Shloka 7
जटायुनिर्वाणसंस्कारः
Jatayu’s Final Testimony and Funeral Rites
कथं वीर्यः कथं रूपः किं कर्मा स च राक्षसः।क्व चास्य भवनं तात ब्रूहि मे परिपृच्छतः।।।।
kathaṃ vīryaḥ kathaṃ rūpaḥ kiṃ karmā sa ca rākṣasaḥ |
kva cāsya bhavanaṃ tāta brūhi me paripṛcchataḥ ||
താതാ, ഞാൻ ചോദിക്കുന്നതു പറയുക—ആ രാക്ഷസന്റെ പരാക്രമം എത്ര, അവന്റെ രൂപം എങ്ങനെയുണ്ട്, അവൻ ഏതു കർമ്മങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുന്നു, അവന്റെ വാസസ്ഥലം എവിടെയാണ്?
O best of birds! how did her delightful, Moon-like face look when she was hijacked. What did she say at that time?
FAQs
Dharma in action requires informed, truthful inquiry before undertaking righteous response; Rāma seeks facts (power, form, location) to pursue justice responsibly.
Rāma questions Jaṭāyu for actionable details about the abductor—his strength, appearance, conduct, and residence.
Prudence and niścaya (determined resolve guided by accurate intelligence).