind was
set on enjoyment and sensual pleasures; who having accomplished the desired
object was engrossed in enjoyment with women in the company of his own wives
and Tara whom he had coveted by transgressing; and strolling day and night
without caring for the kingdom; entrusting the kingdom to the ministers without
being watchful about their movements; and sporting with women like Indra sports
with Apsaras in the Nandana garden. Hanuman a knower of responsibilities and
righteous duties who is timely in action, skilful in expression and knower of
good speech approached Sugreeva. He spoke in a convincing manner to Sugreeva
the king of monkeys about his trustworthiness in a well
meaning sweet and pleasing tone. He spoke truthful expedient and conciliatory
words with full of love and affection making Sugreeva happy
.29.1-29.8
30.Description of Autumn
and Rama sends Lakshmana to remind Sugreeva of his duty
(The
autumn breaks. Rama is feeing the absence
of Sita and is angry at Sugreeva for not
taking any action. He sends Sugreeva to
remind Sugreeva of his duty.)
After
Sugreeva entered the cave and when the
sky got cleared of heavy clouds , Rama who was oppressed by the sorrow of love , swooned when it was
raining , saw the white sky and the clear orb of the moon and
thus seeing the night of autumn
covered fully with moon light ,
realized that Sugreeva was passionately inclined , and as the time was passing
on retrieval of Sita
was difficult and he also
realized that the time for his return
back was approaching.
30.1-30.3
30.41
This is the end of the
thirtieth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
30.41
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