Sugriva and Vali Have A Disagreement Sugriva

rama meets sugreeva

vali ruled kingdom of kishkindha; subjects vanaras, or monkeys. tara wife. 1 day, raging demon name of maayaavi came gates of capital , challenged vali fight. vali accepted challenge, when sallied forth, demon fled in terror deep cave. vali entered cave in pursuit of demon, telling sugriva wait outside. when vali did not return , upon hearing demonic shouts in cave , seeing blood oozing mouth, sugriva concluded brother had been killed. heavy heart, sugriva rolled boulder seal cave s opening, returned kishkindha , assumed kingship on vanaras. vali, however, prevailed in combat demon , returned home. seeing sugriva acting king, concluded brother had betrayed him. though sugriva humbly attempted explain himself, vali not listen. result, sugriva ostracized kingdom, vali forcibly took sugriva s wife rumā , brothers became bitter enemies. sugriva goes on live on rishyamukh place on earth vali cannot tread on. vali cursed sage matang , hence cannot lay foot on piece of land. doing cause death.