It was the night of the full moon. Rama was not really tired, but He pretended that He was. He wished to impart a lesson in the Nivritti Marga to all those present. He called Angada and said: ‘Angada! Look at the Moon. See, how splendorously it shines! The moon is immaculately beautiful, without a spot on its face.’ Meanwhile, Sugriva arrived there and heard Rama’s words. He said, ‘O Rama! I see spots in the Moon. Since the Moon is part of Prakriti (Nature), it contains valleys, mountains and the like. These are visible as spots.’ Rama then called Hanuman and asked the same question. Hanuman said:’ O Ramachandra! I don’t see any spot. I see only the reflection of Your face in the Moon. Since the Moon is like a mirror, Your face is reflected in the Moon.’ The answers given by Sugriva and Hanuman reveal their Pravritti and Nivritti tendencies respectively. (SSB 1996, pp. 60-61)