वालि–मायावी–बिलप्रवेशः
Vali’s Pursuit of Mayavi and the Cave Episode
निग्रहेऽपि समर्थस्य तं पापं प्रति राघव।न प्रावर्तत मे बुद्धिर्भ्रातुर्गौरवयन्त्रिता4.9.23।।
nigrahe 'pi samarthasya taṃ pāpaṃ prati rāghava | na prāvartata me buddhir bhrātur gaurava-yantritā || 4.9.23 ||
罗伽婆啊,纵然我有能力制伏那罪人,我的心念却未曾转而对抗他——只因对兄长的敬重将我牵制。
'Then all the ministers assembled together and consecrated me. While I was ruling the kingdom lawfully, Vali, the monkey came back after killing the enemy demon.
Dharma can involve competing obligations: Sugrīva’s respect for an elder brother restrains retaliation, illustrating how loyalty may limit immediate resistance even against wrongdoing.
After Vāli’s hostile return and abuses, Sugrīva explains why he did not counteract him despite being able to.
Reverence and self-restraint—Sugrīva’s deference to fraternal hierarchy curbs his impulse to punish.