Sick of hearing the praises of Sugrīva uttered by Hanumān and pointing out the faults of Sugrīva and denouncing him, Angada proclaims to the monkeys his decision to undertake a fast unto death and actually sits down to fast. Condemning Sugrīva with tears in their eyes and making the mountain caverns resound with their tale of woe commencing from the appearance of Śrī Rāma on the scene and ending with their determination to observe a fast till death, the other monkeys too follow suit.