Maa bankeswari ramanatya || Bali badha || First Hanuman entry scene | ଶ୍ରୀରାମ ପ୍ରଥମ ବନ୍ଦନା🙏💐

Maa bankeswari ramanatya , Ganatipada Sugriva had an elder brother called Vali. Vali was the king of Kishkinda. The two brothers loved each other. Once Vali had to fight against a demon and chased him into a cave, before entering he asked Sugriva to stand guard at its entrance. Sugriva waited there patiently but since Vali did not come out for many days, he was worried. To add to his worry, he heard the demon roar and also saw blood flow out of the cave. So he thought that Vali was dead, closed the cave with a huge rock and returned to Kishkinda. Since the kingdom was without a king, people crowned Sugriva as the king. One day all of a sudden Vali returned. When he came to know that Sugriva had become the king, he was very angry. He banished Sugriva from the kingdom and even kept back Sugriva’s wife for himself. Sugriva took shelter in Rishyamukha as Vali could not enter the area because of a curse. When Rama and Lakshmana reached Rishyamuka, Sugriva at first thought that they had come on behalf of Vali to kill him. So he sent Hanuman to find out who they were. Hanuman introduced himself to Rama and told him about Sugriva. In turn, Lakshmana told him about them and said “O Vanara! A rakshasa called Ravana has abducted my sister-in-law. We do not where he lives. We are here to ask for Sugriva’s help to know more about Ravana. We are not here to kill Sugriva.” Satisfied with this reply, Hanuman carried Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders and with a powerful hop, reached the peak where Sugriva lived. Sugriva, on hearing about Rama’s plight, embraced him warmly and told him “Rama, I will help you in your search for Sita. Wherever she is, we will find here. Oh Yes! Now I remember. A few days back, we saw a woman being abducted by a Rakshasa. And we heard her cry “Rama! Lakshmana! Please save me.” She then threw down some of her ornaments tied in a piece of cloth. I will fetch these for you. Please see whether they belong to Mother Sita.” So saying Sugriva asked one of the Vanaras to fetch the ornaments. As soon as Rama saw the ornaments, tears welled up in his eyes and crying out Sita’s name, he fainted. After a while he regained consciousness and asked Lakshmana “Brother, please make sure that these belong to Sita”. But Lakshmana could not identify any head ornament or ear ornament. He bowed his head and said “I have never looked at my respected sister-in-law’s face or any other portion of her body. I can only identify the articles worn by her as I have noticed them while touching her feet every day.” Such was the respect Lakshmana had towards his brother’s wife. Rama then looked at the ornaments and knew for certain that they belonged to his dearest wife. He swore “I will kill Ravana who has separated Sita from me”. Sugriva consoled his friend Rama and promised him that he would send the Vanara army to trace Sita and they help in killing Ravana. In return, the grateful Rama offered to kill Vali and help Sugriva in regaining his kingdom. Sugriva who was still not aware of Rama’s enormous skill and bravery was doubtful whether he could fight against the very powerful Vali. “Dear friend” he told Rama “I am glad with your offer to kill Vali. But I know my brother well. I have seen with my own eyes how Vali knocked down a line of seven trees with a single arrow. If you can also prove your skill, I will feel assured.” Upon this, Rama felled seven trees in a line with a single arrow. This made Sugriva very happy. So he went to Kishkinda and challenged Vali to duel. This angered Vali a lot and he accepted Sugriva’s challenge at once. But in no time at all, Sugriva was overpowered by Vali. Just at that time, Rama, who was hiding behind a tree, used an arrow capable of killing Vali. It hit him on the chest and Vali fell to the ground. Stunned by such an unexpected attack Vali looked around and saw Rama. “Rama is it fair on your part to hide behind a tree like a coward and kill me?” accused Vali. He added “You are a righteous man. How could you stoop to such level? And moreover, what grudge do you bear against me? Am I your enemy? Answer me, Rama. Without any reason you have killed me. What you have done is wrong?” In reply Rama said “Vali, Sugriva is my friend. In fact, he is like a brother to me. You had forcibly taken away his wife. So I had to kill you. Moreover you are not a human being. You are a Vanara. So I am justified in killing you in a surprise attack.” Vali could not say anything against this argument. So, he took Sugriva’s hand in his own and asked him to look after his own son angada well. In a few moments Vali was dead. Sugriva, who regained the kingdom of Kishkinda, soon forgot all about helping Rama to trace Sita. While Rama and Lakshmana lived in a cave, waiting for Sugriva’s help, Sugriva lived the life of a king, enjoying all the luxuries. #ramayan #ramanata