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Nanmaaran • January 18, 2003 


Dear Shri Harikrishnan,
Thanks for your excellent posting on Ramayanam and i have learnt a lot thru that. I have following doubts for which i request you to clarify.
Can you give the reference sloka or verse where vali accepted that he coveted Ruma w/o sugriva.? In both valmiki and kamban's work.
When Rama sent emissary twice (hanuman and angada) to the known culprit who abducted his wife sita, why he did not give a chance to vali?. He could have sent same hanuman as emissary and requested Vali to release Ruma and to give the status to sugriva..Even in krishnavataram also we see that our emperumaan personally takes the position of emissary and asks duriyodana for the rights of pandavas. Why did Rama fail to do for Vali alone? 
Regards,
Nanmaaran
 Hari Krishnan  wrote:Dear Sri Nanmaaran,

The fact that Vali coveted the wife of Sugriva is very clearly mentioned in Kamban. The version varies from that of Valmiki here. Neither Sugriva, nor his ambassador, Hanuman, disclose the details to Rama in the first instance - or during the first meeting. They simply state that Sugriva needs protection from Vali. The first meeting between Rama and Sugriva is very interesting. 'I need your help,' says Rama. 'Kabanda told me about you. I have come to solicit your assistance,' he says. Instead of answering Rama, Sugriva seeks redressal of his own grievance. 'My brother is tormenting me. I need your protection,' he says and Rama, without another word assures him of it, being the 'ocean of mercy' that he is.


Regards,

Sincerely,
Hari Krishnan


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