While wandering in the Kronch forest with his brother Lakshmana in search of his wife
Sita, who had been kidnapped by the rakshasa king
Ravana,
Rama encounters a gandharva stuck in the body of a distorted demon named Kabandha and kills him, freeing him from a curse. The freed Kabandha then advises Rama to seek Sugriva’s help in finding
Sita. As Rama continues his journey, he meets
Hanuman and is impressed by his intelligence and oratory skills, which also boosts his confidence in Sugriva. Sugriva then explain Rama about the conflict between him and his brother Vali. According to Sugriva he and Vali once went to fight demon Mayavi inside of a cave. Vali told Sugriva to wait outside of a cave until he returns and he went in to fight with demons. Sugriva was in constant fear that his brother might have got killed by demons because he was waiting for him for more than a year. He heard the screaming of demons but not his brother, so he started blocking the entrance of a cave with a huge rock and returned back to his city. After his return, the ministers gathered the truth from him believing Vali was dead and force him to accept the throne. However, Vali was not killed later he returned back to the city and found his brother taking his position. Sugriva tries to explain everything to vali, but he was in rage and anger so, he banishes Sugriva from the kingdom and took everything he had. Since then, Sugriva lives in constant fear of being killed by his brother and also claims the innocence and trust of Rama.' Sugriva is very fearful of Vali and doubts that Rama can defeat him. He tells Rama many remarkable stories of Vali's strength and, as proof, shows him a hole in a
sal tree that Vali had made with a single shot. When it is Rama's turn, he pierces seven sal trees in a row with one arrow. After passing through the trees, the arrow even strikes a large rock, splitting it into pieces. Delighted, Sugriva exclaims, "O Rama, you are great!" Rama asks Sugriva to challenge Vali and lure him outside of
Kishkindha. As Rama explains later, he has been unable to enter a city for 14 years. Additionally, Rama does not want to provoke an unnecessary bloodbath with Vali's army, with whom he wishes to maintain friendly relations. Despite this, killing Vali would not be impossible for Rama, as Sugriva and Vali are identical twins. Just a few days earlier, Rama had killed
Khara and
Dushana along with their army of 14,000 rakshasas. Sugriva formed an alliance with Rama, who had been traveling across India in search of his kidnapped wife, Sita. In return for Rama's help, Sugriva promised his assistance in defeating Ravana and rescuing Sita. Together, they devised a plan to topple Vali from the throne. Sugriva challenged Vali to a fight. When Vali emerged to meet the challenge, Rama stepped out from the forest and shot him with an arrow, killing him. The dying Vali told Rama, "If you are searching for your wife, you should have come to me for help and friendship. Whoever took
Sita, I would have brought them to your feet, at your mercy." Vali asked the following questions: • He made my wife a widow and stole my kingdom. What was my crime? • Even if I committed a crime (with my brother), what is your right to kill me? I would have helped you in getting Sita; your father King
Dasharatha helped my father King Indra to fight against rakshasas. Rama makes the following replies to Vali: • The younger brother should be treated like a son. Even if he made a mistake you should forgive him, especially when he promised to respect you for your whole life. • About his authority, he said he had permission from King
Bharata to spread righteousness and punish evils. You lost your kingdom while fighting with Mayavi and you are no more a king, so how can I ask you for your help? Rama also suggest Vali to be grateful for being killed. In a painful moment, Vali accepts Rama's explanation and even begs for forgiveness for questioning rama's action to punish him. ==After Vali's Death==