🐾Hierarchy🐾

Seeing Sugriva about to rush upon him again, Rāvan said-You were Sugriva (one with handsome neck) but now you’ll be Hinagriva, bereft of your neck. Speaking thus, Rāvan rose & quickly flung Sugriva to ground with both his arms. Bouncing like a ball, Sugriva flung back his adversary with his arms. Both of them with great strength carried on a duel which was unbearable. Perspiration broke out on their limbs, their bodies red with blood, each clinging to other paralyzing other’s movement, followed by blows of fists & elbows and slaps of hands on each other

Having wrestled for a long time in the center of flat floor of the gate way, each in turn repeatedly lifting their bodies & bending their feet in a particular way, the two highly swift combatants remained on the roof. Crushing one another, they both dropped down between the defensive walls and the moat. They would leap up again seizing each other from ground, after pausing an instant to regain their breath. With arms interlaced like ropes, they remained locked together in struggle. They both, having received training in wrestling & fully endowed with might, were moving to & fro in the arena, sizing their enemy

The two heroes, who resembled a tiger and a lion encountering in a hostile manner, with arms interlaced, fell on ground together. Thereafter rising, they hurled themselves on each other, circling around the arena again & again, like skilled & mighty wrestlers and were not easily fatigued. Like great tuskers with their enormous arms resembling trunks, the two warriors kept each other back, fighting vehemently for a long time. It was like two wild cats fighting over a piece of meat

They executed innumerable & myriad evolutions taking up diverse postures, moving in a curved line, stepping sideways, having a retrograde motion to avoid blows, turning about & abandoning the attack, dashing towards each other, leaping, standing firm & erect, retreated, rushed in a bent posture, lifting their foot to kick opponent and by letting go or stealing away

Meanwhile, Rāvan decided to use his magic power. Knowing it, Sugriva flew into sky triumphantly shaking off all fatigue, while Rāvan baffled by this sudden maneuver stood confounded. Thus, Vānara king reduced Rāvan to exhaustion by ascending repeatedly into infinite sky. The offspring of Sun, Sugriva, then went to the side of Rām & rejoined the army

Seeing marks of conflict on the body of Sugriva, Rām together with Laxman went to embrace Sugriva & said-without consulting me, such a reckless act has been done by you. Such rashness is not expected of a King. You've responsibility towards your subjects

This is an important lesson on respecting the hierarchy. Structured approach & execution of responsibilities thereof maintains clarity of thought & actions by the team. Individual team members should be inspired to do their best but within the roles they have been assigned, else it creates confusion & bewilderment

Thoughts? #gameoflife