Shloka 28
Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)
सूर्यपुत्रं च सुग्रीवं शक्रपुत्रं च वालिनम् । सर्वे वानरराजानस्तथा वानरयूथपा:,पूर्वकालमें सभी वानरराज और वानरयूथपति, जो महान् पराक्रमी थे, सूर्यनन्दन सुग्रीव तथा इन्द्रकुमार वालीकी सेवामें उपस्थित रहते थे। शत्रुसूदन भीम! उन दिनों सुग्रीवके साथ मेरी वैसी ही प्रेमपूर्ण मित्रता थी, जैसी वायुकी अग्निके साथ मानी गयी है
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
sūryaputraṃ ca sugrīvaṃ śakraputraṃ ca vālinam |
sarve vānararājānas tathā vānarayūthapāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Sugrīva, the son of the Sun, and Vālin, the son of Śakra (Indra)—all the monkey-kings and likewise the leaders of monkey-troops (were gathered around them).” The verse situates Sugrīva and Vālin as divinely descended rulers, emphasizing the ordered hierarchy of leadership and collective allegiance among the Vānara clans—an ethical backdrop where loyalty to rightful command and unity of forces become decisive for later conflicts.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic importance of organized leadership and collective allegiance: a community’s strength depends on recognized commanders and unified followership, especially when rulers are seen as bearing divine legitimacy through lineage.
The narrator identifies Sugrīva (son of the Sun) and Vālin (son of Indra) and notes that all Vānara kings and troop-leaders are assembled around them, establishing the political-military setting among the Vānaras.