When the Vanaras heard, <br />That King Vali was dead, <br />Here and there they fled, <br />As the wild news spread. <br /> <br />Tara, Vali’s wife, <br />Laid aside her grief, <br />Told them not to fear, <br />As Sugreeva was there. <br /> <br />As she saw her husband, <br />Down with a fatal wound, <br />She rolled on the ground, <br />Her grief knew no bound. <br /> <br />She pleaded Sugreeva <br />To care her son Angada, <br />And allow her to die, <br />To join her dear Vali. <br /> <br />Sugreeva cried that, <br />He was the sinner worst, <br />Having killed his brother, <br />Out of his mere fear. <br /> <br />Whereas in his fights, <br />Vali gave only threats, <br />But thought never <br />Of killing his brother. <br /> <br />The welfare of Angada, <br />Was most prime for Tara, <br />She concealed her anger. <br />For his future, she was eager. <br /> <br />As a King Sugreeva was crowned; <br />As a Crown Prince Angada was announred, <br />Thus the Vali’s chapter, <br />In the Ramayan was over. <br /> <br />Tara’s role was highly spoken, <br />In the long history of Ramayan, <br />For her patience, sagacity, <br />Virtue and diplomacy. <br /> <br /> <br />Vanaras = Monkeys<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ramayan-part-36-tara-mourns-over-the-death-of-va/
