Vali tells Rama how he could have killed him betterV: Rama, I didn't expect this from you
R: Vali, you had wronged your brother, distrusted him, threw him out of your kingdom, tried to kill him, possessed your sister-in-law... Given what you did, you needed to be punished
V: But if I was to be punished, it had to be from a ruler of my kingdom. You are not the king of Kishkinda. Besides, the way you killed me shows that you couldn't have killed me in a fair fight
R: Had I been the ruler of Ayodhya, you'd have been killed. But right now, I'm a sanyasi, so had no business engaging you in a fair fight?
V: Why? I heard that you killed Khar, Dushan and a countless other Rakshashas in a fair fight. Why was I not entitled to one?
R: I fought them b'cos I am a kshatriya and they challenged me. You didn't challenge me, but you did all those pa'aps.
V: But if you are a sanyasi, you should have killed me the sanyasi way. Like Rishi Matanga tried
R: And how would that be?
V: You have done a lot of tapasya these years, which would have increased your tapobal. You could have used that to curse me that if I raised my mace against Sugreev, I'd die. I'd still have raised my mace against Sugreev, and I'd have died, and you'd not be guilty of killing me by guile
R: Okay, you're right. But you too bear the blame of not using your power for good. You could have been eternally glorious
V: How?
R: Remember, you are only one of 3 people who to date had defeated Ravan. One being the other Bali, the ruler of the asuras, another being Kartavirya Arjun and the third being you. Had you killed Ravan when he tried to disrupt your puja, you'd have gained the respect and admiration of all the devas, particularly your father Indra. Instead, you accepted his offer of friendship after you humiliated him
V: Had the devas asked me to kill him, I would have. Hey, in fact, had you asked me to kill him, I would have. So why this favoritism for Sugreev?
R: B'cos he's a member of my club
V: What club is that?
R: The deprived husbands' club. Ravan deprived me of Sita, and you deprived me of Roma. In fact, Roma's name sounds so similar to mine, when Sugreev told me his story, I felt that it was me you were holding hostage, not just her. So I had to hit out
V: Nonetheless, your act will go down in infamy, and it'll be said that you're a coward
R: And you'll not get to swarga due to your improper abuse of Roma
V: Okay, let me redeem that. I possessed Roma for several years, but now I'm dying. I authorize Sugreev to possess Tara for an equal amount of time, that way we are even. Once their time matches what I had w/ Roma, Tara will be free of Sugreev
S: Bhaiya, I'm okay w/ it, only if Tara is okay w/ it
T: Arya, normally I'd hate doing it, but if that's what is needed for you to go to swargalok...
V: Tara, I should have listened to you. Not listening caused my downfall. So please accept Sugreev like Roma accepted me
T: Okay, but only for that duration
V: Fine. And Sugreev, keep your vows to Rama and help him get back Sita. When Rama fights Ravan, attack him from elsewhere...
R: That won't be needed
V: Awww. Given how you killed me, I thought you might need a similar assistance against Ravan
On Rama's instruction, Hanuman removed the arrow and Vali breathed his last