Shloka 16
जटायुनिर्वाणसंस्कारः
Jatayu’s Final Testimony and Funeral Rites
पुत्रो विश्रवसस्साक्षाद्भ्राता वैश्रवणस्य च।।।।इत्युक्त्वा दुर्लभान्प्राणान्मुमोच पतगेश्वरः।
putro viśravasas sākṣād bhrātā vaiśravaṇasya ca |
ity uktvā durlabhān prāṇān mumoca patageśvaraḥ ||
“അവൻ വിശ്രവസിന്റെ സാക്ഷാൽ പുത്രനും വൈശ്രവണന്റെ സഹോദരനും ആകുന്നു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് പക്ഷിരാജൻ ദുർലഭമായ പ്രാണനെ വിട്ടു.
Ravana was Visrava's son and Vaisravana's (Kubera's) brother, said Jatayu and gave up his rare life.
FAQs
Duty fulfilled through truthful disclosure: naming the wrongdoer and his identity supports justice and the restoration of moral order.
Jatāyu identifies Rāvaṇa by lineage and then dies.
Sacrificial service—Jatāyu uses his last strength to provide decisive information for the dharmic pursuit.