TAARA'S GRIEF

If desire corrupted Sugreeva's mind, anger corrupted Vaali's. When Vaali saw that Sugreeva had barred the entrance and left him shut up in the cave he felt convinced that Sugreeva had accompanied him in his pursuit of the Raakshasa not as a brother but with a treacherous motive. He concluded that Sugreeva had planned to sacrifice him to the Asura and usurp his place.

He became a prey to his own fury. He disgraced and drove out his blood-brother and nursed his anger. Anger (krodha, as it is called in Sanskrit) betrayed Vaali into sin.

Indeed kaama and krodha are the ultimate causes of all sin. Unless we defend our heart against these foes and keep them out, we cannot escape sin.

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