"Released by Arjuna, and yet not conceiving any shame, Rāvana, the king
of Rākshasas again began to traverse the earth. Rākshasas or men, of
whom the proud Rāvana heard to be powerful he used to approach and
summon them for fight. After some time he arrived at the city of
Kishkindhā reared by Vāli and invited him, wearing golden garland, to
fight. Thereat, Tāra, her father Sushena and the Prince Sugriva said to
the king of Rākshasas—’O lord of Rākshasas, he is not present here, who
shall be able to withstand thee. What monkey else is capable of standing
before thee? However, O Rāvana, Vāli shall soon return after performing
the Sandhyā rites at the confluence of the four oceans; therefore wait
here for a moment. Behold, O Daçānana, there lie the bones of all those,
like conch, who came ere this to fight with the powerful king of
monkeys. O Rāvana, O Rākshasa, even if thou hast drunk nectar, thou
shalt at this very moment loose thy life, when the encounter with Vāli
shall take place. O Vaisravana, do thou observe the variegated universe
now—wait for a moment after which it will be hard for thee to keep thy
life. Or if thou dost wish to meet with death do thou speedily repair to
the southern ocean and thou shalt behold there Vāli like unto fire
placed on earth.’ Hearing those words, Rāvana, the aggrandiser of the
triple world, remonstrated with Tārā and ascending his flowery car went
to the southern ocean and espied Vāli, having red countenance like the
rising sun, engaged in Sandhyā rites with whole-mindedness. Thereupon
having descended from his Pushpaka car he with silent steps approached
Vāli to bring him under his grasp. Casting his looks at pleasure, Vāli
saw him. Albeit apprised of his evil intention, he was not the least
moved. And he did not care for him as a lion is not moved on beholding a
hare and Garuda on beholding a serpent. He then thought within
himself—’This vicious-souled Rāvana is approaching to catch me; holding
him under my arm pit I shall journey over the three great oceans.
Everyone will behold the enemy Rāvana, under my arm pit as a serpent
possessed by Garuda, with his thighs, arms and clothes loosened.’ Having
thought thus Vāli remained silent for sometime and reciting incantations
he waited there like a mountain. Thereupon the king of monkeys and the
lord of Rakshasas, proud of strength, essayed to catch one another. Vāli
was seated with his back (towards Rāvana); still from his footsteps he
perceived that he had come within the grasp of Rāvana’s army and he at
once caught hold of him like unto Garuda holding a serpent. Getting hold
of Rāvana, the lord of Rākshasas, desirous of catching him, (Vāli) and
placing him under his arm-pit Vāli vehemently rose high up in the
welkin. And he went away carrying him, scratching him again and again
with his nails like unto winds scattering clouds. The Ten-necked demon
being thus carried away, his councillors, to release him, pursued,
exclaiming, Vāli, in the welkin. They thus following him, Vāli, appeared
in the sky like the sun in the midst of clouds. The Rākshasas could not
catch Vāli but were rather exhausted by the stroke of his arms and
thighs. What to speak of animals made of flesh and blood anxious for
their lives even the mountains make way when Vāli goes. Rising high up
into the sky where even the birds cannot reach, Vāli, the lord of
monkeys and gifted with great velocity, by and by finished his Sandhyā
rites above the oceans. Being worshipped by the aerials their lord, with
Rāvana, first proceeded to the western ocean. And having finished there
Sandhyā prayers and recited incantations he, with Daçānana, went to the
northern ocean. And having journeyed over many thousand leagues that
huge monkey, with his enemy, finished his prayers there and then
proceeded to the eastern ocean. And having recited his prayers there
also, Vāli, the son of Indra, and the king of monkeys, carrying Rāvana,
returned to the city of Kishkindhā. Having gone through his Sandhyā
rites at the four oceans and carrying Rāvana, that monkey-chief was
greatly exhausted and (therefore) descended into the gardens of
Kishkindhā. Having got out Rāvana from his arm-pit, the foremost of
monkeys, laughing again and again said:—’Whence art thou coming?’
Thereupon being surprised greatly, Daçānana, the king of Rākshasas, with
eyes shaking with exhaustion, said to the king of monkeys:—’O king of
monkeys, resembling Mahendra, I am Rāvana, the king of Rākshasas; I came
here to fight: but I have been defeated by thee. Alas! What strength is
thine! what prowess!! What gravity!!! Holding me like a beast thou hast
journeyed over the four oceans. O hero! What heroic wight is there who
is not exhausted by carrying me so vehemently? O monkey, mind, wind and
Garuda—these three are gifted with the velocity. Undoubtedly thou hast
got the same velocity. Thy prowess hath been sufficiently displayed. But
now I wish, O king of monkeys, to make friends with thee for ever before
fire. O king of monkeys, from to-day, wife, sons, city, kingdom,
enjoyment, cloth and food shall be our common.’ Thereupon having lighted
up fire the king of monkeys and the king of Rakshasas, embracing each
other, became friends. Thereupon holding each other by the arms they
entered the city of Kishkindhā like unto two lions, entering delightedly
a cave. There like Sugriva Rāvana spent a month. Afterwards his
councillors, desirous of destroying the triple world, took him away. O
lord Rāma, I have thus related to thee the previous history. Having thus
belaboured Rāvana Vāli at last made friends with before fire. O Rāma,
Vāli had unequalled and great strength, Like unto fire burning down
locusts thou didst burn down Vāli."