Vali
Vali is described as a son of the king of the gods, Indra. He goes to fight the demon Mayavi in a cave and instructs Sugriva to close the door of the cave if blood flows out from the cave, implying that he has been killed, but if milk flows out, it indicates that Mayavi is dead.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Ramayana dates to 4th century BCE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sushena, Brihaspati, Ruma, Dewi Tari, Nila, Mainda, Dvivida, Makardhwaja, Sharabha, Taar, Satrughna, Sita, Narayana, Padma, Vibhishana, Bharata, Prithvisundari, Lakshmana, Nanna, Forseti, Völva, Beldeg, Litr, Hermod, Þökk, Frigg, Balderus, Móði, Magni, Rindr, Narfi, Sūrya, Macchanu, Anjana, Nala, Kesari, Sampati, Jatayu, Aruṇa, Ravana, Hanuman, Hel, Hyrrokin
- consort of
- Taras
- parent of
- Angada
Mentioned by
- Sūrya
- Macchanu
- Anjana
- Nala
- Kesari
- Sampati
- Jatayu
- Aruṇa
- Ravana
- Hanuman
- Hel
- Hyrrokin
- Höðr
- Loki
- Nari
- Indra
and 4 more
Sources
Source passages
“Tara informs Sugriva that Vali told her that Ravana is a mighty king with several rakshasas in his service.”
#8077 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Vali, Sugriva's brother and son of Indra”
#8777 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Indra fell in love with Aruni and fathered a son named Vali from her. The next day, at Surya's request, Aruna again assumed female form, and Surya fathered a son named Sugriva. Both children were given to Ahalya for rearing, but her husband, the sage Gautama cursed them, causing them to turn into monkeys”
#16464 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sugriva was appointed by his brother Vali to become the king before Vali renounces the world and becomes a Jain monk.”
#28909 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5