Shloka 22
वालि–मायावी–बिलप्रवेशः
Vali’s Pursuit of Mayavi and the Cave Episode
अभिषिक्तं तु मां दृष्ट्वा वाली संरक्तलोचनः।मदीयान्मन्त्रिणो बद्ध्वा परुषं वाक्यमब्रवीत्4.9.22।।
abhiṣiktaṃ tu māṃ dṛṣṭvā vālī saṃraktalocanaḥ | madīyān mantriṇo baddhvā paruṣaṃ vākyam abravīt || 4.9.22 ||
Als Vāli jedoch sah, dass ich geweiht worden war, röteten sich seine Augen vor Zorn; er ließ meine Minister fesseln und redete mich mit harten Worten an.
'O friend by those signs I understood that my brother was killed and concluding that way I blocked the entrance of the cave with a rock of the size of a mountain and offered oblations to my brother and came to Kishkinda. I intended to hide the fact of Vali's death. But the ministers came to know the truth with their efforts.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger leads to adharma: Vāli’s rage results in unjust coercion (binding ministers) and harsh speech.
Vāli returns, sees Sugrīva enthroned, reacts violently, and intimidates Sugrīva’s supporters.
By contrast, the verse highlights the need for restraint and fair conduct in power—qualities absent in Vāli’s reaction here.