Rama promised to kill Vali and give the kingdom to Sugriva. Sugriva was given a garland for Rama to identify him as Vali and Sugriva look alike.
Sugriva calls Vali to fight with him. Thara, wife of Vali forbades him since she doubts as he is waering a garland. Moreover she says that she came to know that Rama and Lakshmana came to Kishkinta. So she doubts Rama to be helping Sugriva.
Vali disliking the advice, replies, "Don't you worry about Rama. He knows dharma; he is one brought up in he fear of sin. Oh, let me alone, will you? I may tell you I shall not kill Sugriva, only I will teach the presumptuous fellow a lesson he won't forget and let him go. Let me go, I tell you. You have spoken out of the fullness of your love for me. I shall humble Sugriva and send him back and return soon with victory. Have no fear for me."
He added, "You know about Rama. He has 3 brothers. One brother came along with him to forest. The other two brothers were worshipping his sandals. If my brother had asked Rama to kill me, he
would have told him about his brothers and adviced him to be devoted to me". He further said, "If anyone else had told these words, I would have slayed him. But I did not kill you as you're a woman". We need to note the words," You're a woman". He did not say "You're my wife".
Then he goes to fight with Sugriva, and Rama hits him with an arrow. Vali saw the arrow and came to know it was from Rama. Rama appeared before him. Vali asked,"Is it you who killed me?". He said to Rama what his wife told and his replies. He added,"Oh! It did not strike me that you are away from your wife. If a man is separated from his wife he could not be in normal state. He could not think on what he does. So is your state."
"If it was battle with me you wanted", he said, "I would have given it to you, and slain by me in fair combat you might have been lying in the dust as I do now. Or if it was help to recover your Sita I would have won her back for you in a day. I would have killed Ravana and dragged his body with a rope round the neck and placed it at your feet. No matter where he has hidden Sita, I would have discovered her and restored her to you."
Valmiki has it that Rama gave some explanation with which Vali was satisfied. Because anything done in defense of dharma is dharma.When the other side follows adharma in war, you need not hesitate to use adharma. Everything becomes fair in war.
Same is the situation where Krishna deals with Kauravas in Kurukshetra. He did not follow dharma in many situatuions like killing Dhrona, Bheeshma, etc.
Some feel, the explanation seems not acceptable. Even, Rajaji said so. But it is acceptable when we see the result of similar situations in later periods. Prithvi Raj Chauhan followed dharma when he let off Mohammed Ghori the first time. India still hasn't recovered from that mistake. Vijayanagar empire defeated Deccan Sultanates for 3 centuries in many wars. But it did not destroy them and let them off. It lost one war in 1565.Just one war. Just visit Hampi today to know what happened then.
Gandhi fasted to force Nehru to give Pakistan Rs.55 crore as share from reserve bank. He cited dharma as the reason. Pakistan waged a war against India with that money.
Rama and Krishna showed the way to fight a war. Prithvi Raj Chauhan, Rayas and Gandhi did not understand it.
Sugriva calls Vali to fight with him. Thara, wife of Vali forbades him since she doubts as he is waering a garland. Moreover she says that she came to know that Rama and Lakshmana came to Kishkinta. So she doubts Rama to be helping Sugriva.
Vali disliking the advice, replies, "Don't you worry about Rama. He knows dharma; he is one brought up in he fear of sin. Oh, let me alone, will you? I may tell you I shall not kill Sugriva, only I will teach the presumptuous fellow a lesson he won't forget and let him go. Let me go, I tell you. You have spoken out of the fullness of your love for me. I shall humble Sugriva and send him back and return soon with victory. Have no fear for me."
He added, "You know about Rama. He has 3 brothers. One brother came along with him to forest. The other two brothers were worshipping his sandals. If my brother had asked Rama to kill me, he
would have told him about his brothers and adviced him to be devoted to me". He further said, "If anyone else had told these words, I would have slayed him. But I did not kill you as you're a woman". We need to note the words," You're a woman". He did not say "You're my wife".
Then he goes to fight with Sugriva, and Rama hits him with an arrow. Vali saw the arrow and came to know it was from Rama. Rama appeared before him. Vali asked,"Is it you who killed me?". He said to Rama what his wife told and his replies. He added,"Oh! It did not strike me that you are away from your wife. If a man is separated from his wife he could not be in normal state. He could not think on what he does. So is your state."
"If it was battle with me you wanted", he said, "I would have given it to you, and slain by me in fair combat you might have been lying in the dust as I do now. Or if it was help to recover your Sita I would have won her back for you in a day. I would have killed Ravana and dragged his body with a rope round the neck and placed it at your feet. No matter where he has hidden Sita, I would have discovered her and restored her to you."
Valmiki has it that Rama gave some explanation with which Vali was satisfied. Because anything done in defense of dharma is dharma.When the other side follows adharma in war, you need not hesitate to use adharma. Everything becomes fair in war.
Same is the situation where Krishna deals with Kauravas in Kurukshetra. He did not follow dharma in many situatuions like killing Dhrona, Bheeshma, etc.
Some feel, the explanation seems not acceptable. Even, Rajaji said so. But it is acceptable when we see the result of similar situations in later periods. Prithvi Raj Chauhan followed dharma when he let off Mohammed Ghori the first time. India still hasn't recovered from that mistake. Vijayanagar empire defeated Deccan Sultanates for 3 centuries in many wars. But it did not destroy them and let them off. It lost one war in 1565.Just one war. Just visit Hampi today to know what happened then.
Gandhi fasted to force Nehru to give Pakistan Rs.55 crore as share from reserve bank. He cited dharma as the reason. Pakistan waged a war against India with that money.
Rama and Krishna showed the way to fight a war. Prithvi Raj Chauhan, Rayas and Gandhi did not understand it.
great one !! I like it a lot..
ReplyDeleteNicee da, But what Rama did was Adharma. This was the reason, Krishna was shot by a hunter on his leg assuming it to be a deer. This shows tht even God cannot escape the law of karma..... Very beautifully illustrated...
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