Shloka 4
जटायुनिर्वाणसंस्कारः
Jatayu’s Final Testimony and Funeral Rites
जटायो यदि शक्नोषि वाक्यं व्याहरितुं पुनः।सीतामाख्याहि भद्रं ते वधमाख्याहि चात्मनः।।।।
jaṭāyo yadi śaknoṣi vākyaṃ vyāharituṃ punaḥ |
sītām ākhyāhi bhadraṃ te vadham ākhyāhi cātmanaḥ ||
โอ้ชฏายุ หากท่านยังสามารถกล่าววาจาได้อีกครั้งหนึ่ง ขอจงเล่าเรื่องนางสีตาให้ข้าพเจ้าฟัง—ขอความเป็นสิริมงคลจงมีแก่ท่าน—และจงบอกด้วยว่าท่านถูกสังหารล้มลงอย่างไร
Rama and Lakshmana, like two lords of gods, Indra and Visnu, offered libations for the great bird with their settled minds and concentrated and then entered deeper into the forest turning their attention to the search for Sita.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē aṣṭaṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the sixtyeighth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma here is gratitude and respect for a righteous ally: Rāma seeks truthful testimony from Jaṭāyu while also honoring him with compassionate speech and blessings.
After finding the mortally wounded Jaṭāyu, Rāma asks him—if he can still speak—to report what happened to Sītā and how Jaṭāyu was felled.
Rāma’s karuṇā (compassion) and satya-anveṣaṇa (commitment to truth-seeking) are emphasized.