Shloka 45
Sāvitrī’s Trirātra-Vrata and Departure with Satyavān (सावित्रीव्रतनिश्चयः सहगमनं च)
वसते तत्र सुग्रीवश्चतुर्भि: सचिवै: सह । भ्राता वानरराजस्य वालिनो हेममालिन:,“वहीं अपने चार मन्त्रियोंके साथ सुवर्णमालाधारी वानरराज वालीके भाई सुमग्रीव निवास करते हैं
vasate tatra sugrīvaś caturbhiḥ sacivaiḥ saha | bhrātā vānararājasya vālinō hemamālinaḥ ||
Markandeya said: “There dwells Sugrīva, accompanied by his four ministers—he is the brother of Vāli, the golden-garlanded lord of the monkeys.” The verse situates Sugrīva within a royal-ethical frame: he is not a solitary exile but a claimant supported by counsel, and his identity is defined through kinship with the reigning king, hinting at the moral tensions of loyalty, legitimacy, and fraternal conflict.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the importance of counsel and rightful support in leadership: Sugrīva is portrayed as a figure sustained by ministers, suggesting that political legitimacy and ethical action are strengthened through wise advisors rather than isolated power.
Mārkaṇḍeya identifies who resides in that place: Sugrīva, accompanied by four ministers, and clarifies his relationship to the reigning monkey-king Vāli—he is Vāli’s brother—thereby setting up the background for the ensuing account involving the Vānara polity and its internal conflict.