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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYAN marriage of his sister and himself becomes a monk (9.6,9,94-26) instead of recognising the suzerainty of Rāvana.
According to the TR Māyāvī entered a cave (4.6) and Sugrīva waited for Vāli one month only. C. Slaying of sham Sugriva :
According to the PCV, Sugrīva takes Rāma and Laksmana to Kişkin dhipura from Patālaikärapura. A battle ensues between both the Sugrīvas. Initially the real Sugrīva is overpowered by the hit of a mace of the sham Sugrīva. He is consoled by Ráma pleading that he could not distinguish between the two. In the second fight the impostor is brought forth to Rāma's sight. As soon as Rāma is seen by the impostor, the Vetālí (Veyāli Mahāvijjā 47.43) leaves the impostor and he appears in his real form as Sāhasagati. Rāma slays him with his arrows. Thus Sugrīva recovers his wife Tārā. Rāma and Lakşmaņa stay there in a garden. Thirteen daughters of Sugrīva offer themselves to serve Rāma (47.52).
According to the VR, Sugrīva for his own confidence takes two tests of Rama to ascertain the latter's fitness in killing the mighty Vali. Rāma is successful in both the tests viz. kicking off the heavy carcass of Dundubhi and piercing of seven trees of Tāla by an arrow at a single stretch (4. 11. 84, 12. 3). No test is mentioned in the PCV1 in this connection.
Then the account of the VR2 is similar to that of the PCV. The VR mentions a duel and not a battle. At the time of the second duel Sugrīva puts round his neck a flower garland (gajapușpīmālā 4. 12. 30) for being distinguished from Vāli. Before the ensuing of the second duel, Vāli is intervened by his wife, Tārā. She requests him to make friends with Sugrīva because Rāma and Lakşmana are assisting Sugrīva. Vali declines the same because he considers it quite contemptible and degrading that Rāma and Lakşmaņa should ever perform such a sinful act (dharmajñaśca kştajñaśca katham pāpari karişyati 4. 15. 5). Rama shots Vali with his arrow, concealing himself behind some trees (4. 16. 35). Vāli derides Rāma for his cowardice. The latter explains that his act is righteous. Vāli hands over his divine garland to Sugrīva and dies. Then follows the mourning by Tārā, the coronation of Sugrīva, the conferring of the status of Yuvarājatva to Argada, the son
1. See Section 7B. 2. Here they are not distinguished on account of their similarity in stature,
body, dress and movements-'alarikāreņa vesena pramāṇena gatena' and ‘rupasādráya' (4. 12. 30, 32).
