One day, Vriksharaja entered an enchanted pond, and was transformed into a beautiful lady, attracting the attention of both Indra and Surya.

Vali accepted the challenge, but when he sallied forth, the demon fled in terror into a deep cave.

When Vali did not return and upon hearing demonic shouts in the cave and seeing blood streaming from its mouth, Sugriva concluded that his brother had been slain.

With a heavy heart, Sugriva rolled a boulder to seal the cave's opening so as to lock the demon in, returned to Kishkindha, and assumed kingship over the vanaras, taking his wife back from ValiRuma as his queen.

To exact his vengeance, Vali forcibly took Sugriva's wife Rumā for his own, and the brothers became bitter enemies.

Vali had been previously cursed by Sage Mathanga to be unable to lay a foot on this mountain on pain of death.

In exile, Sugriva made the acquaintance of Rama, the avatar of Vishnu, who is on a quest to rescue his wife Sita from the demon Ravana, king of the rakshasas.

[5] After Vali's death, Sugriva reclaimed the vanara kingdom, took back his first wife, Rumā, who became his queen.

The search team consisted of his elite warriors nephew Angada, Hanuman, Bhalluka Jambavan and other returned with good news that sita is in Ravana Lanka.

After that Sugriva personally commanded his vanara army for Rama to relieve Sita who was being help captive by Ravana.

On Lakshmana's request and after Guru Vasistha's approval, Rama plans to do Ashvamedha yajna.

At this auspicious occasion he calls Sugriva along with Angada, Nala, Nila, Jambavantha and Hanuman to come to Ayodhya.

Then Bharata asks Rama to give him the permission to go to set horse free from both muni Kumara.

[7] When Rama decided to depart from the world and took samadhi in the Sarayu river, Sugriva also retired from earth and went with his father Surya.