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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYAM
According to the Vasudevahiņdi Vāli and Sugrīva are Vidyadharas who develop mutual enmity for a certaian woman. Váli overpowers Sugriva and the latter takes shelter in a Jaina temple along with Vidyadhara Hanumat and Jāmbavat. Further it follows the VR. But the approach of Hanumat to Rāma, in disguised form, the tests taken by Sugrīva and the hiding of Rāma etc. are not mentioned.
According to the Uttarapurāņa there arrive two Vidyadharas, Sugrīva and Anumát (Hanumat of the PCV) of their own accord to help Rama (68.269). They were already informed of the plight of Rama by Närada. Nārada advised them to help Rāma in recovering Síta from Rāvaņa so that Sugrīva would regain his hereditary position (68.287-289) of Yuvarājatva. Here Sugrīva is said to have been exiled by Bāli on account of the latter's greediness (68.275). There is no mention of the abduction of Sugrīva's wife by Bāli. Here Rāma sends Anumat twice to bring about conciliation with Ravana but the missions are met with failure. Then Rāma marches with his army towards Laukā and sojourns at Citrakūțavana. At that time Bali through his envoy offers to help Rāma provided Sugrīva is not given any shelter (68.442). Rāma does not agree to the proposal. He demands Mahāmegha elephant from Bali and also asks him to accompany him to Laikā. At this proposal Bali gets annoyed and challenges Rāma for a battle. Lakşmaņa and Sugrīva fight the battle and kill Bali (69.464). Rāma restores tho lost kingdom to Sugrīva and sojourns in a garden of Krişkindhanagara (68.467). The MP follows the UP (73.7-75).
SECTION VII
THE MISSION OF HANUMAT
A. Reproach to Sugriva and Patnakeśins help:
According to the PCV (48.1.10), Sugrīva after the restoration of Tārā, gets so much immersed in pleasures with her that he forgets to make any search for Sītā. Rāma speaks of the negligence of Sugrīva to Lakşmapa. The latter reproaches Sugrīva for his procrastination. Sugriva begs pardon of Laksmana and despatches his warriors in various quarters to search out Sitā (48,34). Rāma sends a message through one of the Vanaras to Bhāmaņdala (48.37). Sugrīva himself, on his way to discover Sītā, meets Ratnajațin at the Kambudvipa (48.30). Sugriva fetches him to Rama. Ratnajațin (Ke si informs Rāma about the abduction of Sitā by the Raksasa Lord of Lankā (42-44). Thus
