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Shloka 4.15.20

तारोपदेशः — Tara’s Counsel to Vali on Sugriva’s Roar and Rama’s Alliance

ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पन्नो निदेशे निरतः पितुः।धातूनामिव शैलेन्द्रो गुणानामाकरो महान्।।

jñāna-vijñāna-sampanno nideśe nirataḥ pituḥ | dhātūnām iva śailendro guṇānām ākaro mahān ||

Endowed with knowledge and discernment, steadfast in obeying his father’s command, he is a great mine of virtues—like a lordly mountain rich in minerals.

'He is endowed with the knowledge of science and scriptures. He stood by his father's command. He is like a mine of virtues just as the lord of the mountain is a mine of minerals.

R
Rāma
F
Father of Rāma (Daśaratha) (implied by pituḥ)

Filial duty and integrity: honoring a father’s command and living by disciplined knowledge are presented as pillars of dharma.

Tārā continues portraying Rāma’s virtues to persuade Vāli away from confrontation.

Obedience joined with wisdom—knowledge that expresses itself as right conduct.