Shloka 2
Sāvitrī’s Trirātra-Vrata and Departure with Satyavān (सावित्रीव्रतनिश्चयः सहगमनं च)
स ददर्श तदा सीतां रावणाड्कगतां स्नुषाम् | सक्रोधो<भ्यद्रवत् पक्षी रावण राक्षसेश्वरम्,इसी नाते सीताको वे अपनी पुत्रवधू मानते थे। जब जटायुने उन्हें रावणकी गोदमें पराधीन होकर पड़ी हुई देखा तब उनके क्रोधकी सीमा न रही। वे राक्षसराज रावणपर टूट पड़े
sa dadarśa tadā sītāṃ rāvaṇāṅkagatāṃ snuṣām | sa-krodho 'bhyadravat pakṣī rāvaṇaṃ rākṣaseśvaram ||
Entonces vio a Sītā —a quien consideraba como una nuera— tendida, indefensa, sobre el regazo de Rāvaṇa. Encendido por una ira justa, el gran ave se lanzó de frente contra Rāvaṇa, señor de los rākṣasas.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma demands active protection of those who are forcibly oppressed; righteous indignation becomes ethically meaningful when it moves one to defend the vulnerable, even against a stronger aggressor.
Jatāyu sees Sītā being carried off and held under Rāvaṇa’s control; treating her as family (snuṣā), he charges at Rāvaṇa in an attempt to stop the abduction.