जटायुरुपदेशः — Jatāyu Confronts Rāvaṇa
Ethical Admonition and Challenge
षष्टिर्वर्षसहस्राणि मम जातस्य रावण।।।।पितृपैतामहं राज्यं यथावदनुतिष्ठतः।
ṣaṣṭir varṣasahasrāṇi mama jātasya rāvaṇa | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ yathāvad anutiṣṭhataḥ ||
હે રાવણ, મારા જન્મથી સાઠ હજાર વર્ષ વીતી ગયા; આ સમય દરમ્યાન મેં પિતૃ-પૈતામહિક રાજ્યને યથાવત્ ધર્મપૂર્વક સંભાળ્યું છે॥
Sixty thousand years ago I was born, O Ravana ! Since then I have ruled justly my hereditary kingdom.
Authority is validated by long practice of dharma: Jatāyu grounds his counsel in a life of rightful governance and inherited responsibility.
Jatāyu establishes his moral seniority and credibility while confronting Rāvaṇa.
Integrity over time—steadfast adherence to duty (yathāvat).