"Tara and Mandodari are parallels. Both offer sound advice to their husbands who recklessly reject it and suffer the ultimate responsibility for the deaths of their husbands. Thereby, they are able to keep their kingdoms strong and prosperous as allies of Ayodhya, and they are able to continue to have a say in governance. Tara and Mandodari can never be described as shadows of such strong personalities as Vali and Ravana."