After the death of Rkṣarāja, the ministers and the counsellors installed Väli at the place of his father and Sugrīva at the place of Vāli (the crown prince).
तस्मिन्नस्तमिते चाथ मन्त्रिमन्त्रकोविदैः। पित्र्ये पदे कृतो बाली सुग्रीवो वालिनः पदे॥