Shloka 6
जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings
Aranyakanda 14
पूर्वकाले महाबाहो ये प्रजापतयोऽभवन्।तान्मे निगदतस्सर्वानादितश्शृणु राघव।।3.14.6।।
pūrvakāle mahābāho ye prajāpātayo ’bhavan |
tān me nigadataḥ sarvān āditaḥ śṛṇu rāghava || 3.14.6 ||
ഹേ മഹാബാഹു രാഘവാ, പുരാതനകാലത്ത് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന പ്രജാപതിമാരെല്ലാം ഞാൻ പറയാം; ആദിമുതൽ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ കേൾക്കുക.
On hearing Rama's words, the bird started narrating the origin of all beings including his own family:
FAQs
Dharma as faithful transmission of knowledge: tradition is conveyed systematically (“from the beginning”) and respectfully to a worthy listener.
Jatāyu begins a formal genealogical/cosmic introduction, preparing to state the line of Prajāpatis as part of his own lineage account.
Reverent instruction and discipline in speech: Jatāyu frames his narration clearly, showing responsibility in conveying sacred/ancestral knowledge.