Shloka 5.35.62
रामलक्षणवर्णनम् (Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita)
तेषां नस्वामिसन्देशान्निराशानां मुमूर्षताम्।कार्यहेतोरिवायातश्शकुनिर्वीर्यवान्महान्।।।।
tava nāśaṃ ca vaidehi vālinas ca vadhaṃ tathā | prāyopaveśam asmākaṃ maraṇaṃ ca jaṭāyuṣaḥ ||5.35.61||
“O Vaidehī—your disappearance, Vāli’s slaying, our own resolve to die by fasting, and the death of Jaṭāyu”: these were the causes that drove Aṅgada’s lament.
"When we were disappointed (in tracing you) and were at the point of death having been commanded by the king (that whosoever overstays would be killed) a gigantic powerful bird appeared to fulfil our task.
The verse underscores truthful remembrance of causes and consequences: dharma requires facing reality (satya) rather than hiding it, so that right action can follow even amid grief.
Hanuman explains to Sita why the Vanaras fell into despair: Sita’s continued absence, past losses and battles (Vali’s death), and Jatayu’s death culminated in their decision to fast unto death.
Honest accountability and loyalty to Rama’s mission—naming the true causes is part of restoring resolve and right action.