Vali wondered how and why Sugreeva, who after being thoroughly thrashed by him some time ago, was now blaring so loudly calling him for a duel once again. Sugreeva's outcry seemed to be shuddering everyone in the palace of Vali. Noting this his insolence declined to some extent. However, his anger overpowered all other sentiments in him. He then came out of his chambers thumping his feet as though to shatter the earth.
He then found his dear wife Tara before him. Tara with a face that always showed goodwill and amity hugged him. Looking at her face, Vali noticed fear and bewilderment in that lovely face. She told him "Oh my brave hubby, you better shed that anger on your face. It is most unbecoming of you to wear such an angry face.
"Oh, my dear, I suggest you fight with him tomorrow morning when you will be fresh and would have got rid of this ugly anger on your face
"Your rushing without pausing to think does not seem to augurs well for us. Please listen carefully why I am trying to dissuade you now. Sugreeva challenged you for a duel sometime earlier and you obliged him and rendered him as a nonentity. Somehow he eluded further beating and ran away. Has it occurred to you why he has now come again and throwing a challenge so ferociously.
"Did you notice the arrogance, confidence, conceit, presumption, bluster, hubris and pomposity in his shout this time? There must be strong reasons for that. Let me tell you something else in this connection. Our dear son Angada told me what he gathered some information in this regard from our spies.
"A couple of princes of Ikshvaku dynasty, sons of the king of Ayodhya, called Rama and Lakshmana were seen with Sugreeva. It seems that those princes are now allied with Sugreeva.
"It is understood that the elder one, Rama is well renowned as a warrior and is said to be unconquerable.
"Oh my dear dauntless hubby, please think over calmly about what I am going to tell you. You should know that I always will tell you only what is beneficial to you. Your anger with Sugreeva does not seem to be reasonable. What he did perhaps was with good intentions without any malice against you whatsoever. Oh, king, pardon Sugreeva magnanimously. He will then surely and happily bury any ill feeling against you and will again become your most affectionate and faithful brother as well as a follower. To remove any iota of doubt in his mind about your intentions, he may be decorously and quickly anointed as prince regent. Completely destroy all hostility to your own younger brother.
"Sugreeva is your younger brother and as such you should be keen on him. He continues to be your brother even when he is residing in Rishyamuka. Even now he is your brother.
"Remember up to the time you went chasing that rakshash Dhunudbi, Sugreeva was considered by you as a most affectionate brother. That boisterously voiced Sugreeva is indisputably your brother, and hence brace yourself with the fondness of brotherhood, as there is no other way out to you.
"It will definitely not be infra dig for you to show mercy for your own brother. It is needless for me to tell you that the quality of mercy is not strained, it drops as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blest; it blesses both the giver and the taker.
"Be graceful and it behoves you to listen to my small but expedient talk. Following up rancour is unbecoming of you, more so if it is towards your own brother. Let me reiterate that it does not seem to be prudent for you to go to encounter Sugreeva now as he seems to be under the protection of that mighty Rama."
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He then found his dear wife Tara before him. Tara with a face that always showed goodwill and amity hugged him. Looking at her face, Vali noticed fear and bewilderment in that lovely face. She told him "Oh my brave hubby, you better shed that anger on your face. It is most unbecoming of you to wear such an angry face.
"Oh, my dear, I suggest you fight with him tomorrow morning when you will be fresh and would have got rid of this ugly anger on your face
"Your rushing without pausing to think does not seem to augurs well for us. Please listen carefully why I am trying to dissuade you now. Sugreeva challenged you for a duel sometime earlier and you obliged him and rendered him as a nonentity. Somehow he eluded further beating and ran away. Has it occurred to you why he has now come again and throwing a challenge so ferociously.
"Did you notice the arrogance, confidence, conceit, presumption, bluster, hubris and pomposity in his shout this time? There must be strong reasons for that. Let me tell you something else in this connection. Our dear son Angada told me what he gathered some information in this regard from our spies.
"A couple of princes of Ikshvaku dynasty, sons of the king of Ayodhya, called Rama and Lakshmana were seen with Sugreeva. It seems that those princes are now allied with Sugreeva.
"It is understood that the elder one, Rama is well renowned as a warrior and is said to be unconquerable.
"Oh my dear dauntless hubby, please think over calmly about what I am going to tell you. You should know that I always will tell you only what is beneficial to you. Your anger with Sugreeva does not seem to be reasonable. What he did perhaps was with good intentions without any malice against you whatsoever. Oh, king, pardon Sugreeva magnanimously. He will then surely and happily bury any ill feeling against you and will again become your most affectionate and faithful brother as well as a follower. To remove any iota of doubt in his mind about your intentions, he may be decorously and quickly anointed as prince regent. Completely destroy all hostility to your own younger brother.
"Sugreeva is your younger brother and as such you should be keen on him. He continues to be your brother even when he is residing in Rishyamuka. Even now he is your brother.
"Remember up to the time you went chasing that rakshash Dhunudbi, Sugreeva was considered by you as a most affectionate brother. That boisterously voiced Sugreeva is indisputably your brother, and hence brace yourself with the fondness of brotherhood, as there is no other way out to you.
"It will definitely not be infra dig for you to show mercy for your own brother. It is needless for me to tell you that the quality of mercy is not strained, it drops as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blest; it blesses both the giver and the taker.
"Be graceful and it behoves you to listen to my small but expedient talk. Following up rancour is unbecoming of you, more so if it is towards your own brother. Let me reiterate that it does not seem to be prudent for you to go to encounter Sugreeva now as he seems to be under the protection of that mighty Rama."
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Good advice from Tara that all fighting brothers can benefit from!
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