Kiskindhākānda - Canto 24

Beseeching Angada and others to conduct the search for Sītā, Sugrīva, whose heart melted to hear the laments of Tārā, seeks Śrī Rāma's permission to enter fire to atone for Vālī's death, making Śrī Rāma sad. Approaching Śrī Rāma in her turn, Tārā extols him with devotion and expresses her intention to give up the ghost, on which Śrī Rāma expostulates with her and urges her to survive for the earthly good of Angada.