Shloka 5
जटायुनिर्वाणसंस्कारः
Jatayu’s Final Testimony and Funeral Rites
किं निमित्तोऽहरत्सीतां रावणस्तस्य किं मया।अपराद्धं तु यं दृष्ट्वा रावणेन हृता प्रिया।।।।
kiṃ nimitto 'harat sītāṃ rāvaṇas tasya kiṃ mayā |
aparāddhaṃ tu yaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇena hṛtā priyā ||
രാവണൻ ഏതു കാരണത്താൽ സീതയെ അപഹരിച്ചു? എന്നിൽ ഏതു അപരാധം കണ്ടിട്ടാണ് രാവണൻ എന്റെ പ്രിയയെ കൊണ്ടുപോയത്?
O Jatayu! If you are still able to speak, tell me about Sita and about how you have been struck down.
FAQs
Rāma’s questioning reflects dharmic self-scrutiny: before accusing others, he asks whether any fault on his side could have occasioned harm—an ethic of responsibility and truth.
Rāma, overwhelmed by Sītā’s abduction, asks Jaṭāyu to explain why Rāvaṇa took her and whether Rāma had somehow incurred blame.
Ātma-parīkṣā (self-examination) and satya (earnest pursuit of the real cause).