Vali VADH ......... some thoughts !

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Very interesting discussion going on regarding the three

prinicipalcharacters in Sri Ramayana .

 

LET US TAKE UP 'Vali' , sugriva's brother . Sri Rama is criticized

for attacking VALI from behind ! There is a good reason for this. As

per SWami Chinmayananda , there are two reasons why Sri Rama

attacked Vali by hiding behind a tree while vali wa engazed in a

fight with sugriva , vali's brother .

 

According to Shri Chinmayananda, Vali, the immoral and vicious

brother represents lust, the lowest nature of human beings.

Sugreeva, the moral and virtuous brother, represents our higher and

noble nature. Vali had earned through the power of Tapas a boon by

which half the strength of his enemy was transferred to him as soon

as an enemy confronted him in battle.

 

Similarly, the power of lust becomes invulnerable the moment we come

in direct contact with the object of lust. The sense objects

overpower us with their temptations and leave us powerless to

resist. To overcome this, we have to stay away physically from the

sense objects. For, so long as we are not spiritually advanced and

remain in the midst of sense objects in the mistaken belief that we

can exercise self control, we are bound to fail since the power of

the sense objects is almost invincible.

 

To indicate to us this great truth, Rama is described as hiding

behind a tree - that is, physically keeping away from Vali, and

shooting at him from a distance.

 

Also, it is the dharma of a King to protect his subjects - Sugriva

had come to Sri Rama for protection against the tyranny of Bali ! in

any case , VALI ATTAINED 'MOKSHA'the moment he was slain by lord

Rama !In fact , in Kamba Ramayana , vali says to lord Rama at the

time of his death " My brother has taken a very ordinary kingdom

from me and has given me the kingdom of heaven. Also , Rama ! i

admire your devotion to your brothers . Please consider Sugriva also

as one of your brothers and take care of him ! "

 

Did you know that the great demon king Ravana himself was defeated

by Vali in a face to face encounter ? The moment Ravana attacked

vALI , HALF OF RAVANA'S STRENGTH WAS TRANSFERRED TO VALI MAKING VALI

DOUBLY POWERFUL!

 

Also , Vali was considered a 'wild' animal not a 'human' by Sri

Rama ! FOR ONE THING , VALI BELONGED TO THE 'APE' FAMILY and also

his lust natutre ( abducting Sugriva's wife by unlawful means ) made

him a lusty animal ! According to the dharma shastra of those days ,

it was O.Kk for Kings to hunt down wild animals and kil them

stealthily!

 

VALI VADHAM IS A VERY INTERESTING CHAPTER IN RAMAYANA WITH A LOT OF

HIDDEN MESSAGES !

 

JAI JAI RAM !

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, urvashii_mohan <no_reply wrote:

 

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> VALI VADHAM IS A VERY INTERESTING CHAPTER IN RAMAYANA WITH A LOT OF

> HIDDEN MESSAGES !

 

 

Thanks Urvashiji, this further clarifies the death of Bali. Those who

are against hinduism (idiots like Karunanidhi) and some communists

have deliberately picked up such incidents to defame Ram and hinduism

 

They will never talk of shabri and kevat etc.

 

Aum