Rāmāyana of Vālmīki | Epic

20. Tara's Wail [Tara laments for her husband. She decided to give up her life by not taking any food.] That moon faced lady and the pretty Tara, seeing her husband killed by the release of the fatal arrow by Rāma and lying on the ground, went near embraced him. 20.1 Seeing Vali who can be compared to an elephant

21. Hanuman Consoles Tara [Hanuman tells Tara that with a living son, who needs her attention it is not proper to give up her life. He tells her that she should make Angada as the king. Tara tells him that she would prefer death.] Then the monkey leader Hanuman slowly consoled Tara who was like star on the sky fallen

22. Vali's Death [Vali wakes up briefly, gives his golden necklace to Sugrīva, requests him to take care of Angada and then Asks Angada to behave like an adult and help Sugrīva. Then he breaths his last.] Vali was slowly sighing at that time and was feeble and was taking tortured breaths and he saw in front of him Sugrīva

23. Tara Laments [The sorrowing Tara wails about her husband who is dead. Nila pulls out the arrow from the chest of Vali.] Then Tara took her face near her husband's face whiffed it and she started talking to her world famous husband who was already dead. 23.1 "Oh hero, Without bothering about my words, you are lying on hard,

24. Rāma Consoles Tara [Sugrīva now realizes the bad act he has done. He tells Rāma that he would enter the pyre with Vali and other monkeys would search for Sītā. Tara requests Rāma to kill her and send her to heaven. Rāma consoles Tara.] Seeing Tara who by the shedding of her tears was drowned in a great sea

25. Vali's Cremation [Rāma consoles Sugrīva and requests him to make arrangements for the cremation of Vali. Tara and his other wives accompany the body of Vali. The body is cremated by lighting the fire by Angada. Water ablations are offered to him.] Though Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa were being equally disturbed, Rāma spoke consoling Sugrīva, Tara and Angada. 25.1 "Being

26. Sugrīva Crowned [When Hanuman suggests that Sugrīva should be crowned, Rāma says he cannot enter the city as per his father's words. He instructs Sugrīva to crown Angada as Yuvarāja. The coronation takes place inside the city. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa retire to the cave to wait for the rainy season to get over.] Then all those monkeys surrounded Sugrīva

27. Lakṣmaṇa Consoles Rāma [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa live in a cave on top of Prasravaṇa mountain. After Rāma describes the rainy season from there he becomes moody. Lakṣmaṇa consoles him.] After the crowning of Sugrīva and when the monkey entered the cave, Rāma along with his brother arrived in Prasravaṇa Mountain. 27.1 That forest was filled with tigers and deer

28. Rāma's Sadness [Rāma feels for the absence of Sītā. He is feeling helpless due to constraints imposed by rainy season and is waiting for autumn to break.] After killing Vali and crowning of Sugrīva on the Malyavatha Mountain Rāma told Lakṣmaṇa. 28.1 "Now the rainy season has set in heralding of the coming of water and we are able

29. Hanuman Reminds Sugrīva [Seeing Sugrīva running after passionate pursuits, Hanuman reminds him of his duty to help Rāma to search Vaidehī. Sugrīva instructs Nila to assemble monkeys from different directions to do the job.] Hanuman the son of wind god observed a clear Moon light sky free from clouds and lightning resounding with the lovely sounds of cranes. He

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